Chennai: Affan Shehroz Umer, from Alwin Memorial Public School in Tambaram, is one among the one lakh-plus students who has been preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) exam scheduled for Sunday. Having studied for the past two years, he exuded confidence of scoring more than 600 marks in the test and securing a seat…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Friday moved Supreme Court, challenging the additional chief electoral officer’s decision mandating “at least one among the counting supervisor and counting assistant at each counting table shall be a central govt/central PSU employee” for counting of votes for the recently concluded assembly elections.The party sought an urgent hearing, as the…
Mumbai: In a decisive ruling, the Bombay High Court has dismissed the Centre’s claims over 220 acres of salt pan land in Bhayandar, asserting the land belongs to a private party under a historic contract of 1870.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, in an April 30 judgment, observed that granting of lands undeniably…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to bring a borewell policy in the city to ease water shortage problems, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.Gupta took part in the ‘Catch the Rain’ event organised by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) as part of the rainwater harvesting programme.“Delhi govt is considering bringing in a borewell policy….
Chennai: The debate over exit polls continued on Friday, too, with political leaders in the state dismissing the findings of pollsters.DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant said DMK front would secure a massive victory and “beloved brother” M K Stalin would continue as chief minister. She, however, deflected questions regarding exit polls, stating that she preferred…
While Mamata Banerjee camped at the Bhowanipore strongroom on Thursday evening, Suvendu Adhikari visited the premises on Friday KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress and BJP traded allegations over EVM strongroom security on Friday, with a delegation from CM Mamata Banerjee’s party meeting Election Commission officials to demand answers on alleged CCTV blackouts and sealed rooms being opened…
Thane: Character verification has been made mandatory for all bouncers deployed at bars and permit rooms across Thane City Police jurisdiction, as part of a comprehensive prohibitory order issued under sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Thane Police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare’s order, effective April 24 until June 22, 2026, bars establishments from…
New Delhi: Delhi University has opened admissions for its five-year integrated law programmes at Faculty of Law for the academic session 2026–27, inviting applications for BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons).Candidates can apply online, with the registration window open till May 18, 11.59 pm.The university said admissions to both programmes will be based solely…
Chennai: Delays in initial public offerings (IPOs), especially large tech listings amid market volatility, have dragged down private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) deals in April. PE-VC investments fell over 32% year-on-year from $2.8 billion to $1.9 billion, while the number of deals declined from 124 to 87, according to data from Venture Intelligence (see…
The Indian Super League (ISL) clash between Jamshedpur FC and FC Goa witnessed two storms over ninety minutes on Friday.The first was a hailstorm accompanied by heavy rain early on, which forced a stoppage of around 20 minutes after just five minutes of play in Jamshedpur. The second came in the final quarter-hour of the…
