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Following the NEET paper leak, the focus has been on China’s National College Entrance Exam called Gaokao, with many in India lauding it as leak-proof after amendments made to criminalise cheating and enhance punishment for those involved in cheating. However, data released by China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) in June 2024 showed that it has…
UAE to get 16 New Indian Passport and Visa Centres in major expat services overhaul / Image: File More than four million Indians living in the UAE are set to see a major overhaul in passport, visa and consular services, after India awarded a massive outsourcing contract to Kerala-based Alhind Group, which will launch 16…
New Delhi: India has become one of the fastest-growing markets for AI-generated visuals, with users creating more than one billion images using ChatGPT Images 2.0 within weeks of its rollout, according to OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman.Sharing the update on X, Altman said it was “awesome to see” the scale at which Indian users were…
Bengal govt approves prosecution of former RG Kar principal in graft case The West Bengal government on Monday sanctioned the prosecution of former R G Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in connection with the alleged financial irregularities case linked to the hospital.The case had come under national spotlight following the rape and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court refused to reconsider or change its earlier order on the relocation and sterilisation of stray dogs.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria also issued a slew of directions to states, union territories and other statutory bodies to augment infrastructure to deal with stray dogs.What the…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan from West Bengal’s Falta constituency on Tuesday withdrew his nomination just two days before the re-polls.TMC spokesperson Arup Chakraborty said the party had received information about Khan’s decision, but was yet to ascertain the reason behind it.“We have heard that Jahangir Khan has decided not to contest or…
Bhubaneswar: SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said volatility triggered by the ongoing West Asia crisis remains within manageable limits for Indian markets, which he described as “resilient”.“The sooner the crisis is resolved, the better for the rest of the world. However, I can say that Indian markets have remained quite resilient. Volatility has…
Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Nayar (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma may be enduring a stop-start IPL 2026 campaign, but the former Mumbai Indians skipper ensured there was no shortage of laughter at Eden Gardens on match eve.Ahead of Mumbai Indians’ league game against Kolkata Knight Riders, MI shared a fun training-ground video featuring Rohit…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Aiden Markram (ANI Photo) Aiden Markram has left the Lucknow Super Giants camp midway through IPL 2026 and is set to miss the remainder of the tournament due to personal reasons, handing LSG a major setback ahead of their final two league matches.Markram has flown back to South Africa due to personal…
Parakeets fluttering in and out of people’s houses, gardens and urban parks are becoming a regular occurrence in many places. However, experts suggest that the bright green parakeets might actually provide information on climate change, biodiversity, urban ecology, habitat shifts and the state of the environment. In fact, according to the research done on ring-necked…
