Ahmedabad: When Harish Patel donated blood as a teenager in Feb 1985, he followed a simple push from his father and a family culture of showing up for others. Four decades later, that first step promises to turn into a national first on Sunday when the 58-year-old will donate blood for the 300th time. This…
The 21st convocation of IIIT-A was held on Saturday wherein 728 students received their degrees and 22 medals were awarded Prayagraj: Artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing hold the potential to transform fields ranging from healthcare to climate science, but their benefits must be balanced with ethical safeguards, said Prof Arvind A. Natu at…
Rourkela: A total of 2,033 students of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT-R), received degrees during its 24th convocation held on Saturday. Speakers urged the graduating batch to embrace emerging technologies, uphold ethical values and contribute meaningfully to society. The graduating class comprised 508 women and 1,525 men. Around 47 international students from six countries…
Coimbatore: Six guest workers were arrested on Wednesday, in connection with the murder of a fellow guest worker near Othakkalmandapam in Coimbatore district on Monday.Chettipalayam police have identified the arrested as Tuithe Reang, 22, Sunil Rai Reang, 24, Kotho Ram Reang, 30, Sumit Kumar, 20, Sramit Trang, 35, and Santhosh Kumar, 20, all from Tripura.The…
The case was registered on Sept 11, over a month after the girl’s death Gurgaon: Police on Friday booked a Bihar man for abetment to suicide, a month after a 17-year-old preparing for NEET died by suicide at her home in Surat Nagar Phase 1, Rajendra Park. Her family has accused him of repeatedly harassing…
A meeting chaired by chief secretary Khilli Ram Meena at the chief secretary’s conference hall in Aizawl on Friday Aizawl: The state coordination committee on traffic management convened a meeting at which it reviewed the registration and use of two-wheeler and four-wheeler taxis following the launch of the Mizotaxi app. The committee also considered extending…
Festive excitement fills the air in Belagavi ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi Belagavi: With just a day left for Ganesh idol installation, festive fervour swept across Belagavi city on Saturday. Markets witnessed a massive rush as residents flocked to buy idols, puja materials, flowers, decorative items, lighting accessories and other festival essentials. Shops and roadside stalls…
Kanpur: Indian engineer Chandan Gupta (40), who was detained in Moscow, returned to his Kanpur home with his family on Thursday night, following which his wife released a fresh video contesting allegations of drunken misconduct against him.In the video, Sneha denied the allegations that her husband had consumed alcohol, broken a car window or indulged…
A student sustained serious injuries Kolkata: One student sustained injuries and received medical attention after the bus that he was travelling in collided on NH-16 near Mechagram in Purba Medinipur, around 82 km from Kolkata, on Friday afternoon.Several others escaped unhurt after two of three private buses carrying students of a prominent English medium school…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana Rural Police claimed that the recent robbery involving Verka Milk Plant general manager Surjit Singh was the result of a business dispute and personal grudge.Police have arrested two of the five accused allegedly involved in the crime and are conducting raids to apprehend the remaining three.The arrested accused have been identified as Preetpal…
