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New Delhi: St Stephen’s College has absorbed its outgoing principal, John Varghese — at the centre of an ongoing legal battle with its affiliating institution, Delhi University, over his second-term extension — as a professor in its English department.Varghese has been directly appointed as professor without facing any selection committee and despite there being no sanctioned vacancy for the post, university and college officials said.As per UGC norms, appointments to the post of professor cannot be made directly. Teachers are promoted through the ranks of assistant and associate professor over the years, based on eligibility and recommendations of duly constituted…

Bengaluru: Freshers clocked a pass percentage of 46% in the PU exam-2, whose results were announced Thursday. With this, the consolidated pass percentage hit 92.2%, an improvement of 7 percentage points from last year.As many as 80,535 students appeared for exam-2, and 36,764 passed. The pass percentage was 51% for science, 43% for commerce, and 44% for arts.The consolidated results for 2026 (exams 1 and 2 put together) show that 96% science students passed, 93% of commerce, and 83% of arts students.The exam was held from April 30 to May 13 at 253 centres. This time, there is no third…

Four held with 600kg spurious cotton seeds Hyderabad: The Special Operations Team (SOT) LB Nagar Zone team, along with Hayathnagar police, busted an interstate fake cotton seeds racket and arrested four persons involved in transporting the banned BT-3 cotton seeds into Telangana. Police seized nearly 600 kg of spurious cotton seeds, two vehicles and four mobile phones during the operation.The arrested persons were identified as C Raja Ram, 42, G Swamy Dasu, 48, A Malleshwariah, 28 and K Chinna Obulesu, 45, all residents of Nandyal district in Andhra Pradesh.According to the police, the accused were caught near Peddamberpet while allegedly…

A vacation bench comprising judges GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayan held that they were not convinced that the portrayal of the legal profession in the movie was beyond the limits of freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution and dismissed the plea Chennai: Madras high court has rejected a plea seeking a ban on the recently released movie Karuppu, starring actors Suriya and Trisha in the lead, for showing judges, courts and the entire judicial system in a poor light.A vacation bench comprising judges GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayan held that they were not convinced that the portrayal of the…

Cybercrime police have launched an investigation into the online investment fraud network Ahmedabad: A Ghatlodia man hoping to secure money for his wife’s cancer treatment allegedly ended up losing nearly Rs 58 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as stock market experts. Police said the accused lured him with promises of massive returns through a “special funded account” scheme. Over several months, the victim allegedly transferred money through bank accounts, QR codes and even angadia firms. By the time he realised something was wrong, the fraudsters had vanished.The Cybercrime police registered an FIR on Wednesday after the victim alleged that he…

Prayagraj: In a major relief for commuters facing frequent traffic congestion on the Phaphamau bridge (Chandrashekhar Azad Setu) over the Ganga while entering and exiting Prayagraj, the district administration has begun efforts to build a new bridge parallel to the existing one.Thousands of vehicles cross the Phaphamau bridge every day, with commuters travelling from cities including Lucknow, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Gonda, Basti, Bahraich, Gorakhpur, Rae Bareli and Unchahar frequently facing severe inconvenience due to the bridge’s limited width, which often results in traffic congestion.The administration plans to send the proposal to the state govt, following which it will be…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha director general of police (DGP) Y B Khurania has instructed senior officers to draw up a foolproof crowd-control plan for the upcoming Rath Yatra in Puri on July 16.A preparatory meeting held in Cuttack on Thursday placed crowd management at the top of the agenda, especially in light of last year’s stampede on June 29 — the third day of the festival — which claimed three lives in front of the chariots outside Gundicha Temple.Chairing the preparatory meeting, Khurania stressed the significance of effective handling of emergency situations, disaster management and swift coordination among departments. “With lakhs of…

Tirupur: Former DMK MLA K Selvaraj has resigned from the party and announced his retirement from active politics.Speaking to the media here on Thursday, Selvaraj, who had served as Tirupur Central DMK district secretary and Tirupur South MLA, said he was stepping down because of mental stress and disappointment over the party leadership giving more importance to party defectors and local industrialists instead of loyal, long-serving members.Selvaraj said he began his political journey through the trade union movement in Tirupur in 1976 and gradually rose through the ranks. He said he had served as the city party secretary, mayor, district…

Police said 13 challans were pending against the car Gurgaon: When traffic inspector Mahavir and his team flagged down a Volkswagen Polo near Signature Towers on Thursday, they were in for a surprise. What seemed like the use of illegal black films turned out to be a much bigger case of traffic violations.The vehicle had unpaid challans amounting to Rs 1.17 lakh. Out of 13 challans, 11 were for the very black film they were looking at. And to make matters worse, the police found that the front number plate had been tampered with. The car was impounded.The 2022-registered vehicle…

Agartala: Altogether 476 trained constables, including 318 women, were formally inducted into the Tripura Police force on Thursday after completing their training. The event marked one of the largest inclusions of women personnel in the state police force in recent years.Addressing the passing out ceremony at KTD Singh Police Training Academy, CM Manik Saha highlighted the substantial induction of women constables as a testament to the BJP govt’s unwavering commitment to women’s empowerment and inclusive development in Tripura.He said the increased participation of women in the police force will enhance public confidence and contribute to a more community-oriented policing approach…