Kolkata: Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar said on Monday that the Bengal govt would send a proposal to the Centre to upgrade one of the oldest engineering institutes of the country, the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST, Shibpur), erstwhile the BE College, to an IIT.He also said the proposal for the…
Ladakh’s Chief Secretary, Ashish Kundra, has announced that the UTA will constitute an Autonomous Hill Development Council in each of the seven districts. Ladakh’s chief secretary, Ashish Kundra, has announced at a press conference in Leh that the Union Territory administration will constitute an Autonomous Hill Development Council in each of the seven districts. He…
A rare discovery of fossil goose found in the mud of an ancient lake in Central Otago is shaking up everything scientists thought they knew about New Zealand’s famous bird life. For a long time, it was assumed that the country’s unique, giant birds had been evolving isolated on the islands for tens of millions…
Komodo dragons are one of the relatively few species of lizards whose huge size seems almost impossible for this type of reptile. These animals can grow up to three meters in length, which makes them bigger than any other modern-day lizard. However, neither the animal’s huge size nor the lizard’s appearance was acquired overnight. Also,…
Patna: Healthcare services at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) were disrupted on Monday after outsourced employees staged a protest, alleging that they had not received salaries for the past six months.The workers, employed through a frontline outsourcing agency, claimed that repeated appeals to company representatives and hospital authorities had failed to resolve the issue. They…
Thane: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed and injured here, allegedly by two teenagers because he teased one of his friends over his defeat in a multiplayer mobile phone game, said the police on Monday.The police registered an FIR against three accused, including two brothers, under Section 109 (attempt to murder), Section 3(5)(common intention) and Section…
According to police deceased Bano’s daughter, Aliya, was in a relationship with Lavkush Verma, a resident of the same village. (Image credit-Social media) KANPUR: A 46-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her son-in-law in Banda district after she reportedly opposed her daughter’s love marriage.The accused allegedly attacked the woman with a sharp-edged weapon…
Reserves Order On Relief To Mamata Faction Over ED’s Freezing Of 3 Accounts Cakcutta High Court Kolkata: Can the civil court take the power of the Election Commission by recognising the rebel faction of Trinamool Congress, the Calcutta High Court asked on Monday while reserving its order on whether any interim relief could be provided…
Concorde flew so high that it was forced to carry a radiation meter to track dangerous cosmic storms British-French supersonic jet Concorde flew so close to the edge of space that it had to carry a special radiation meter to monitor dangerous cosmic storms. If the cockpit instrument sounded an alarm, the only way pilots…
Housing sales and prices in Dubai plunged to Middle East war Dubai’s residential property market slowed down in the first half of 2026 as geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on buyer sentiment, with housing sales falling 16 per cent year-on-year, according to real estate consultancy Anarock.Residential transactions totalled AED 225.7 billion during the January-June…