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Writer Suryabala's novel selected for Vyas Samman

Noted Hindi writer Suryabala's novel \"Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary,\" has been selected for the 34th Vyas Samman, 2024, the KK Birla Foundation said in an official statement on Wednesday.

IIT-D NAMED TOP INDIAN VARSITY IN SUSTAINABILITY

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has secured the top spot among Indian institutions in the third edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Sustainability Rankings 2025, climbing 255 places to achieve a global rank of 171.

How UP Board plans to stop mass copying

With little more than two months left for the upcoming UP Board examinations, officials are confident that their efforts over the last five years to stop mass copying will bear fruit.

Develop edu, med facilities, HC tells govt

THE COUNSEL FOR THE BASIC SHIKSHA ADHIKARI INFORMED THE COURT THAT THE PARISHAD WAS OVERBURDENED WITH REQUESTS FOR TRANSFERS TO NOIDA/GHAZIABAD ON MEDICAL GROUNDS

COMMON CAUSES OF LOW VISION ARE GLAUCOMA, AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN ADULTS

Blindness is among the most common public health concerns in the country, said doctors at a seminar on vision impairment, held at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) on Wednesday,

Despite lawyers' strike, judicial officers must discharge duty: HC

Taking a serious note of continuous strike in district courts causing hardship to litigants, the Allahabad high court has expressed the view that even if there is strike by lawyers, the judicial officers must discharge their judicial function.

ISKCON TO SET UP INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN VRINDAVAN:MIN

MATHURA: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will set up an international university, which will impart the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and the Sanatan Dharma, state cabinet minister Yogendra Upadhyay said.

Admit cards issued, candidates to enter the exam centre only after iris scan

PRAYAGRAJ: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) uploaded the admit cards of the candidates for the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Preliminary) Examination-2024, commonly known as PCS (Pre)-2024, on its official website https://uppsc.up.nic.in on Wednesday.

NEPALESE GIRL RESCUED WHILE BEING TRAFFICKED TO INDIA

A 17-year-old girl, allegedly being trafficked from Nepal to India, was rescued at the Indo-Nepal international border in the Rupaidiha area here, officials from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) said on Thursday.

Clerics, SP, Congress welcome SC directive

LUCKNOW/MEERUT/AGRA/VARANASI: Clerics and Opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, have welcomed the Supreme Court's directive on the Places of Worship Act 1991 while the Hindu side mostly reacted cautiously.

137 mn Indians suffer from near vision loss

Blindness is among the most common public health concerns in the country, said doctors at a seminar on vision impairment, held at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) on Wednesday,

SC halts surveys at places of worship till its verdict on Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained all courts across the country from passing any effective interim or final order including orders of survey in pending suits against existing religious structures.

Age, tenure clauses can be eased in new sports bill

NEW DELHI: The age and tenure restrictions in the proposed National Sports Governance Bill the government intends to bring will be relaxed for sports officials who hold posts in international federations.

Ding staves off Gukesh's final thrust with White in Game 13

The Indian teen battles it out for 69 moves before draw is agreed with one classical game left in the world title contest

How data analytics can help India get back on track versus Australia

Head inflicted pain on the visitors in the 2nd Test; numbers show the short ball on a channel could stop the left-hander

'Traditional' fare in prospect on Gabba green top

BRISBANE: After the defeat at the Adelaide Oval, the Indian team won't mind making its way to the Gabba because as soon as they step foot on the ground, pleasant memories of their last trip here when they had become the first side to beat the hosts at the venue since 1988 will come rushing to them.

SMAT: RAHANE POWERS MUMBAI, DELHI OUST UP TO ENTER SEMI-FINALS

ALUR: Out-of-favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane's explosive fifty capped Mumbai's stunning six-wicket victory over Vidarbha and their entry into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Wednesday.

Adani taps lenders to refinance $1.1 bn

MUMBAI: The Adani Group has initiated talks with a clutch of investors and banks to refinance $1.1 billion worth of loans of Adani Green Energy Ltd, two persons aware of the discussions said on condition of anonymity.

Jubilant to acquire 40% in Coca-Cola bottling arm

NEW DELHI: The Jubilant Bhartia Group, which operates India's largest food services business, will acquire a 40% stake in the country's largest Coca-Cola bottler, in a transaction said to be valued between ₹12,000 crore and ₹12,500 crore.

FM HITS BACK AT RAHUL OVER ALLEGATIONS OF PSB FUNDS MISUSE

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for asserting that the BJP-led NDA government misused public sector banks (PSBs) to provide an unlimited source of funds to their friends, and had turned them into private financiers for the rich and powerful corporations.

Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles

NEW DELHI: The world's immediate priority for this decade should be restoration of normalcy to stem rising inflation, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, listing equitable solutions for climate change, prudent debt management, industry-led skilling of youth, and coexistence of big and small firms as other decadal challenges for the global community.

₹30k-cr package likely for electronics R&D

Meity task force submits report; focus on maximum local value addition

INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE

Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".

Solving Ukraine crisis my top priority: Trump

PARIS/BUDAPEST: Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".

INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE

Nearly 100 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and community members have urged the institute to revoke the suspension of PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow Indian-origin Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the student-run magazine.

Police blocked from raiding prez's office

South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk-yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist.

B'DESH: PETITION TO ADVANCE HEARING OF HINDU MONK'S BAIL PLEA REJECTED

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2.

La Nina conditions in the coming months will be short-lived: WMO

IN INDIA, AN EL NINO IS ASSOCIATED WITH HARSHER SUMMER, WEAKER MONSOON. LA NINA, MEANWHILE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG MONSOON AND COLDER WINTERS

'We must rebuild': New Syria PM urges citizens abroad to return

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said that there are some signs of hope from the end of the Syrian dictatorship

UNGA TO VOTE ON 'IMMEDIATE' GAZA CEASEFIRE

CAIRO: Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.