Mumbai University postpones examinations scheduled today due to heavy rainfall alert
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) In view of heavy rainfall and extreme weather warnings issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the University of Mumbai has postponed all examinations scheduled for Monday, university officials said. The decision was…
AIIMS Delhi announces results for 460 faculty posts using blockchain technology
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Sunday declared the results of its massive faculty recruitment drive, filling over 460 vacant positions ranging from Assistant Professors to Professors across more…
Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions
Kampala, July 6 (IANS) Uganda has contained the spread of Ebola nearly two months after the outbreak was declared following the importation of cases from the neighbouring Congo, a senior health official said. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary at the…
Gujarat: Criminal who attacked cop with knife remanded to 5-day police custody
Ahmedabad, July 6 (IANS) An Ahmedabad court has remanded a 34-year-old alleged illegal arms supplier to five days’ police custody after he was arrested with four country-made pistols and seven live cartridges and allegedly attacked a senior police…
Women’s T20 WC: ‘I’m grateful we made it this far,’ says Mooney after powering Australia to seventh title
London, July 6 (IANS) Beth Mooney credited Australia’s positive approach in the powerplay and the support from Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll after her match-winning knock guided the team to a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World…
Would not give up building institutions under govt pressure: Akbaruddin Owaisi on Fatima college demolition row
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader in Telangana Assembly, Akbaruddin Owaisi, has said that he would continue to build educational institutions and declared that if one institution was demolished, he would build…
Northeast’s first MEMU electric train to begin service linking Tripura and Assam
Agartala/Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) The commercial operation of the Northeast’s first-ever Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train service, connecting Tripura with southern Assam, will commence on Monday, marking a major milestone in railway…
Trump to press NATO on defence spending: White House
Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will use this week’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Ankara to press alliance members to accelerate defence spending and move faster towards the agreed target of spending five…
After losing Rs 6 lakh in business, Gujarat man allegedly cheated brick buyers through Facebook; later held
Surat, July 5 (IANS) The Surat Cyber Crime Cell on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man accused of operating a Facebook-based brick sale scam that investigators say is linked to five fraud cases across Gujarat, including one recently registered at the Dumas…
Trinamool leaders allege restriction on Mamata Banerjee’s movement amid Baruipur case tensions
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) The “original but minority” faction in the Trinamool Congress, which continues its allegiance towards former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, has alleged a deliberate and…