Somaiya University’s ‘Afsana’ festival brought the ancient tale of Raja Bhadrahari to life (File Photo) MUMBAI: The auditorium lights dimmed, a hush fell over rows of expectant students, and the rhythmic beat of traditional music signalled the beginning of a journey centuries into the past. On stage, draped in royal robes and lit by a…
Bomb threat email triggers search at Madras high court (File Photo) CHENNAI: The bomb disposal squad of the Tamil Nadu police conducted searches in the high security zone of the Madras high court on Thursday, following a bomb threat received through an email from an unidentified person.The email was sent to the registrar general of…
NEW DELHI: With strict access restrictions announced for Thursday due to the movement of global leaders, the organisers have decided to keep the AI Impact Expo shut for the over three lakh registered participants and instead open it on Saturday.The expo was originally scheduled to conclude on Friday, alongside the formal close of the summit….
Govt sources said the robotic dog, presented by the university as “Orion”, was identified as the Unitree Go2 — a commercially available quadruped robot made by Chinese robotics firm Unitree, priced in India around Rs 2-3 lakh. NEW DELHI: It was supposed to be its date with fame on a global stage, but turned out…
Picture of the arrested accused, Mudassar, shared by the police. NEW DELHI: A man from Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly impersonating an officer of a central agency and cheating economically vulnerable families on the promise of jobs, police said.The accused, identified as Mudassar, a resident of Pulwama, was intercepted during…
3 schools evacuated after threat e-mails (File Photo) NEW DELHI: At least three schools in the national capital received bomb threat e-mails on Thursday morning, triggering panic and a swift multi-agency response. The threats were sent to CRPF Public School, St Thomas School, and DAV Centenary Public School, officials said. “We received information about bomb…
Dwarka SUV crash victim’s mother refuses to accept apology by accused’s father NEW DELHI: A day after the father of the 17-year-old accused in the fatal SUV crash in Delhi’s Dwarka apologised to the victim’s mother, saying he is “ready to abide by the judiciary’s decision”, she appeared to be in no mood to forgive…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for adding an “unprecedented and improper prefix” to Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsadeva’s name while paying tributes on his birth anniversary.Mamata accused the Prime Minister of “aggressively displaying his cultural insensitivity to great figures of Bengal.”“Yet again,…
Kolkata witnessed a record surge in vehicle registrations in 2025 (File Photo) KOLKATA: The city recorded its highest surge in vehicle registrations in 2025, taking the total registered vehicle count to 23,66,267. The new figures underscore an accelerating shift towards private mobility in the metropolis.The city’s 2025 registration figure — 1,09,807 — surpassed the previous…
Mumbai: A child raised exclusively by her mother cannot be compelled to carry her father’s name, surname, and caste merely because the format once demanded it, the Bombay high court said in response to a 12-year-old girl’s plea for correction of her name in school records and of the caste entry from ‘Maratha’ to ‘Scheduled…
