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Spring Semester Show Focusses On Ecology, Re-Purposing And Public SpacesVadodara: The School of Environmental Design and Architecture (SEDA) at Navrachana University opened its Spring 2026 semester-end exhibition, showcasing design and academic work by about 500 students across architecture and design programmes.The exhibition, organized by the School of Environmental Design and Architecture, features work by students from the Bachelor of Architecture, BDesign (Interior) and BDesign (Product Design and Visual Communication) programmes. Nearly 1,500 models and around 2,000 drawings created over the four-month semester are on display.Projects span studio design, construction, history, visualisation, theory, research, workshops and electives. A key highlight is…

Varanasi: To ensure cleanliness across the campus but facilitate meaningful utilization of surplus food for the benefit of the underprivileged, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU launched an innovative and socially responsible initiative for the effective management of food waste in its hostels.The Institute currently has 12 boys’ hostels and 4 girls’ hostels, catering to approximately 8,500 students, for whom breakfast, lunch, and dinner are prepared daily. Considering the scale of operations, a structured and systematic mechanism has been put in place to manage food waste efficiently.Under the leadership of Prof Rakesh Kumar Singh, chairman of Council of Wardens (COW),…

T’puram: CM V D Satheesan on Wednesday replied to the controversy surrounding the mention of his father’s name during the swearing-in ceremony, saying there was nothing unusual in it. Satheesan rejected all allegations and said it was natural to use his full name and that the same format is used in official documents, including passport. Satheesan said his parents had passed away even before he became an MLA and that he had used his father’s full name to remember them. He added that he had also wished to mention his mother’s name but did not get an opportunity to do…

Kolkata: A routine traffic enforcement drive took a violent turn when a biker riding without a helmet allegedly dragged a police sergeant for a short distance while attempting to evade checking on Monday night at the intersection of Alipore Road and Chetla Central Road. The accused rider, Suman Banik, was arrested and sent to police custody after being produced before the Alipore Court on Tuesday. According to cops, a team from the Chetla Police Station was conducting a drive against helmetless riders and traffic violators. During the check, the on-duty police sergeant from Tollygunge traffic guard spotted Banik riding a…

Idrees Bukhtiyar Srinagar, May 20: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered a series of austerity and administrative measures, including promotion of virtual hearings, suspension of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facilities, and virtual conduct of official meetings and training programmes, in view of concerns over rising crude oil prices and energy security. According to a circular issued by the office of the Registrar General at Srinagar on Wednesday, the directions have been adopted in response to the nationwide call for measures relating to “Economic Self-Defence” and will remain in force until further orders. As per the circular, with effect from May 21, 2026, the…

FILE – Visitors take photos at a sign outside Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) As previously announced, Meta layoffs started May 20. Thousands of employees across the globe received email from Meta leadership informing that their role has been eliminated. The email sent to impacted employees, obtained by Business Insider, gave details on severance, visas, and access to company systems. It said that employee access has been cut, but laid-off employees can check all details on Alumni portal, which they can access within an hour of losing system access.Earlier this week, Meta’s Head of People…

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed a first information report (FIR) and proceedings against former Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey and other accused of trying to get the informant, Sanjay Punamiya, to falsely implicate chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, and retired IPS officer and former Mumbai police chief Parambir Singh in an urban land ceiling scam in exchange for dropping charges against him in a case.The HC bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Suman Shyam held that the very registration of the FIR was an abuse of process of law.Pandey’s petition says,…

New Delhi: Just days after concerns surfaced over CBSE’s new on-screen marking (OSM) system, students found themselves grappling with a fresh set of problems linked to the post-result process.As the window for verification and revaluation opened, many reported being unable to access services for obtaining scanned copies of answer sheets on the portal due to repeated technical glitches, with complaints ranging from login problems and payment failures to application pages not loading at all.Several students and parents took to social media, questioning the reliability of a process they say was already under scrutiny since the declaration of the Class XII…

Bengaluru: Days after former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda hurled allegations of “land mafia” over the proposed Rs 18,000-crore Bidadi township project, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Wednesday challenged him and his son, Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, to an open debate in three days.”Kumaraswamy wanted a debate (on the Bidadi township project). Let him decide time and place. Gowda may join in, too,” the deputy CM said, claiming nearly 80% of farmers have given consent to the project at Bidadi, an industrial enclave 30km from Bengaluru.Village-wise final notifications for land acquisition will be issued in three days.…

Hyderabad: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave alert for the next four days, warning of a further rise in temperatures across Telangana. According to the forecast, 14 districts will be under a red alert on Thursday, while the remaining districts will be under an orange alert. Temperatures are expected to rise gradually by one to two degrees Celsius, with some areas likely to record highs of up to 47 degrees Celsius.Hyderabad is also expected to witness soaring temperatures, with the mercury likely to cross the 43-degrees Celsius mark.The severity of the prevailing heat conditions was evident on Wednesday,…