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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa SarmaGuwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a special grant of Rs 100 crore for Cotton University, saying the investment will help transform the historic institution into a world‑class academic and modern research hub.Sarma made the announcement in a post on social media platform X, highlighting the state government’s broader development vision as India moves towards the 80th year of Independence.He said that from sports to infrastructure and education to heritage, Assam is moving ahead with the mantra of development and welfare for all.He added that several initiatives were planned in the coming…

Mani Ratnam’s ‘Unaroo’ producer Geo Kuttappan passes away at 90. Veteran Malayalam film producer and distributor N G John, popularly known as Geo Kuttappan, has passed away in Kochi at the age of 90. The veteran film personality died at Ernakulam Medical Centre at around 1.30 am on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, according to Asianet News.Geo Kuttappan’s death came just as his family was preparing to celebrate his 90th birthday.Geo Kuttappan passes away at 90N G John was widely known in the Malayalam film industry as Geo Kuttappan. He was the son of N X George, who was…

Prop traders made Rs 44,000cr in F&O, retail traders lost Rs 72,000cr in FY26, says Sebi MUMBAI: Large institutions and proprietary traders continued to make a killing in the derivatives segment of the market during FY26. At the same time, it was retail traders who lost heavily during the fiscal, a Sebi study of F&O trading showed.”Proprietary (prop) traders (including global participants who operate in trading member-proprietary capacity in India and are owned by foreign entities) continued to record the highest gross trading profit at about Rs 44,000 crore (in FY26),” the Sebi study showed.This group of traders were followed…

Two police officers charged with criminal offences over the use of capsicum spray, Tasers and restraints on a “cognitively and emotionally vulnerable” First Nations man in police custody have had the case against them permanently stayed, after a court found “defects” in the subsequent investigation.Andrew David Couchman, 54, and Ulrich Weiss, 45, both senior constables, were both charged over the incident at the Mareeba watch house in far north Queensland in January 2024.A district court judgment found that while there was footage of the incident and that the course events inside the watch house “did not appear in dispute”, Couchman…

Emraan Hashmi’s romantic action drama ‘Awarapan 2’ has emerged as a super hit at the box office within just seven days of its theatrical release. The film has secured a strong verdict for itself, marking a significant turnaround for Hashmi, who has been waiting for a clean theatrical success. Taking full advantage of the Independence Day holiday period, the film maintained an impressive momentum throughout its first week.Awarapan 2 Movie ReviewReleased on August 14, ‘Awarapan 2’ has continued its strong box office run after registering an excellent opening weekend. The sequel successfully navigated the Monday test and remained steady on…

Opposition corporators questioned why MMRC was the implementing agency Mumbai: Amid opposition, BMC’s standing committee on Thursday passed a proposal to provide Rs 702 crore in funds to MMRC for construction of an underground pedestrian vestibule connecting Science Centre Metro 3 station to the Worli promenade via Mahalaxmi Racecourse.The proposed 1.3km link is to be implemented by MMRC while BMC is to fund the project.Opposition corporators questioned the need for construction by MMRC instead of the civic body. MNS’s Yashwant Killedar asked why BMC was funding it when MMRC is a govt venture. “Does govt not have funds?” he said.…

The bigger idea of the fourth undergraduate year being a direct route to a PhD programme is yet to take root. NEW DELHI: At the Jantar Mantar protest in July, closely competing with anger on paper leaks was frustration about the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP).The country’s first and predominantly Delhi University batch to graduate this year under the National Education Policy (NEP)-mandated bachelor’s programme has enough reasons to feel let down.PG seat mismatchShakshi Rao, for instance, couldn’t have hoped for a better start to college life after getting through to St Stephen’s College. Four years on, she risks leaving college…

Bengaluru: A 20-year-old undergraduate student has accused her 60-year-old apartment owner of sexually harassing her during a visit to her flat in Langford Town recently.According to the complaint filed by Manya (name changed), the man forcibly hugged her, kissed on cheeks and touched her inappropriately despite her attempts to move away and resist his advances.Manya has been living on the second floor of the apartment on Berlie Street for 2.5 months. The accused, Kamalesh Kumar visited her flat around 6.30pm on Aug 15 to inspect pending repair work.Kumar enquired her about her college and then held her hand, pretending to…

Rajya Sabha member’s son booked after Aston Martin kills Hyderabad woman. HYDERABAD: Madhapur police booked the son of Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha MP and Jana Sena functionary Lingamaneni Ramesh for rash and negligent driving after his Aston Martin allegedly killed a 26-year-old mall employee near Inorbit Mall on Aug 16.According to the FIR, Bharati Mukhi, a salesgirl at the Lifestyle store in the mall, was crossing the road around 3pm when she was hit by the speeding car driven by 21-year-old Lingamaneni Sanjush.She sustained a severe head injury. The complaint, lodged by Lifestyle manager, states that Bharati and her colleague…

Chennai: A beam of sunlight falling on a patch of dead leaves. A cat sunning herself. A canopy of trees. At a glance, they would seem like regular photographs, but these are different. All the 50 pictures on display at the exhibition at IIT Madras this week were clicked by blind photographers aided by sighted co-creators.The group of photographers, mostly comprising colleges students from across the country, attended a three-day workshop at IIT-M, where they worked with co-creators from the department of media studies at SRM.“It had just rained, and my co-creator told me the weather was beautiful. I balanced…