Saharanpur: Islamic educational institution Darul Uloom Deoband has made this year’s admission process more stringent by making police verification of the documents submitted by the applicants mandatory, the institute’s management said on Friday. “Students seeking admission this year will have to submit their documents, including their Aadhaar cards, original residence certificates and an affidavit, which […]
New Delhi: Already reeling under a deadly heatwave, a few places in Delhi are likely to see the mercury touch the 46-degree Celsius mark on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung observatory — Delhi’s base station — had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in April […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that candidates belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC) category are required to be adjusted against the general category who were more meritorious than the last of the general category candidates appointed. The apex court said in such circumstances, the appointments of OBC candidates could not have […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath resigned as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, with Govind Singh succeeding him in the post. Nath’s resignation was accepted by party president Sonia Gandhi keeping in view the party’s ‘one person-one post’ policy. The senior Congress leader will, however, continue to be […]
New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, interacted with the Chief Ministers to review the COVID-19 situation here today. Union Home Minister spoke about the recent increase in Covid cases in some states, and about the need to follow test, track, treat, vaccination and ensure Covid appropriate behaviour. Union Health Secretary gave a presentation in […]
New Delhi: The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the media to follow values of ethical journalism and be responsible in their coverage of news. Expressing his concern over the tendency to exaggerate and sensationalise news, he said that it is tantamount to misinforming the public. At times, such misinformation can cause panic, […]
New Delhi: Industry associations on Tuesday raised concerns over the worsening financial situation of Goa with each passing day on account of mining ban in the state and called for immediate resumption of the activity. Mining in Goa came to a complete halt in 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of iron […]
Mumbai: Tripping at an important substation feeding power to the megapolis led to a power cut of over one hour in many parts of the country’s financial capital on Tuesday, aggravating woes for people already battling sweltering heat amid a heat wave. Lines at the Padgha substation located near Kalyan tripped at about 10 am, […]
Raisen: A 35-year-old jeweller allegedly poisoned his wife and two minor sons before committing suicide over a financial crisis in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Badi town of the district on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, an official said. The jeweller’s wife and elder son […]
New Delhi: Seventy per cent of the people who received a booster dose of the Covid vaccine did not contract the disease during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India. The study led by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association’s national task force on […]