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NEW DELHI: Govt on Friday announced that the cancelled NEET-UG 2026 examination will be reconducted on June 21, while also unveiling a major structural reform — shifting the country’s largest medical entrance exam to a computer-based testing (CBT) format from 2027 following the latest paper leak controversy.For the retest — to be conducted on the…
Delhi Capitals’ playoff hopes are in dire straits after an eight-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders. A batting collapse against KKR’s spinners, coupled with a poor Net Run Rate, has pushed DC to eighth place. They now need to win all three remaining matches to have any chance of qualification, facing a must-win scenario in…
Financial mis-selling happens when bankers lure customers to meet their targets. Eg: selling insurance while hawking investment options. To tackle it, fix sellers’ incentive structure & mandate stiff penalties Sometime during UPA’s tenure, the then FM held a meeting on a Saturday amid a tussle between Sebi and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it will conduct a switch auction of government securities worth Rs 20,000 crore on March 9 as part of efforts to manage the government’s bond redemption profile.According to an RBI release, the auction will be held between 10:30 am and 11:30 am, as reported PTI. The…
BHOPAL: In a terrifying incident, a 16-year-old boy was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a hammer by a villager in Damoh who, according to eyewitnesses, then ate parts of the victim’s brain, drank his blood and smeared it over his face before fleeing into nearby fields. Police arrested the accused and registered a murder case.The…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will initiate a discussion on Monday in Lok Sabha on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, in what will be an extension of the increasingly fiery ideological battle between BJP and its opponents over the journey of India’s national song, a rallying cry during the Congress-led freedom struggle, but whose…
(AI image) The United States has issued a temporary waiver allowing India to continue purchasing Russian oil, with Washington saying the move is aimed at stabilising global energy supplies during rising tensions in the Middle East.On Friday, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the decision in a post on X, saying the Treasury Department would…
It’s a combination of skills, readiness, drive and luck that usually lands you a dream job. Hard work is the key to professional success but astrology suggests that there are some remedies that one can perform to better the planetary influences for career growth, confidence and success.In Vedic astrology, planets like Sun, Jupiter, Mercury and…
Apple’s new MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips delivers up to 4x faster AI performance over the previous generation, with Neural Accelerators baked into every GPU core. Storage starts at 1TB for M5 Pro and 2TB for M5 Max, with SSD speeds doubling to 14.5GB/s. India pricing begins at Rs 2,49,900, with…
The Chennai Metro Corridor 3, which connects Madhavaram to SIPCOT (State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu), is expected to significantly influence residential development across several emerging micro-markets, including Sholinganallur, Perumbakkam, Navalur, and Siruseri. By improving connectivity between Chennai’s IT corridor, business districts, and residential neighbourhoods, the corridor is enhancing the attractiveness of these areas…
