NEW DELHI: As concern grows over student stress, suicides in coaching hubs, dummy schools and safety lapses at private institutes, the Centre is weighing the possibility of both a national law to regulate the coaching sector and redesigning entrance exams to make private coaching less decisive in JEE, NEET-UG and CUET-UG. The reason: a nine-member […]
Petrol, diesel retail sale curbs for commercial users lifted NEW DELHI: Rolling back yet another emergency measure introduced to ensure equitable distribution of fuel during West Asia conflict, govt Monday decided to lift restrictions on sale of petrol and diesel to commercial users from retail pumps from July 1. The temporary restrictions on the sale […]
Victoria, June 29: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for New Delhi after completing a three-day visit to Seychelles. During the final phase of his trip, PM Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Earlier, he offered prayers at the Navshakti Vinayagar Temple. On Monday, PM Modi laid flowers at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi […]
A US State Department spokesperson recently said that no visa laws specifically target India — all new rules are being globally implemented. As India contributes the highest number of H-1B visa holders to the US, any change in the H-1B visa rule affects Indi first. The social media vetting introduced in December 2025 pushed H-1B […]
File photo of Litton Das© AFP The build-up to the T20 World Cup 2026 witnessed a drama involving the refusal of Bangladesh to travel to India. The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) main accusation was a lack of safety in India. Despite repeated assurances from the ICC and the BCCI, Bangladesh did not relent. […]
Afghanistan were bowled out for 112 after Sharafuddin Ashraf didn’t come out bat due to a leg injury.© BCCI Team India wrapped up the one-off Test against Afghanistan inside three days despite enforcing the follow-on on the visitors in Mullanpur on Monday. After declaring on 564/8 on Day 2, India bowled Afghanistan out […]
NEW DELHI: At least 20 TMC MPs have submitted a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to ally with the BJP-led NDA, news agency PTI reported citing party lawmaker Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Monday. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray’s resignation from the party and the Upper […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), seeking their response to a plea alleging discrepancies in the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used during the post-result verification and re-evaluation process.The development comes amid an ongoing controversy over CBSE’s digital evaluation system, […]
“He (Suthar) has been brilliant. We as players who have been playing with him in the last few years know what he can actually bring to the table, especially in this format. The amount of skills he’s got and the way he’s sort of worked on them over the years is a genuine treat to […]
NEW DELHI: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Bhutan late on Sunday night, triggering multiple aftershocks and sending tremors across parts of Northeast India, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11.06pm IST at a depth of 26km, with its epicentre located in Bhutan.The epicentre was about 252km from parts of […]
