NEW DELHI: India’s higher education system is still expanding, but the latest numbers suggest it is not expanding fast enough to make the National Education Policy’s 50% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) target by 2035 look comfortably within reach.The education ministry’s All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023-24 report, released on Wednesday along with the…
On May 20, 2026, mountaineer Saanika Shah made India proud. Five years of planning. First Indian woman to climb Himlung Himal. 50 days to Everest Summit. Bharatnatyam dance at base camp. 21 hours of being stuck in snow. Saanika Shah’s motivation to climb Everest began after watching a movie and ended with her touching her…
SRINAGAR: The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was never in the interest of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said, backing the suspension of the treaty by India.“We opposed the Indus Water Treaty from day one. We stated that if there was any biggest betrayal of India and Pakistan with Jammu…
Ahmedabad: Union govt is misleading farmers and the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations exist only on paper, AICC general secretary in charge of Gujarat, Mukul Wasnik, said in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters at the GPCC headquarters, Wasnik said Gujarat farmers face a severe crisis driven by poor crop prices, rising input costs, and expensive fertilisers, seeds,…
Several roads were inundated, posing challenge to motorists Pune: The active phase of monsoon exposed chinks in the civic administration’s efforts to prevent inundation in waterlogging-prone areas.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) received around 250 complaints after downpours caused localised flooding and infrastructural disruptions. Residents reported severe waterlogging on roads and inside building basements, largely caused by…
Chennai metropolitan authority conducts stakeholder consultations for third master plan Chennai: Climate-resilient planning, protection of waterbodies, GIS-based monitoring, stronger social infrastructure and planning urban growth around future water and sewerage networks were among the suggestions made by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) as Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) kicked off stakeholder consultations for the proposed third…
The Dutondya Maruti idol serves as Nashik’s unofficial flood gauge. Authorities consider the flood situation critical when the idol is completely submerged. While that level had not been reached by Wednesday afternoon, the rapidly rising waters kept officials on alert Nashik: Continuous heavy rainfall across Nashik city and its upstream catchments on Wednesday caused a…
Ramesh Mhatre denied attacking a woman doctor Kalyan: Shiv Sena’s Kalyan-Dombivli corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three of his alleged associates were arrested on Wednesday for the attack on a hospital’s doctors and staffers over purported delay in a patient’s treatment two days prior, even as his party distanced itself from the assault.Within four hours of…
Thrissur: A six-year-old girl who was allegedly given rat poison by her father on Sunday died in the early hours of Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kochi.The deceased, Rithika, was staying with her father Muthu, a guest worker from Tamil Nadu, at Anakallu, Perumbilavu, near Kunnamkulam.Her seven-year-old brother, who was also…
US launches major probe into H-1B visa ‘fraud’ The United States on Wednesday launched a major investigation into alleged H-1B visa fraud, with IT services firm Cognizant among the companies under scrutiny.“This is another example where fraud is fueling violent crime,” FOX Business quoted labor department inspector general Anthony D’Esposito saying.“Much of the visa and…