New Delhi: To strengthen Delhi’s fire and emergency response capabilities, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta has approved creating 2,345 additional posts across various categories in the Delhi Fire Service. With this decision, the department’s total sanctioned posts will increase from 3,096 to 5,441. CM Gupta said it was essential to strengthen the fire service in…
Students and alumni at Kolkata Press Club on Saturday Kolkata: At the Save SRFTI joint news conference held by students and alumni at the Kolkata Press Club, the SRFTI Students’ Union began with a screening of a video made with edited footage of events that happened since the clash on Sept 27.Reiterating their position for…
While starting the Muhurat trading on a positive note, both BSE Sensex and Nifty50 slipped in red to end the session flat. NEW DELHI: Diwali began on a cautious note for Dalal Street this year. As investors marked the start of Samvat 2083 with the traditional one-hour Muhurat trading session, the Sensex and Nifty opened…
India’s Auqib Nabi (PTI Photo) India have added fast bowler Auqib Nabi to their squad for the first three ODIs against New Zealand, bringing him into the group earlier than initially planned.The right-arm pacer was originally named in the squad for the fourth and fifth matches of the five-game series but will now be available…
A former charity finance employee in the UK has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after diverting a £91,966 payment intended for a breast cancer organisation into his personal bank account. Tameem Choudhury, 29, formerly employed by Breast Cancer Now, redirected the money by sending altered banking details to The Royal…
Massachusetts teacher Desirée Garcia wins 2027 Teacher of the Year for promoting bilingual education. (Photo: FB) For some children, starting school also means learning to navigate a language different from the one spoken at home. At German Gerena Community School in Springfield, Massachusetts, kindergarten teacher Desirée Garcia is helping young learners develop academic skills in…
What do historical returns on gold suggest and what’s the outlook for the next Samvat? Gold and silver have entered the Diwali 2026 season after an extraordinary 10 months, and this journey has been significantly more volatile than 2025.Buying gold on Dhanteras is considered auspicious in many traditions. But the festive season comes at a…
Varanasi: Three people were seriously injured in an alleged knife attack following a family dispute in Gangapur Nagar Panchayat on Monday evening. The incident took place near the Hanuman temple close to Maharaja Balwant Singh College around 6pm.Kailash Yadav, a resident of Gangapur, was sitting there with his son Nanda Yadav when his youngest son…
‘We must remember that they are also human beings’_ Renu Desai shares cryptic note after Pawan Kalyan. Renu Desai has shared a message about empathy and compassion on social media following the announcement of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan‘s separation from his wife, Anna Konidala. The actress, who was previously married to Pawan…
Inspired by uncle’s speech difficulties, Jack Harker, teenager develops award-winning Parley communication tool. (Photo: samsung.com) A communication challenge faced by a family member became the starting point for an award-winning technology project by a New Zealand schoolboy. Jack Harker, a Year 11 student at ACG Parnell College in Auckland, developed Parley, a communication tool designed…
