IBGs, Shaktibaan and Divyastra units: How Army is reshaping itself for future wars

New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Indian Army’s Shaktibaan and Divyastra during the 77th Republic Day parade, at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) The Army is undergoing a structural change as part of its modernisation drive to become a leaner, more lethal and technology-driven fighting force. The forces plans to raise […]

ANU faculty highlights social development issues at Nairobi conference

Acharya Nagarjuna University faculty members presented research papers on key social development issues at the Joint Conference on ‘Social Work, Education, and Social Development’ held from June 26 to 29, 2026, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, bringing global attention to contemporary challenges faced by marginalised communities. According a press release here on […]

Rajnath Singh releases DFP-2026 to empower DRDO, speed up defence R&D projects

Rajnath Singh launches DFP-2026 to boost DRDO efficiency Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday released the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO (DFP-2026), aimed at improving efficiency, accountability and timely execution of strategic research and development projects in the defence sector.The new framework is expected to speed up the production and induction of systems, platforms […]

‘Starting to kick in’: Trump hints at $1,000–$2,000 ‘tariff dividend’ for Americans; what it means

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he is considering giving Americans up to $2,000 in rebates from revenues generated by his tariff policies, calling the payments a “dividend to the people of America.”“They’re just starting to kick in,” Trump said in an interview with One America News Network, referring to the tariffs imposed […]

Trump admin’s last-ditch effort fails; US government shutdown takes effect – Why it matters

The United States has entered a federal government shutdown, the first in nearly seven years, after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed funding bill. The impasse was triggered by deep partisan divisions over spending and health care, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed and government operations disrupted.The Senate vote on Tuesday night fell 55–45, […]

CBSE relaxes three language policy for Class 7, 8, 9; allows two foreign language options

The current batches of classes 7, 8, and 9 who have already taken two foreign languages would continue with the same with one additional native Indian Language (Bhartiya Bhasha), revised guidelines issued by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said. In a circular issued in May, CBSE had stated that students in Class 9 too […]

US judge nixes Trump’s $100k H1B fee

TOI Correspondent from Washington: A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the administration lacked the legal authority to impose what the court described as an unauthorised tax on employers seeking to hire highly skilled foreign workers.The ruling by US District Judge […]

Congress’ electoral strategy weakened TMC, CPI(M) and DMK: Thirumavalavan

VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Monday criticised the Congress’ “electoral strategy” and “approach”, saying it had weakened the Trinamool Congress, CPI(M), and the DMK in West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu respectively. At a meeting of the INDIA bloc in New Delhi, Mr. […]

Hungary Parliament Salary Cut: Charity begins at home: Hungary lawmakers vote unanimously to cut salaries by 40% in rare show of political austerity

Hungary’s parliament on Monday unanimously approved a sharp reduction in lawmakers’ salaries and allowances, backing Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s efforts to curb administrative spending and restore strained public finances.All 189 lawmakers present in the 199-member National Assembly voted in favour of the bill submitted by the ruling Tisza party.The legislation will reduce MPs’ monthly base […]

Manav Suthar joins Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, becomes only the 9th Indian to … | Cricket News

Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar’s journey from dreaming about playing Test cricket for India to winning the Player of the Match award on debut could not have been scripted any better. The 23-year-old left-arm spinner from Rajasthan donned the baggy blue for the first time, becoming India’s 319th men’s Test cricketer, and […]