In the latest QS Rankings released for Asian universities, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has made it to the top rank followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Chennai. This is for the second consecutive year the IITs have maintained their position in the top 50 among the Asian institutions. While IIT Bombay has got…
The Delhi Police used the tear gas shells to diffuse away a group of farmers who were protesting on Singhu border on Friday as a part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to protest against the Centre’s recently approved farm laws, according to a senior police officer said. The shells were shot along the border which…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed deep pain for the lives lost in Rajkot hospital fire and said, the administration will cater to those affected with all the required assistance. Prime Minister’s Office expressed it on Twitter, “Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to a hospital fire in Rajkot. My thoughts are with…
As per a new report released by corruption watchdog Transparency International, India has the highest bribery rate amid the Asian countries. Recording the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Asia, about 50 per cent of the people paying bribes were urged to pay, alongside 32 per cent who utilized personal connections for preference said they would…
As many as 25 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been sent across various parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh, in view of Cyclone Nivar, said NDRF officials. Randeep Rana, DIG NDRF revealed to ANI, “Landfall happened yesterday at midnight. 25 NDRF teams were assigned, 15 in Tamil Nadu, four in…
Several associations and groups of farmers from different parts of the country are heading to New Delhi as a protest against the controversial farm laws approved by the Central Government. The farmers from Karnataka are also a part of the two-day protest which commenced on Thursday, the Constitution day. The protests are being headed by…
France is highly interested towards the collaboration with Uttar Pradesh government, supporting their ambitious planning for creating sustainable cities, defence industry and aerospace, revealed French ambassador Emmanuel Lenain. Emmanuel Lenain visited UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath in a formal meeting on Wednesday. Yogi Aditynath tweeted, “We had a fruitful discussion regarding further strengthening the ties…
Science and Technology minister Michael Lobo announced on Wednesday about him installing a life-size statue of footballer Diego Maradona, with the objective of motivating the youth of Goa who are into football. The statue will be instituted in the coastal belt of North district. The Argentine soccer player died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday….
The Film Federation of India declared that Malayalam feature film ‘Jallikattu’, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been chosen to be India’s official entry for the International Feature Film Category at the Oscars. From the feature films in 27 languages like from Hindi, Marathi, Odiya, and various others, Jallikattu was unanimously selected. It is about…
As the schools are shut for over eight months now to contain the transmission of Covid-19 pandemic, chief minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge the Union government to have a clarification regarding the timeframe for conducting Board and Higher Secondary examinations and the duration pertaining to the academic…
