Controversial caste poster at IIT Mandi sparks row, institute orders inquiry into display NEW DELHI: IIT Mandi has set up an inquiry after a Bhagavad Gita-themed poster displayed on its campus during Janmashtami celebrations described Shudras as being meant to “serve higher classes”, triggering controversy over caste discrimination.Institute Director Laxmidhar Behera said the poster was…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday announced that every govt primary school in the state will receive at least two tablet computers to introduce digital and computer education at the primary level.Speaking on Teachers’ Day, Sawant noted that state govt has not yet introduced computers or digital education in primary classes. “On the occasion…
Pune: Amadea Enterprises LLP partner Digvijay Patil has withdrawn his anticipatory bail application from a city court in the case linked to the Mundhwa govt land parcel deal registered by the Khadak police and being investigated by the Economic Offences Wing.Patil cited the reason of need to amend his pleadings and grounds for the anticipatory…
Most of us are aware of the different file formats these days, such as JPG, PNG, and PDF. The formats mentioned above are most prominently used globally. JPGs can be different things like signatures required to sign documents or screenshots of an instruction manual. When converting JPG to PDF and then sharing it, you want…
At just 17 years old, Mehar Singh has soared into the spotlight by shattering the Guinness World Record for the fastest 100-meter ascent by a quadcopter. Mehar’s custom-engineered drone reached this remarkable milestone in an astonishing 0.91 seconds, a feat that not only demonstrates his technical prowess but also sets a new benchmark in the…
Two coaches of the Mahananda Express derailed near Ara railway station early Sunday morning (Photo credit: X) PATNA: Two coaches of the Alipurduar-New Delhi Mahananda Express ( 15483) derailed near Ara railway station under Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) in the early hours of Sunday. No passenger was injured in the incident.According…
Long before “bio-based materials” entered the lexicon of the car industry, Henry Ford was trying to answer a different question. Could farms supply more than food? Could fields also provide the raw materials for manufacturing? That idea reached its most unusual expression in the summer of 1941, when Ford unveiled an experimental vehicle with a…
SGBs carry a fixed annual interest rate of 2.50% on the amount initially invested. Investors of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) are reaping a bonanza with gold prices rallying strongly in the last few years. Despite the recent correction in gold prices, gold bonds are still yielding triple digit returns.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has…
Onion prices still make eyes water despite Centre’s Rs 35/kg buffer sale The Centre is opening up its onion reserves to keep prices under control, but the intervention is yet to bring down the national average. Despite government’s subsidised onion sale, the average all-India retail price has risen to Rs 50.79 per kg from Rs…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday accused the Maharashtra government of compensating the kin of Adivasi students, who died in ashram schools, with less than “what some politicians spend on their pets in a year.“In a social media post on X, Dipke claimed that the kin of more than 590 Adivasi…
