In a bid to speed up scientific research and enhance institutional autonomy, the Centre has revised financial ceilings under the General Financial Rules (GFRs) for procurement of scientific equipment and consumables, ANI reported on Friday. The Finance Ministry notified that vice-chancellors, directors, and academic institutions under specified departments and ministries will now be allowed to…
Mumbai: The Islamic festival of Eid ul’ Azha or Bakr Eid will be celebrated Saturday. Festivities span three days. Eid ul’ Zuha, as it is also called, is celebrated on the tenth day of the pious month of Zulhijjah, the final month of the Islamic calendar. The holy Hajj pilgrimage is under way at this…
New Delhi: The garbage mountain at Okhla will be flattened by Dec, LG VK Saxena said, citing an agency hired for biomining of waste at the landfill, according to an MCD statement on Friday. Saxena, accompanied by CM Rekha Gupta, South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, and mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, launched the planting of…
Pune: Students aspiring for careers in medicine or aiming to pursue higher education abroad can explore their options at a seminar organised by The Times of India at Dr Shamrao Kalmadi Junior College Auditorium in Erandwane on Sunday. This event offers practical guidance on both Indian MBBS admissions and opportunities for bachelor’s and master’s programmes…
Anna Muzychuk and Magnus Carlsen (Norway Chess/Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: “In sports, you never know what will happen,” GM Anna Muzychuk had said during a chat with TimesofIndia.com last February. Back then, Ukraine’s No. 1 was looking ahead to 2025 with cautious optimism.Five months on, Muzychuk has three back-to-back classical chess titles under her belt:…
For decades the conversation around heart-related diseases and cardiovascular health has revolved around high cholesterol numbers, cutting down on red meat and prescribed medicines. But what if you knew there was a shortcut to keeping your heart healthy and young?With over 20 years of clinical experience, Sanjay Bhojraj, a leading cardiologist, says that the real…
Yuvraj Singh and Piyush Chawla Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh praised leg-spinner Piyush Chawla’s 20-year cricket career following his retirement announcement, highlighting his ability to perform under pressure. Chawla, who represented India in three Tests, 25 ODIs, and seven T20Is taking 43 wickets, was part of India’s victorious 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI…
A surge in budget allocation and sustained policy focus over the past 11 years has led to a wide-ranging transformation in India’s agricultural sector, the Centre said on Saturday, crediting flagship schemes with driving output, procurement, and farmer support to new highs.In an official statement, the government said its agri reforms have empowered farmers and…
Mumbai: A magistrate’s court on Thursday convicted and sentenced two men, Raza Naqvi (38) and Varun Rana (41), to five years of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in a sophisticated financial fraud amounting to Rs 68.22 crore against Shinhan Bank in 2020. Naqvi and Rana were found guilty of flouting norms by sending Rs 68…
In 2019, mushrooms briefly turned Arpit Dhupar’s life upside down—just when he had hoped to earn from them. “I had quit as Chief Technology Officer at Chakra Innovation and invested around Rs 7–8 lakhs in an oyster mushroom farm, because mushrooms were then the rage. Everyone in South Delhi was buying them,” he recalls. His…
