NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified it will be mandatory for all Class X students to appear in the first board examination under the new two-board exam system to be rolled out from 2026. Students who fail to appear in at least three subjects in the first exam will be…
DK Shivakumar (left) and Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: A foreign tour by a bloc of Congress legislators aligned with CM Siddaramaiah has injected volatility into Karnataka politics, sharpening a power struggle with deputy CM DK Shivakumar over a long-speculated transition.About 27 Congress MLAs and MLCs are set to leave for Australia and NZ Tuesday, party insiders said….
Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar PUNE: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Monday stayed certificates granting minority status to at least 75 educational institutes across the state soon after the death of former deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who also headed the minority affairs department, in a plane crash on Jan 28. The action followed inquiry demand from…
A model of Shahpur Kandi dam (Image courtesy: PSPCL) JAMMU: India is preparing to stop surplus water from the Ravi flowing into Pakistan once the Shahpur Kandi dam on Punjab-J&K border becomes operational, marking a long-awaited shift in use of eastern river waters of Indus basin.J&K minister Javed Ahmed Rana said Monday the dam is…
The assault was captured on CCTV cameras (PTI) NEW DELHI: Three inmates, including two Pakistani nationals, escaped from a juvenile home in Jammu and Kashmir’s RS Pura town on Monday after allegedly assaulting two police personnel on duty, officials said. The incident occurred around 5:15 pm at the juvenile facility in RS Pura. The injured…
NEW DELHI: In a significant step towards regulating and scaling artificial intelligence in public healthcare, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will on Tuesday launch two landmark national initiatives — a policy roadmap and a testing platform — aimed at ensuring AI tools are safe, accountable and ready for real-world deployment.At the India AI Summit…
Screengrab from video posted on X NEW DELHI: The mother of a 23-year-old man who died in a road accident in Dwarka earlier this month has posted an emotional video on social media, alleging that her son was killed by a minor who was driving an SUV recklessly while making “speed fun reels”.Sahil Dhaneshra died…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday jabbed the Centre after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Israel, saying India was learning about its own government’s decisions from foreign leaders.PM Modi is set to travel to Israel on a two-day visit from February 25 to 26, news agency PTI…
Randeep Surjewala (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Not ruling out a nationwide movement against the Indo-US trade deal and accepting home minister Amit Shah’s challenge for a debate, Congress said the US production of jowar, maize, soybean and cotton is at such a higher scale that their import will completely overwhelm the farmers of India.AICC spokesman…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) city’s busiest rail hub witnessed a dangerous incident when a man, reportedly intoxicated, was found sleeping on a railway track, halting Harbour Line services and delaying thousands of daily commuters.The incident, captured in a video that is now circulating widely on social media, shows the man lying…
