Spread the love LUCKNOW: Among those who lost their lives in the fire that swept through a commercial building in Aliganj on Monday was 21-year-old Abdul Rahman, an employee at the centre.The only earning member of his family, Rahman’s father, Afzal, has been paralysed for years, while his mother, Fahmida, is a homemaker.“Abdul was the only earning member of the...
NEET-UG war room: Centre that kept an eye on retest across 5,440 centres
Spread the love NEET war room NEW DELHI: Long before candidates reached NEET-UG exam centres Sunday, the day’s first feeds were already streaming into NTA’s Okhla headquarters, where, sources said, around 250 observers had taken their places. From there, they – with the help of AI tools – watched exam rooms, tracked biometric verification and responded to alerts from a...
Rebel bloc removes Mamata Banerjee from TMC chief’s post, to tell EC it’s the ‘real party’
Spread the love Mamata Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA: The rebel Trinamool bloc led by leader of opposition in the state assembly Ritabrata Banerjee on Monday removed Mamata Banerjee from the post of party’s chairperson and replaced her with former minister and four-time Howrah MLA Arup Roy.The meeting that decided the Trinamool founder’s removal lasted a little more than half-an-hour and...
Under pressure, Keir Starmer quits as PM; sixth Prexit in UK in 10 years
Spread the love LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer nearly broke down as he found himself on the scrapheap of history on Monday when like Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss before him, he was booted out of No. 10 by his own MPs.After just two years in the job, having watched his authority within his party vanish following...
Soldier ends life at Nagrota Army camp
Spread the love Representative image JAMMU: A 29-year-old soldier died allegedly by suicide at an Army camp in Nagrota, on the outskirts of Jammu, early Monday, officials said.Police said Abhijit Nandan was found hanging at his place of posting. Authorities took him to the military hospital in Satwari, where doctors declared him dead. The body was later shifted to Jammu...
When breath turned pungent mid-sleep: Ammonia leak survivors recount ordeal
Spread the love More than 120 workers with mild exposure have been shifted to a marriage hall about 15km away for observation. CHENNAI: When the smell hit, Swati (name changed) knew something was wrong. She had just finished a 12-hour night shift at a seafood processing factory near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district and had stepped outside around 11am on Sunday,...
After laying off 100 of engineers, GM replaces 1,000 workers with 50 robots at flagship US Plant
Spread the love General Motors (GM) has deployed 50 collaborative robots at its Factory Zero assembly plant in Michigan. The company has reportedly eliminated more than 1,000 jobs at the facility for the same reason. The move comes after the automaker laid off more than 600 engineers from its IT division in May, which was more than 10% of the...
Why California’s Billionaire’s Tax is ‘spooking’ its millionaires now
Spread the love California’s proposed “billionaire tax” may soon haunt the millionaires as a report has said that apart from the state’s mega-rich who are packing their bags, other wealthy are looking to relocate. Citing a top tax advisor, a report by The New York Post says that millionaires are now eyeing the exits over growing fears that the ‘controversial’...
Horoscope today: Daily astrological predictions for June 23, 2026
Spread the love Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for June 23, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the day ahead....
NEET row: Student asked to remove sacred thread, Assam orders probe against two cops
Spread the love Guwahati: Assam Police have ordered an inquiry against a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a havildar over allegations that a Brahmin student was compelled to remove his sacred thread during frisking at a NEET re-test centre in Assam’s Nalbari district on Sunday.The move follows a magisterial probe by the Nalbari district administration in which the student...
