Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Services Corporation Limited (WBMSCL), acting on a directive from CM Suvendu Adhikari, has started the process to establish three new state-run medical colleges. The strategic expansion aims to add 300 MBBS seats to the state’s healthcare network, with 100 seats allocated to each new facility.On May 23, Adhikari had announced…
Mumbai University’s QS World University Rankings 2027 performance has seen a sharp decline in overall standing, slipping from the 664th position last year to the 901-950 band this year – its lowest ranking in four years.However, the university has delivered a striking contrast in the employment outcomes indicator, where it has surged 70 places to…
NEW DELHI: It was an eagle-eyed local’s tip that helped crack what was a well-oiled trafficking machinery. He spotted a woman with an infant in Paharganj. Two weeks later, when he saw her carrying a different baby, he alerted police.Delhi Police soon busted an inter-state child trafficking racket and rescued five infants in an operation…
There is a steady inflow of AIADMK leaders to TVK headquarters at Panaiyar on Saturdays Welcoming AIADMK functionaries to TVK on May 28, PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna said TVK is the new AIADMK. Maybe Arjuna was overwhelmed. Maybe it was a Freudian slip.Vijay seems to have given the green signal to TVK local units to…
Gaya: The state tourism department, in coordination with the forest, environment and climate change department, has prepared an action plan to develop barren hills in and around Gaya and Bodh Gaya into green, vegetated zones.The plan includes plantation of over one lakh saplings using the seed ball technique, aimed at turning these hills into eco-tourism…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the expansion of India’s homegrown Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in France. PM Modi also unveiled a series of measures to strengthen bilateral ties, including greater mobility for students and professionals, enhanced educational cooperation,…
IIT-Kgp, JU, CU on QS World University Rankings 2027 list Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University (JU) and Calcutta University (CU) are the only three higher education institutes from Bengal to feature on the 52-strong nationwide list for the QS World University Rankings 2027. While IIT Kharagpur improved its rank, JU and CU saw a dip…
MUMBAI: For nearly four decades, physicists across the world have relied on a deceptively simple idea proposed by an Indian scientist to explain one of the strangest behaviours ever observed in the quantum world. This week, that insight earned Prof. Jainendra K. Jain one of the highest honours in science.On June 18, at a ceremony…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on an interim bail plea filed by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, an accused in the Al-Falah Trust money laundering case.Siddiqui has sought six weeks’ temporary release, citing his wife’s ongoing treatment for cancer.Justice Madhu Jain issued notice to the agency after Siddiqui…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday said it was taking necessary legal steps to stop Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project and ensure Tamil Nadu receives its due share of Cauvery water on time.In his maiden address to the assembly, Governor R V Arlekar said the state continued to struggle every year to secure Cauvery water despite…
