Every school in Delhi will conduct ‘good touch and bad touch’ awareness sessions this month as part of a city-wide campaign to strengthen child safety and awareness under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Announcing the initiative on Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the month-long POCSO Awareness Month is aimed at…
An NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh, who allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Nagpur last month, left behind a handwritten note expressing fear about appearing for the NEET re-examination and apologising to her parents.Akanksha Chaturvedi had appeared for the NEET-UG examination held on May 3. However, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the examination on…
Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala: IMD NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon made its onset over Kerala on Thursday, marking the start of the country’s four month rainy season(June-September), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).“The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, some parts of west central…
African proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Not every proverb is meant to sound solemn or wise at first hearing. Some survive because they make people smile before they make them think. This African saying belongs to that category.“It is difficult for two long-nosed lovers to kiss.”The image is amusing. Two people…
A viral video from Mumbai is drawing attention for all the right reasons. It captures a brief interaction between a woman and a young boy selling earrings on the roadside. What begins as a simple sale soon turns into a heartfelt conversation, with the child sharing why he spends his day working instead of simply…
Photo: @pepa.assam/ Instagram As people approach their old age, they look forward to their children for support, care and nurturing, but some others simply decide to forge their own path forward, no matter how difficult the road seems.It’s easy to talk about resilience in that context, but much harder to actually watch someone practice it…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday handed an early edge to its opponents in the upcoming Bankipur Assembly bypoll after its candidate, Abhishek Kumar Sinha, pulled out of the contest, citing “family reasons.“The move gave fresh ammunition to the opposition, which claimed that the saffron party was “jittery at the prospect of a defeat”…
The Centre achieved its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of GDP for 2025-26, according to provisional data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday, marking an improvement from the previous financial year’s deficit level, PTI reported.The fiscal deficit for FY26 was estimated at Rs 15,68,936 crore in the Budget and…
Ireland produced one of the biggest results in their T20I history, defeating reigning world champions India by 34 runs in the opening match of the two-match series at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Friday. It was Ireland’s first-ever victory over India in any format, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in the series.Chasing 183…
New Delhi: In a boost to India’s self-reliance in defence, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final deliverable configuration development trials of unmanned aerial vehicle launched precision guided missile (ULPGM)-V3 in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes at the DRDO test range near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. The trials were carried out using…