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January 2026 registrations open for NEET UG, WBJEE, KCET and other major entrance exams January 2026 is set to be a busy month for students preparing for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions across India. Several national and state-level entrance examinations are either opening registrations this month or are expected to do so based on previous schedules.If…
Amit Kumar Amit Kumar was trained as a Mechanical Engineer with specialization in thermal engineering from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) where he was awarded the University Gold Medal. Post his graduation, he decided to pursue a career in renewable energy, a novelty in the early eighties. He had retired…
ISL football match between East Bengal FC and Mohammedan Sporting Club (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Dream11-owned FanCode and Genius Sports have emerged as the two bidders for commercial rights of the Indian Super League (ISL) and Federation Cup on a 15+5 year model that was floated earlier this month. Capri Sports, subsidiary of Capri Global,…
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved an interim hike of around 21% in minimum wages for workers in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, following large-scale protests by thousands of factory workers in Noida. The fresh minimum wage structure introduced across worker categories, will be taking effect retrospectively from April 1. The agitation, which had…
Unconditional cash transfers just before elections may help fight anti-incumbency, but it bleeds the economy and has limited long-term gains in real welfare of the people A new pattern of freebie disbursement has spread its tentacles across the Indian polity, state elections at its core. Parties in govt, implement a plethora of freebies, just before…
Virat Kohli of RCB lifts the IPL trophy (Getty Images) The next edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on March 28, 2026, with official broadcaster Star Sports confirming the start date on Sunday. The announcement was made shortly before the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 between India national cricket…
A visitor shakes hand with a robot on display at the summit NEW DELHI: The AI Impact Summit 2026 marks a shift in India’s AI story – from cloud-heavy, software-led narratives to physical, deployable AI embedded in machines, devices and infrastructure.Spread across 70,000 square metres at Bharat Mandapam at the national capital, the summit is…
ISRO opens YUVIKA 2026, sets strict merit criteria to scout Class 9th talent for space science The Indian Space Research Organisation has announced the 2026 edition of its Young Scientist Programme, popularly known as YUVIKA, short for YUva VIgyani KAryakram. The initiative is aimed at school students and seeks to introduce them to the basics…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Tuesday issued a fresh travel advisory amid rising political tensions in Iran, announcing the cancellation of flights to and from Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku and Tashkent until February 28, 2026.In a statement, the airline said the decision was taken in view of the “developing situation around Iran” to ensure the safety of…
‘Promised 5.5 lakh jobs, gave only 94,000’: AIADMK’s Palaniswami attacks Stalin on employment AIADMK chief Palaniswami on Wednesday attacked chief minister M K Stalin over his government’s employment record, alleging that the DMK had promised to fill 5.5 lakh vacancies but had only provided job orders to 94,000 persons so far.“CM Stalin promised to fill…
