VSAT–2025 phase I results announced, counselling begins on April 16

VSAT–2025 phase I results announced, counselling begins on April 16

Vignan’s Scholastic Aptitude Test (VSAT–2025) phase I results were announced on Saturday (April 12) by Vignan’s University vice-chancellor Col. P. Nagabhushan. The university reported an overwhelming response from students across India for admissions into B.Tech, B. Pharm, B.Sc. Agriculture and Pharma D courses at its Vadlamudi campus in Guntur and Deshmukhi campus near Hyderabad. This … Read more

1st annual examination for SSLC students begins in Karnataka

1st annual examination for SSLC students begins in Karnataka

Students welcomed with roses at an SSLC exam centre in Mysuru on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The 1st annual examination for SSLC students started in 2,818 examination centres across Karnataka on March 21. On day one, first language — Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English and Sanskrit — exams will … Read more

Karnataka’s Kumbh Mela: Devotees take a holy dip at T.Narsipur as three-day event begins

Karnataka’s Kumbh Mela: Devotees take a holy dip at T.Narsipur as three-day event begins

Religious rites, including Gana Homa at Agastyeshwara temple followed by maha mangalaarti, marked the inaugural day of the three-day Kumbh Mela at T.Narsipur in Karnataka on February 10, 2025.  | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The 13th Kumbh Mela at T.Narsipur — which is at the confluence of rivers Cauvery, Kapila and the invisible and mythical … Read more

Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients in Liverpool

Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients in Liverpool

A vaping clinic aimed at children as young as 11 has begun seeing patients with an aim to get them “nicotine free”. The vaping cessation service in Liverpool was formed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in November and has starting treating children aged between 11 and 16. Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust said the clinic … Read more

Voting for single-phase Maharashtra assembly election begins

Voting for single-phase Maharashtra assembly election begins

Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at Raj Bhavan during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai, Wednesday, November 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement According to the Election Commission, Maharashtra has 9.7 crore registered voters, including 5 crore men, 4.69 crore women, and 6,101 transgender voters … Read more

Congress begins to rebuild party in Odisha after poll drubbing

Congress begins to rebuild party in Odisha after poll drubbing

Representative image | Photo Credit: ANI Three months after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) dissolved the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) in the wake of the party’s poor performance in the 2024 elections, the Congress has begun deliberating on leadership and organisational reforms to revitalise the State unit. The AICC has appointed Charan Das … Read more

Maharashtra releases MAH CET final merit list, seat allotment begins soon

Maharashtra releases MAH CET final merit list, seat allotment begins soon

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, has released the much-awaited MAH CET 2024 final merit list for the first round of counselling for several professional courses. This includes BCA, BBA, BMS, BBM, and the first year of four-year full-time undergraduate MBA (Integrated) and MCA (Integrated) courses. If you’re a candidate who sat for MAH … Read more

Lampard Inquiry into 2,000 Essex mental health deaths begins

Lampard Inquiry into 2,000 Essex mental health deaths begins

Richard Knights/BBC Baroness Lampard paid tribute to the “dedicated and tireless campaigning” of bereaved families as the inquiry opened The chairwoman of an inquiry into more than 2,000 mental health-related deaths has said “we may never know” the true number of people who died. The Lampard Inquiry has got under way, examining deaths at NHS-run … Read more

Air India begins direct flight service between Bengaluru and London Gatwick

Air India begins direct flight service between Bengaluru and London Gatwick

Air India’s non-stop service between Bengaluru and London Gatwick (LGW) commenced on Sunday. The commencement of flights on this route has made Bengaluru the fifth Indian city to be connected to the second-largest airport in the U.K. and the the first Indian city to have direct connectivity to the two largest airports in London – … Read more