A young male leopard will enthral visitors at Amirthi Zoological Park, located on the outskirts of Vellore Corporation limits, soon as zoo authorities have sought the elusive animal from Central Zoo Authority (CZA) as part of its efforts to upgrade the 5-decades-old facility into small zoo. Officials of the State Forest Department said that the […]
Rajalakshmi Engineering College in Chennai and Arizona State University, USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce twinning programmes. Michael M.Crow, President, Arizona State University, USA and Abhay Meganathan, Vice Chairman, Rajalakshmi Institutions were present on the occasion. The programme would help students begin their academic journey in Rajalakshmi Engineering College and complete […]
Higher Education Minister R. Bindu on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) defended the Cabinet approval for the Kerala State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Draft Bill, 2025, by saying that it was a necessary move in accordance with changing times. Dr. Bindu, speaking to mediapersons in Thiruvananthapuram, said that it was a decision which the State […]
“Thiruvalluvar was brilliant and brief. We must learn and seek the light from him. We would be doing a disservice to the searing honesty of Thiruvalluvar if we were to make a cult of him,” former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi said here on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering at the launch of the book Best […]
Over the past 30 years, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India has fallen by 83% — a far greater reduction than the global average of 42%. Similarly, India’s Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) has dropped by 65%, surpassing the global reduction of 51%, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. […]
The Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru will soon appoint a scientific attachè, said H.E. Antonio Bartoli, Ambassador of Italy to India. “In view of having this Consulate covering the innovation side, we will post a scientific attachè in Bengaluru. We have this idea of creating a platform to help dialogue between our start-ups and the Indian […]
Telangana is pursuing a bold vision to emerge as a technology powerhouse and top exporter of IT products and services from the country, Minister for IT and Industries D. Sridhar Babu said on Tuesday (February 11). “Our vision is bold and ambitions boundless,” he told the 32nd annual conference and awards programme of Hyderabad Software […]
The Manipur administration remained in a state of uncertainty on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) evening as the Union government waited for an alternative leadership to emerge within the State’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), two days after N. Biren Singh stepped down as Chief Minister. The Manipur Assembly’s last session was on August 12, 2024, […]
Following widespread criticism of the steep increase in metro fares, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials said they would review the concerns regarding anomalies in the revised fare structure. Officials stated they would assess ridership data and take into account commuter feedback, as several passengers have reported disproportionately high fare increases for certain travel […]
Telangana BJP has decided to take the Union Budget proposals closer to the people by taking up an extensive publicity and public contact programme by top leaders, including party president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, fellow Cabinet colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman, national women’s president […]
