The West Bengal government has revised its Bakrid holiday schedule and declared May 28 as a public holiday for Eid al-Adha following updated moon-sighting announcements. The decision replaces the earlier notified dates and aligns the state’s holiday calendar with the revised national observance of the Islamic festival, prompting changes across government offices and institutions. The…
Uttar Pradesh has over 60% of India’s total access-controlled expressway network. Ganga Expressway, the longest expressway so far in Uttar Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The 594 kilometres long Ganga expressway is a six-lane expressway that aims to reduce the travel time between Meerut and Prayagraj to just 6 hours!Uttar…
Plotinus (Image: Wikipedia) There was once a philosopher who refused to let anyone paint his portrait. He would not even tell people the date of his birthday. The reason was strange and striking. He was almost embarrassed to have a body at all, and saw no point in celebrating the day it arrived. His name…
Shan Masood admitted the future of his Test captaincy is now out of his hands after Bangladesh completed a historic 2-0 series sweep over Pakistan, with a 78-run victory in Sylhet on Wednesday.The defeat pushed Pakistan to eighth in the nine-team World Test Championship standings and intensified scrutiny on Masood, under whom Pakistan have now…
The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 9.8 lakh crore at the end of January, accounting for 63 per cent of the full-year Budget target for 2025-26, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), PTI reported.The deficit level was lower compared with 74.5 per cent of the annual target recorded during…
Vinod Suryavanshi, who made a brief appearance in Panchayat, has opened up about facing caste discrimination in his native village in Karnataka, revealing that his family is still not allowed to enter temples or people’s homes.In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Vinod said, “In my village in Karnataka, casteism is still prevalent, even today. There…
CBSE announces NISHTHA courses for teachers, 845+ Virtual Labs on DIKSHA platform The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued two separate notices for schools, teachers and students. One notice is about the enrolment of teachers and school heads in NISHTHA courses for the 2026-27 academic session. The other informs schools about more than…
Former badminton champion Prakash Padukone has opened up about the parenting philosophy that guided him while raising daughters Deepika Padukone and Anisha Padukone. In a recent interview, Prakash shared how he and his wife chose to support their daughters’ passions rather than impose their own expectations. The veteran sports icon said parents need to understand…
A multi-storey ‘chawl’ collapsed in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area on Sunday evening MUMBAI: At least six people were killed and one injured after a multi-storey chawl collapsed in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area on Sunday evening amid heavy rainfall. The incident occurred around 8.30 pm at Chawl No. 5 in Janta Nagar, behind Hanuman Mandir in Mankhurd.Rescue operations…
The Directorate of Higher Education (DHE), Government of Assam, has made it mandatory for all student migrations under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to be processed only through the Assam SAMARTH Portal. The new rule has come into effect immediately and will apply to all universities and colleges across the state.The move aims to…
