Kolkata: Lakhs of Behala residents along with commuters from South 24 Parganas—headed for Maheshtala, Amtala, and Diamond Harbour—faced a harrowing time travelling to work and back on Monday due to the shutdown of the Taratala Flyover for load testing. The shutdown, which began on Saturday evening, is slated to continue until Tuesday midnight. Such was the inconvenience that an IT employee,...
Chennai: Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering in Chennai announced on Monday that it will not accept applications for admissions for the next academic year (2026-27). The college received approval for progressive closure from Anna University and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).The premier college will be merged with Shiv Nadar University Chennai, which is...
NEW DELHI: After a sleepless night, the morning air is thick with anticipation — and the usual cocktail of toxins. But today, the lungs take a back seat. This is a day for the heart. And the heart wants only one thing: Messi.By afternoon, the sun pushes through the haze, but Delhi’s air quality — or the lack of it — has the final word. We wait, disappointed yet undeterred, as the star’s...
Mumbai: A woman, on behalf of her seven-year-old autistic twins, has moved the Bombay high court challenging the refusal by an Andheri West school to admit them under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.Rita Joshi, an advocate practising in the HC, has challenged the school's "unlawful and discriminatory" refusal to admit and integrate her twin sons despite their duly...
In an intriguing Thai study, researchers uncovered that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, rivals the commonly prescribed acid-suppressing drug for functional dyspepsia, omeprazole. Participants who took curcumin experienced notable symptom relief akin to those on traditional medication. Turmeric has lived in our kitchens for centuries. It colours food, adds warmth, and carries the tag of...
Indian-origin Jasmeet Singh has been charged in California in the US after giving a death threat to a Canadian man, who is believed to be an extortion target of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The victim reportedly moved to Canada after helping the Indian law enforcement identify and arrest two suspected blackmailers, CBC News reported. Jasmeet was in the US but he made repeated calls threatening the...
FBI foiled a suspected New Year's Eve terror plot in California, releasing surveillance footage of the extremists just before their arrest.Four alleged members of a far-left pro-Palestinian anti-government group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front were apprehended last week while travelling east of Los Angeles to test improvised explosive devices (IEDs), officials said. The group is suspected of...
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