Delhi HC dismisses plea to postpone CA inter, final exams

April 08, 2024 02:38 pm | Updated 02:38 pm IST - New Delhi The Delhi High Court on April 9 dismissed a plea moved by several aspirants seeking directions to postpone the Chartered Accountants (CA) Inter and Final examinations till June. A plea was filed by aspirants to reschedule the …...Read More

Bengaluru beat the heat series

April 08, 2024 02:33 pm | Updated 02:33 pm IST Bengaluru on April 7 recorded 37.2 degrees Celsius. The capital city, which is known for its salubrious weather had registered 37.6 on Saturday, which was the highest in the past eight years. In view of the hot weather in Bengaluru, …...Read More

Eight endangered Java Sparrows rescued from pet shop in Udhagamandalam

April 08, 2024 02:32 pm | Updated 02:32 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM Eight endangered Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) were rescued from a pet shop near the Ooty Municipal Market by the T.N. Forest Department with the help of local conservationists on Monday (April 8, 2024) morning. The species, listed in …...Read More

SC stays board exams for Classes 5,8,9 and 11 in Karnataka; orders results to be kept in abeyance

April 08, 2024 02:24 pm | Updated 02:24 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Karnataka High Court order of March 22 which allowed board examinations to be conducted for Classes 5, 8, 9 and 11 in schools affiliated with the State Board. A Bench …...Read More

Nicholas Metson: 'Evil monster' who cut his wife's body into 224 pieces jailed for life

An "evil monster" who cut his wife's body into more than 200 pieces has been jailed for life. Nicholas Metson had admitted to murdering 26-year-old Holly Bramley in March 2023. Afterwards, he paid a friend £50 to help him dump her remains in a river. The 28-year-old stabbed his wife …...Read More

Sanjay Raut is kingpin of ‘khichdi’ scam in Maharashtra, alleges Sanjay Nirupam

April 08, 2024 01:31 pm | Updated 01:31 pm IST Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut is the ‘kingpin’ of the ‘khichdi scam’ in Maharashtra. “When I started working on this scam, I came to know that the ‘kingpin’ in this whole scam …...Read More

Residents enter construction pits to protest building of Vallalar International Centre in Cuddalore’s Vadalur

April 08, 2024 01:25 pm | Updated 01:25 pm IST - CUDDALORE Tension prevailed in Vadalur, Cuddalore district on Monday, April 8, 2024, after a section of residents of Parvathipuram village entered into pits dug for construction of the ₹100 crore-Vallalar International Centre, near the Thiru Arutprakasa Vallalar Deiva Nilayam. …...Read More

‘A gesture of compassion’: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan defends CPI(M) leaders’ visit to Panoor bomb blast victim’s residence

April 08, 2024 01:20 pm | Updated 01:54 pm IST - PATHANAMTHITTA Amidst accusations connecting the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] to the Panoor bomb blast incident in Kannur district, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has defended the party leaders who had visited the residence of Sherin, a victim …...Read More

eBay scraps fees for sale of second-hand clothing

eBay has dropped fees for the sale of second-hand clothing. The online marketplace has scrapped any charges for the sale of pre-owned clothes as of today, in what it says is an effort to keep garments out of landfill. This means it is now free to sell second-hand clothing through …...Read More

CM owes explanation on withering crops: Eatala Rajender

April 08, 2024 12:58 pm | Updated 12:58 pm IST - HYDERABAD Former minister and Malkajgiri BJP candidate Eatala Rajender said that Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy owes an explanation to the people on who should be held responsible for the crops withering in the farms due to the …...Read More