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New Delhi, Describing graduates as architects of the vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday said universities must drive research and innovation that are not just rooted in Indian realities but are also globally competitive.Graduates to be architects of Viksit Bharat, their degrees commitment to nation, says VPAddressing the 102nd convocation of Delhi University here, the vice president noted the growing enrolment of women in higher education and said that more than 70 per cent of the gold medallists this year were women.More than 1.2 lakh students were conferred with degrees at the convocation ceremony,…

Zack Snyder, the director behind ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,’ and his own cut of ‘Justice League,’ recently sat down for a pretty honest conversation about the fate of his so-called SnyderVerse. Studios are anyway scrambling to figure out what’s next, as it indeed is a weird time for superhero movies, and on top of that, nobody seems sure where DC on the big screen is even headed.Snyder didn’t hold back from talking about whether his vision for DC’s heroes could ever come back and sharing what he really thinks about James Gunn’s new direction for…

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to delay legal proceedings related to tariff refunds, a week after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global duties, according to a court filing on Friday.The Supreme Court’s ruling marked a major setback for Trump’s signature economic policy and opened the door to a complex and legally challenging refund process, as importers prepare to sue for repayments.In its filing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the government sought a delay of up to four months before refund litigation resumes at the US Court…

From childhood inspiration to working at the Institute for Advanced Study — once home to Albert Einstein — she reflects on curiosity, challenges, and uncovering the Sun’s deepest secrets. The Sun is right under our noses, so to speak, and when one thinks of astrophysics, one thinks of more distant celestial objects. What made you curious about the Sun? When I did my Ph.D. many years ago, it wasn’t on the Sun. It was on our galaxy, and how different parts of the galaxy evolve. At that time, there was very little data about the composition of stars and the ages of…

EOW had given a clean chit in the case to the late Ajit Pawar and deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, with their nephew Rohit, MUMBAI: A court for MPs/MLAs cases Friday accepted the two closure reports submitted by Mumbai police’s EOW in the Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank scam case involving prominent netas who headed the bank and its subsidiaries. EOW had given a clean chit in the case to the late Ajit Pawar and deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, with their nephew Rohit,Judge Mahesh K Jadhav also rejected ED’s plea to intervene and oppose the closure report. He pointed…

Kolkata: On the issue of deployment of central forces in West Bengal, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that elections cannot be conducted without central forces, citing tensions and incidents of violence during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.He said the SIR was conducted in the state amid tensions and violence, and the election is a difficult task that cannot be conducted without central forces. Also Read: SIR in West Bengal: SC refuses to entertain state’s objection to training module for judicial officers”The SIR was conducted in the state amid tensions and violence. Election is a…

Navi Mumbai: A team from the local crime branch (LCB) of the Raigad police cracked down the smuggling of liquor illegally through tyre and tubes in Khalapur taluka and arrested Dinesh Nare (52), a resident of Varane village, Karjat. The total seizure amount is estimated at Rs 1.1 lakh. The LCB had formed a team to nab the accused after police Ranjitsinh Kharade got a tip-off. The team intercepted the suspected car at Kumbhivali village and seized 240 litres of country liquor worth Rs 24,000 from tyre and tubes stored inside the vehicle, worth Rs 95,000. The illegal liquor was…

Aam Aadmi Party, national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, waves to the supporters and party workers as he heads to the party office from his residence after being acquitted in the Delhi excise policy case (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The court’s decision discharging all accused in the Delhi excise policy case may mean different things for supporters and dectractors of AAP, but for the party brass, all assessments reach one conclusion — Punjab.Friday’s order surprised AAP as much as it did BJP. All accused, including former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, his former deputy Manish Sisodia, MP Sanjay Singh, MLA Durgesh Pathak and…

Bengaluru: Karnataka Friday became the first state in India to launch a state action plan for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming (SAPSE), expanding its focus beyond the traditional ‘big four’ snakes — Indian cobra, common krait, Russell’s viper and saw-scaled viper. The plan acknowledges that at least three additional medically significant species contribute to snakebite-related deaths and disabilities in the state.Bengaluru: Mystery Murder, Rising Pollution Levels, Tricky Football Challenge & MoreHighlighting major knowledge gaps in epidemiology, geographic venom variation and species identification, the govt called for venom characterisation studies across species and regions. This includes sampling venoms and conducting…

HYDERABAD: The city’s traffic mess is not just about rising vehicle numbers or limited road space. Much of it is self-inflicted. From signal jumping and wrong-side driving to blocking free left turns and reckless lane changes, everyday violations are turning key junctions into choke points.Across Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, nearly 90 lakh vehicles together racked up a staggering 1.3 crore traffic challans in 2025 alone. Despite sustained enforcement drives and awareness campaigns, indiscipline continues to fuel congestion, accidents and commuter frustration.Signal rush, chaos followsSignal jumping remains the most persistent violation. More than three lakh motorists jumped signals this…