New Delhi: Delhi recorded an overall pass percentage of 92.1 in the CBSE Class XII examinations this year, remaining above the national average of 85.2%, despite a decline from last year’s performance.The pass percentage in Delhi region stood at 95.2 in 2025, showing that although there has been a dip this year, the capital continues…
Chennai: For over two decades, Koyambedu’s sprawling bus bays were packed with buses, passengers and traffic at all hours. Now, as mofussil services steadily move to Kilambakkam and Kuthambakkam, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is planning a complete reinvention—either a massive urban park, a mixed-use district with towers and open spaces, or a full-fledged…
Patna: Hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Bihar have been awaiting reimbursement for more than four months, triggering financial stress for several private and charitable institutions providing cashless treatment to poor patients.Under the scheme’s norms, bills submitted by hospitals are supposed to be cleared within 15 days if no query is raised. However,…
Daltonganj: A three-year-old boy was killed after a DJ van ran over him under Chainpur police station limits of Palamu district late on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Satyam Kumar, was run over at Dulsulma village on the Chainpur-Chando Road. The driver of the van fled the spot after abandoning his vehicle. Sriram Sharma, the…
Dhanbad: In a major development in the ongoing crackdown against notorious Wasseypur gangster Prince Khan, Dhanbad police on Tuesday brought his father Nasir Khan and mother Nasreen Khatoon to Dhanbad police station and questioned them for nearly five hours regarding the fugitive criminal’s activities and whereabouts.According to police sources, the couple had appeared in court…
Nashik: Bird flu infections continue to spread in Navapur, with samples from two more poultry farms testing positive, prompting authorities to initiate fresh culling operations and expand surveillance beyond previously identified epicentres.Dr Sanjay Khachane, the district deputy commissioner of the animal husbandry department, said the latest detections indicate the infection has spread outside earlier containment…
KOLKATA: Jadavpur University, one of the incubation centres for left-liberal ideas in Bengal, saw its first RSS morning drill on Tuesday within days of BJP taking office in the state.The entry into JU — where students’ unions have always been controlled by leftand far-left-leaning organisations — signals a remarkable rise of RSS in Bengal, where…
Mumbai: The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has requested the state government to examine the complaints alleging non-compliance of stage-I conditions and allied issues regarding the diversion of 104 hectares of mangrove land for the proposed Versova-Bhayander Coastal Road project and take necessary action.On June 19, 2025, BMC had received in-principle stage-I…
New Delhi: AIIMS Delhi has revived its simultaneous kidney-pancreas (SPK) transplant programme after 18 years, successfully performing the rare and complex dual-organ transplant on a 30-year-old patient from Haryana suffering from end-stage kidney failure caused by long-standing Type 1 diabetes.The surgery can potentially free patients from both lifelong insulin dependence and dialysis by treating diabetes…
Chennai: Shriram General Insurance Company (SGI) posted a 24% growth in Gross Direct Premium (GDP) at Rs 4,635 crore in 2025-26 against Rs 3,753 crore during the previous year (2024-25).For FY26, the net profit rose to Rs 601 crore from Rs 515 crore in FY25, a 17% YoY increase. In Q4 of FY26, its net…
