Bengaluru: The Directorate of Medical Education has proposed to the govt to introduce a 15% non-resident Indian (NRI) quota in all state-run medical colleges.Last year, the NRI quota was introduced for the increased seats – for the seats added after the first round of counselling. As many as 67 seats were available under the NRI…
Bengaluru: India’s first indigenously designed ‘bullet train’ or high-speed train is set to be rolled out by April 2027 and will serve the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.On Saturday, railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated ‘Aditya’, a dedicated high-speed rail manufacturing complex at BEML’s Tippasandra campus in Bengaluru. The facility is purpose-built to support production of the B-28 trainsets,…
Indian man Atharva Vyas arrested for attacked a mother and daughter at a park in Texas. A 24-year-old Indian man, Atharva Vyas, has been arrested for assaulting a mother and her three-year-old daughter in a park in San Antonio, Texas. ICE has issued a detainer against the man which means after his proceedings with the…
Rishabh Pant in pain (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a worrying moment for Rishabh Pant and Lucknow Super Giants early in their IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Wednesday, as the skipper was forced to walk off the field after a painful blow to his elbow.Pant had just come in to bat and…
Israeli soldiers drive through southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel. (AP) Israel on Tuesday said it was not seeking to take territory in Lebanon, as its military issued a wave of new evacuation warnings for towns and villages in the battle-scarred south. Israel has been fighting Hezbollah since early March, sending troops into south…
Bengaluru: Marking the first death anniversary of space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairperson K Kasturirangan, National Institute of Advanced Studies Friday launched KASTURI portal — a national digital platform for mapping and documenting India’s cultural heritage.The portal stands for Knowledge-base of Archaeology and Heritage using Spatial Technologies: Unified Resource for India…
Fourteen years after stepping away from late-night television, veteran host Shekhar Suman is back, and he’s already making headlines. His new YouTube show ‘Shekhar Tonite’ debuted on May 15 with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as its first guest, and during the conversation, the actor revisited one of the most memorable moments from his iconic 1997…
India’s financial ecosystem has undergone a major transformation in recent years, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) emerging as the centrepiece of the country’s digital payments revolution. Just ten years ago, financial transactions in the country were slow and largely cash-dependent but now, they are just a touch or click away, enabling instant, seamless and…
PATNA: Trains rolled in. Platforms swelled. Migrant families from Bihar stepped down at Patna Junction with bedding, steel containers, plastic sacks – returning from cities where cooking has become unaffordable. Faces carried fatigue and a decision driven by empty cylinders and the search for a flame that costs less than a day’s wage. LPG shortage…
National and festival holidays are largely decided at the State level. Employers are expected to follow notified holiday lists. (AI image) Leave is often seen as a simple workplace benefit – an approved absence from work. In reality, it is one of the more structured and regulated aspects of employment in India. With the implementation…
