India to chair UNSC's counter-terror panel

New Delhi: India will chair the counter-terrorism committee at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during 2022. India had chaired this committee in 2012 during its previous stint at the UNSC. India also chairs the Taliban Sanctions Committee. TNS

UP’s education panel website hacked

Prayagraj: The website of UP Higher Education Service Commission was hacked on Tuesday with the hackers replacing the last name “Allahabadi” of some renowned poets with “Praygaraj” in an “apparent resentment” of the change of the name this historical city, an official said. The Prayagraj-based Commission, however, was able to restore its Hindi website and the work is on to restore its English portal. PTI

Dr Pavri, NIV’s first woman director, dies

Pune: Dr Khorshed M Pavri, ex-director of Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) died in Mumbai on Monday. She was 94 and was NIV’s first woman director (1978-88). “She was a virologist par excellence and her core areas of interest included viruses that cause hepatic and enteric infections. She made significant contributions to understanding of transmission of Hepatitis A, B, and E viruses and identification of enteric viruses that caused fatal gastroenteritis among kids,” said the release. PTI

Seer booked for remarks against Mahatma

Akola: The police have registered a case against Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj for allegedly using derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi, an official said on Tuesday. PTI

Delhi air quality still in ‘very poor’ category

New Delhi: Delhi's AQI was recorded at 347 (very poor) on Tuesday, a slight improvement after it deteriorated to 'severe' category at 433 on Monday. The PM10 level was recorded in 'poor' category. PTI

FEMA probe: ED seizes shares worth Rs 293 cr

New Delhi: The ED has seized shares worth Rs293.91 crore of former TN Mercantile Bank chairman Nesamanimaran Muthu in connection with a FEMA probe against him. PTI