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The results for this year’s Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) are out, and it is heartening to see that of the 48,248 students who have qualified for the test, 7,964 candidates are girls. In the Advanced test, Ved Lahoti of IIT Delhi zone topped in the Common Rank List (CRL) with 355 out of 360 marks, while Gujarat’s Dwija Patel in the IIT Bombay zone was the top-ranked female candidate with CRL 7. She scored 332 marks. A total of 1,80,200 candidates appeared in the two JEE Advanced papers. Science, particularly engineering, has been a male-dominated domain for…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar today said it would be his endeavour to “take control of Maharashtra”, for which his party must win the state assembly polls scheduled later this year. The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) helmed by him put up an impressive show by winning eight out of ten Lok Sabha seats it contested in Maharashtra in the recently-concluded general elections. Sharad Pawar’s daughter and NCP (SP) candidate Supriya Sule won the high-stake family battle for the Baramati seat for the fourth straight term, defeating her cousin Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar. Following the Lok Sabha poll results,…
Delhi Zoo, authorities have announced plans to add more CCTV cameras to animal enclosures following a recent bout of aggression between two male chinkaras that led to the death of one of them. The fierce fight between two male chinkaras occurred on June 1. Delhi Zoo Director Sanjeet Kumar explained that such conflicts among animals are not uncommon. “For dominance, males often engage in fights both in the wild and in zoo conditions. Unfortunately, in this case, the fight led to severe injuries. The affected male suffered from an intestinal injury and was rushed to the hospital, but it succumbed…
In a twist in the Supreme Court battle over Delhi’s spiralling water crisis, Himachal Pradesh has said it does not have surplus water to send to the national capital, a day after the hill state said it had released water for Delhi and the supply needs to go through Haryana. As Delhi residents reel under the double blow of a heatwave and water crisis, the Supreme Court had directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water to the national capital and told Haryana to facilitate its flow. The court had said the drinking water shortage has…
Triptii Dimri’s latest Instagram entries need your undivided attention. The Animal star has taken some time off from her busy schedule for a vacation. Where is she, you ask? Triptii is busy soaking in the scenic beauty of Italy. On Thursday, Triptii dropped a montage of her Italian escapade. Dressed in a navy-blue printed ensemble, Triptii can be seen having the best time on this trip. From taking a long scenic walk to posing with the sunset, Triptii’s postcards are oh-so-good. Sharing the post, the actress wrote, “Here’s to looking at you Italy.” Replying to the post, veteran actress Archana Puran Singh…
Union Human Resource of Development (HRD) minister Dharmendra Pradhan has assured that no student who appeared in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will face any disadvantage, in the wake of Centre’s submission in the Supreme Court. The Centre on Thursday told the top court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 NEET-UG, 2024 candidates for admission to MBBS, BDS and others courses has been cancelled and they will be given an option to take a re-test on June 23. When the results were declared on June 4, as many as 67 students scored a perfect 720,…
A shocking incident of a human finger being found in an ice cream has been reported from Mumbai. A woman residing in the suburbs of Malad had ordered the cone ice cream online from Yummo Ice Creams, but was left shocked as she unwrapped it. A photo shared online shows a human finger sticking out of the top of the ice cream. Out of shock and disgust, she dashed to the Malad police station with a complaint and the ice cream. A case has now been registered against Yummo for food adulteration and endangering human life. The cops have sent…
Kangana Ranaut, who recently became the new MP for Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, said that working in films is much easier than being in politics. In an interview with The Himachali Podcast, the actor-turned-politician revealed that even though she joined the BJP in March this year, she had received several offers to join politics over the years. On being asked why she joined the BJP, the actor said that she felt like it was the right time to do so, even though she had received multiple offers over the years. She said she did not have to pursue those offers unless…
Anurag Kashyap and Pankaj Jha have been making headlines following allegations that the latter made statements against Anurag Kashyap and Pankaj Tripathi. It all started when Pankaj Jha was asked about the time he lost the role of Sultan in Gangs Of Wasseypur to Pankaj Tripathi. In an interview to Digital Commentary, the actor was asked, “Do you think this involved any internal politics?” To which he replied, “I stay unbothered of the politics. If I be affected by the politics then it would mean victory of the person who is doing the politics. Why would I let that happen? People…
Twenty-one workers among the 40 Indians killed in a huge fire in Kuwait yesterday were from Kerala, the authorities in the southern state said today. The state Health Minister Veena George is going to Kuwait to coordinate the treatment of those injured in the fire, and to help bring the bodies home, news agency PTI reported. Junior Foreign Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh is already in Kuwait, on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to help coordinate efforts to treat the injured and bring back bodies. The fire killed nine other workers, taking the number of dead to 49. The Kerala…