AI image created by Chatgpt used for representational purpose only NEW DELHI: A newly introduced NCERT social science textbook for class 8 has outlined key challenges facing country’s judicial system, including corruption, a heavy backlog of cases and an inadequate number of judges.According to news agency PTI, the revised chapter, ‘The Role of the Judiciary…
Kolkata: Bengal govt has included stepchildren as well as widowed and divorced daughters as beneficiaries of death gratuity. A new notification issued on Monday amended the state’s death-cum-retirement benefit rules to expand the scope.The new rules state that in the event of an employee’s death, if no valid nomination for the gratuity exists, the funds…
Mumbai: After two days of satisfactory air, Mumbai’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Friday, with the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 130 from 67 on Thursday and 70 on Wednesday — the steepest single-day spike recorded in the last three months. The reading pushed the city back into the moderate air category,…
Vivek Vihar residents highlight the neighbourhood’s strong community spirit and mutual respect, evident in shared celebrations and an active residents’ network NEW DELHI: East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar is a neighbourhood in constant motion. Cars squeeze out of narrow parking spaces, vendors call out to familiar customers, and conversations drift down from balconies that rise three…
Chennai: A total of 28.3 lakh voters will be eligible to vote in the 2026 assembly elections as per the final electoral roll released by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Monday after the special intensive revision (SIR). One-third of city voters’ names have been deleted from the previous electoral roll, which was frozen at 40…
Patna: Senior scientist of the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) at Geneva, Archana Sharma, speaking at the inauguration of a three-day national conference at the Central University of South Bihar, said nuclear physics has helped unravel atomic structure and energy, enabling technologies like radiotherapy. She highlighted that high-energy physics has deepened understanding of matter…
RANCHI/NEW DELHI: Families of the victims are devastated, mourning the loss of loved ones after seven passengers aboard an air ambulance were killed on Monday evening when it crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district while travelling from Ranchi to Delhi.A relative of one of the deceased said, “My younger brother, Sachin Kumar Mishra, was…
RANCHI: Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari has appealed for support amid criticism following the fatal air ambulance crash in Chatra district, saying the incident is under investigation and highlighting the state’s plans to strengthen healthcare infrastructure. Speaking after visiting Sadar Hospital in Chatra, where the bodies of the seven victims have been kept for post-mortem…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU/DELHI: Not all Army heroes wear uniforms. This is true for Tyson, a four-legged soldier, who showed extraordinary courage by charging first into a terrorist hideout and helping security forces eliminate three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists in the Chhatroo belt of J&K’s Kishtwar despite being shot in its leg.“Tyson is a local dog adopted and trained by…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said govt has requested a CBI inquiry into the plane crash that killed deputy CM Ajit Pawar last month. “We received a letter from the NCP seeking a CBI inquiry. We have written to the Union home ministry and the case will now be investigated by CBI, along with…
