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India squad for West Indies Tests 2025: Team India selection throws up surprises. Here is the report: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced Team India for the Test series against the West Indies. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar released the 15-member squad at a press conference in Dubai. Devdutt Padikkal returns to the squad, while Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, and Manav Suthar were not included. Nitish Reddy has also been included in the team. Ravindra Jadeja will be vice-captain which is termed as ‘biggest change’. Shubman Gill will be the captain. Jasprit Bumrah is also on board.…

Are you afraid of using computers or find it hard to handle laptops and desktops? If yes, then there is good news for you: Google has decided to introduce the Android system in laptops and desktops as well. This means that working with computers will be as easy as browsing on mobile phones. Until now, Google’s Android system was limited to smartphones and tablets. However, the company is working with Qualcomm to bring it to PCs and laptops as well. Google and Qualcomm showcased this project at the Snapdragon Summit. Speaking on the occasion, Google Senior Vice President Rick Osterloh…

If you are a regular YouTube user and pop-ups have been annoying you, then this news is for you. YouTube has finally listened to its users’ complaints and made a major change. Now, you can easily remove the annoying pop-ups that appear at the end of a video. The company has introduced a “Hide” button, allowing viewers to quickly hide the end screen overlay. Until now, as soon as a video was about to end, the screen would fill with new videos, subscribe buttons, and links. Viewers couldn’t clearly see the last frame. This feature had been a long-standing problem.…

Jamia pass-out students alert: 5 essential tips to get your certificates online. Read the report: In a major step towards strengthening e-governance and enhancing student-centric services, the Office of the Controller of Examinations, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), has announced that Provisional Certificates for all pass-out students will now be issued exclusively through the University’s Student Portal (https://jmicoe.in), effective from today. ALSO READ: Jamia–Oracle seminar: What was discussed? This digital initiative is designed to save time, minimise paperwork, and ensure a transparent, hassle-free process for students, said the university. With the new system in place, students will no longer need to…

Jamia–Oracle seminar: What was discussed? Here is the report. The University Placement Cell, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has partnered with Oracle Academy which will provide free online resources to students and faculty in the area of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud computing and other emerging areas. ALSO READ: Jamia issues notice to PhD scholar over Batla House encounter march To elaborate and sensitise the students and faculty about these resources, Habibur Rahman, Principal Member of Technical Staff at Oracle, delivered an insightful talk on “Oracle 23ai Distributed Database for Resilient Never-Down Application and Walk Through AI/ML trends”. Rahman is known for mentoring over…

Jamia Hamdard University came alive on Wednesday with a colourful and energetic Curtain Raiser for the upcoming 12th International Convention of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SECON 2025). Report by Sajjad Askari, Sanskriti Chandel Video report by Muddassir Rashid & MD Hayat Anjum. Organised by the Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy & Pharmacology), Jamia Hamdard, the event brought together students, faculty, and dignitaries on the university sports ground to celebrate the blend of traditional medicine, wellness, and youth enthusiasm. The programme opened with an Herbal Awareness Walkathon, underscoring the centuries-old heritage of Unani and other traditional medicinal systems.…

A PhD scholar of Jamia Millia Islamia has got a show-cause notice from the university for holding a march from Jamia to Khalilullah Masjid on October 19 at 5:30 pm. The march had grabbed headlines as many students were detained and videos of girl student being dragged had gone viral. On Monday, the students hold protest again demanding resignation of Security Advisor over highhandedness by university security staff. The protest was called off in the evening. The notice, issued by the Office of the Chief Proctor, stated the scholar had been “apprised about the sensitivity of the issue and the…

A family in Shaheen Bagh has launched a desperate search campaign for their beloved pet parrot, Peepo, who went missing on Tuesday. To intensify the hunt, they announced a cash reward of ₹5,100 for anyone who helps bring the bird back home. The family said they spent nearly four hours searching the neighbourhood on Tuesday but returned empty-handed. “When all our efforts failed, we thought of approaching the OT for coverage. We will be truly grateful if you run this story, as Peepo is very popular in our family. My children have refused to eat since the bird flew away,”…

Okhla residents are still struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of 65-year-old Aftab Jehan in her Ghaffar Manzil home on Sunday night. The discovery left the neighbourhood shaken: Aftab Jehan decomposed body was found inside the flat, while her frail, bedridden husband, a retired music teacher from Jamia Millia Islamia, Siraj Khan, 70, was rescued alongside their fifty-year-old son, who is “mentally unstable” and had reportedly gone without food for three days. “On questioning, son Imran couldn’t speak comprehensively and told that his mother and father are sleeping. He confined himself to the house since last 3-4…

Firing outside Jamia Centenary Gate? TV channel uploads this video. The OT reports: A shooting incident was reported on Tuesday outside Gate Number 13 of Jamia Millia Islamia, according to media reports. Till the filing of this report two well-known channels have reported on this issue with India News even uploading a video in which police officials are seen outside the Centenary gate. Two rounds of bullets were shot at the site, reported Republic World. “According to police officials, no formal complaint has been filed yet in connection with the matter. They further clarified that the incident did not take…