No need to sell books, stationary, uniform: CBSE asks schools to just focus on education CBSE norms mandate that schools are run as community service and not as a business and that commercialisation does not take place in the school in any shape whatsoever. In a bid to curb unethical practices being carried out at…
Galaxy S8 display complaints prompt Samsung to roll out fix After complaints about the red-tinted displays of its latest flagship smartphone, Samsung is rolling out software update to fix the issue. “We plan to upgrade the colour optimization feature next week through software updates,” an official at the…
SC slams Modi govt, asks why it has made Aadhaar mandatory? The Supreme Court on Friday slammed Narendra Modi government for latter’s decision to make provision of Aadhaar mandatory for applying for Permanent Account Number cards as well as filing for income tax returns. The government has made compulsory…
Suresh Raina slams Rising Pune Supergiant for sacking MS Dhoni from captaincy He was one of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s trusted lieutenants during the best days of Chennai Super Kings and not only does Suresh Raina “miss” his captain but also feels disappointed in the manner he was removed from Rising Pune…
Major relief for Dhanush as Madras court squashes paternity claims by couple The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Friday quashed the maintenance case filed against actor Dhanush by a couple from Melur, Tamil Nadu. Last month, Dhanush appeared before the Madurai bench in connection with an elderly…
Telangana: VVIPs peel off red beacons A few ministers and others voluntarily removed the red beacons from their vehicles on Thursday, following the Union Cabinet’s decision, taken on Wednesday, to prohibit their use on VIP cars. City ministers T. Padma Rao Goud and Talasani Srinivas Yadav, agriculture minister,…
US: 3 officers injured; 1 suspect dead, 2 in custody in Seattle store robbery Three Seattle police officers were shot and injured during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who later died, after a robbery at a downtown convenience store. Three people are suspected in the Thursday robbery at a 7-Eleven store near…
Kashmiris threatened in some states, ensure their safety: Rajnath to CMs Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked all states to ensure safety of Kashmiris living in different parts of the country. Condemning the alleged incidents of harassment of Kashmiris, the Home Minister said they are like any other Indian and…
 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently conducted microbiological examinations in samples of 20 litre bubble top packaged drinking water in Coimbatore.  The test results were not confirming  to standards as per FSSAI.  The high presence of  chlorine was the main deformity found in the…