NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia has discontinued five academic programmes for the 2026-27 session after they received applications for less than half their sanctioned intake. It has also decided to waive entrance and offer direct admission in five other low-enrolment programmes, including recently introduced Sanskrit courses, to ke-ep them running.The discontinued programmes together account for…
Chennai: Citing elements of scam in ₹284 crore worth tenders for construction of footpaths across the city, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) cancelled them on Wednesday.The tenders, floated days ahead of the model code of conduct for the assembly polls, had multiple irregularities such as pre-fixing tenders to a few contractors and a four-fold increase…
Patna: As investigators peel back the layers of the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam fraud, a solver syndicate allegedly run by MBBS students has emerged at the centre of the case. While authorities prevented any paper leak, the gang is accused of bypassing the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) security measures by deploying dummy candidates at examination centres.According…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay joins thousands during the ‘Start Run, Stop Drugs’ anti-drug awareness run at Chennai’s Marina Beach on the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. (Photo: X/@CMOTamilnadu) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday flagged off the “Start Run, Stop Drugs” anti-drug awareness run…
Kolkata: Long before rescuers recovered his body from beneath tonnes of twisted steel and concrete at Taratala, Asgar Hussain had emerged as one of the central figures in the warehouse collapse in Taratala.To some, he was a contractor. To others, he was a local political worker, close to former mayor and Kolkata Port MLA Firhad…
Food inspectors are increasingly burdened by VIP food-tasting duties MUMBAI: Before the guests even reach the venue, all major VIP events have two permanent invitees in common, both tasked with tasting the food for safety prior to the elites and political class feasting on it: food inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and…
New Delhi: Sentencing a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for the dowry death of his wife in 2014, a court said his “rapacious conduct and the intense desire to have money” from the woman’s family and the harassment meted out to her led “the innocent lady to give up her life just within three…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday appointed Natham R Viswanathan and S P Velumani as party deputy general secretaries, and Varasur A Arunachalam as party headquarters secretary. The appointments have signalled an improvement in ties with the leaders who had patched up with EPS after rebelling against him. Senior leaders P Thangamani,…
Patna: In a move to transform Bihar into an industrial growth hub, the state govt has initiated a complete restructuring of its MSME directorate and begun drafting a comprehensive new MSME policy. The decision follows a series of high-level meetings led by Kundan Kumar, secretary of the Bihar industries department and managing director of BIADA…
Photo for representation only Jamshedpur: Security forces have intensified their surveillance and search operations in the Dalma-Galudih forest stretch after fresh intelligence inputs hinted at Maoists trying to regain a foothold in the area.Sources said Biren Singh alias Sagar, a Maoist carrying a Rs 5 lakh bounty on his head, is now active with a…
