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Haryana bars govt teachers from bringing mobile phones in classrooms; summer vacation from May 25 to June 30

Chandigarh, May 21 -- Haryana government on Wednesday issued directions barring the government teachers from carrying mobile phones into the classrooms. It also announced summer vacations in schools f... Read More


Crop-raiding monkeys are leaving hill farmers nothing to live on

Kathmandu, May 21 -- From east to west, monkey menace on farms has become a growing crisis across Nepal's mid-hills, driving farmers to despair, emptying granaries and, in some places, forcing entire ... Read More


Two US men plead guilty to helping Indian call centres scam elderly Americans

India, May 21 -- Two American tech executives have pleaded guilty to federal charges for providing the vital technical infrastructure that allowed India-based call centres to defraud vulnerable, elder... Read More


Mackenzie Shirilla: Why she crashed car into Plidco building? Motive update as dad placed on leave over Netflix doc

India, May 21 -- The release of Netflix's documentary The Crash has once again brought attention to the controversial case of Mackenzie Shirilla, the teenager convicted in the 2022 crash that killed h... Read More


Andhra clear AHE11L storage project

India, May 21 -- HyderabadThe Andhra Pradesh government has approved the establishment of the 2,250 MW Gandikota-2 pumped storage project in YSR Kadapa district by Adani Hydro Energy Eleven Ltd (AHE11... Read More


Himachal: NEET should move towards computer-based testing to prevent leaks, says Rohit Thakur

Shimla, May 21 -- Pushing for stricter safeguards and technology-driven systems, education minister, Rohit Thakur said that national-level examinations like NEET should gradually shift to a fully comp... Read More


Mark Zuckerberg 'feeling weight of' mass layoffs at Meta, says 'success isn't a given' in memo

New Delhi, May 21 -- Meta on Wednesday laid off roughly 8,000 of its employees - about 10 per cent of its global workforce - as the company shifts its resources towards its artificial intelligence amb... Read More


Audit ICU facilities across country: Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a nationwide audit of intensive care unit (ICU) facilities and gave states and Union Territories two months to assess infrastructural and ma... Read More


Fire breaks out at a high-rise in Greater Noida

India, May 21 -- A fire broke out at a 9th-floor flat in a high-rise following a short circuit in a fridge in Greater Noida's Dankaur on Wednesday afternoon, said fire officials, adding that no casual... Read More


GMDA to complete Rajiv Chowk stormwater drain project by June 15

India, May 21 -- The construction of a 1.1-km storm water drain connecting the drain near the Rajiv Chowk-Medanta underpass stretch with the master storm water drain on Sohna Road will be completed by... Read More