The Centre has entrusted senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram with the additional charge of CBSE Chairperson while he continues to serve in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Here’s a closer look at his educational background, administrative career, and the leadership transition at India’s largest school education board. The Central Government has appointed senior IAS…
Uddhav Thackeray told the legislators to aggressively raise questions related to farmers and public issues in the House in a systematic manner. (File Photo) MUMBAI: Four out of 26 legislators were absent from the Shiv Sena (UBT) meeting called by party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday, the first day of the monsoon session of the…
The centre will ensure cadets are scientifically treated for various injuries from stress fractures and ligament tears to muscle strains caused by relentless physical training Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) inducted the Aarogyam sports medicine and physiotherapy centre at the Military Hospital in Khadakwasla on Saturday to ensure cadets are scientifically treated for various…
Indian benchmark equity indices ended higher as investors cheered a sharp decline in crude oil prices and signs of easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. BSE Sensex climbed 544.39 points, or 0.70%, to close at 78,639.03, while NSE Nifty advanced 390.70 points, or 1.60%, to settle at 24,774.30. It marked the fourth straight session of…
New Delhi: For Manish Kumar’s ageing parents, this Nov was meant to bring joy to their lives. Their only son was to tie the knot. However, things fell apart in a matter of seconds when the 27-year-old man, a farmer in southwest Delhi’s Issapur Village, was fatally shot after a security guard’s gun went off…
Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss dubbed the Tamil Nadu govt’s decision to approach the Supreme Court over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute a “delayed but correct step”. In a statement on Saturday, he cautioned the state against engaging in bilateral negotiations with Karnataka on the river dispute or the proposed Mekedatu dam project.Anbumani noted that the…
File photo: Former Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin (Picture credit: ANI) DHAKA: Days after Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned as Bangladesh’s president, complaints were filed against him with the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Sunday, seeking a probe into his role in “crimes against humanity” committed during the ‘2024 uprising’ against Sheikh Hasina government.The charges stem from the…
Juairiya Ferdous of Bangladesh bats during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Bangladesh at Old Trafford Cricket Ground on June 25, 2026 in Manchester, England. India’s fielding troubles continued in the crucial Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Bangladesh on Thursday, with the team putting down four catches inside…
A large number of people gathered at Azad Maidan in Panaji on Monday to express solidarity with the villagers of Karapur, who have been protesting against a mega project in their village for 100 days Panaji: The agitation against a luxury housing project coming up in Karapur-Sarvan has been going on for 100 days and…
For thousands of years, humans have relied on the movement of the Sun to understand the passage of time. But one ancient habit may have quietly shaped something people see every day: the direction in which clock hands move. The familiar clockwise motion of modern clocks was not decided by engineering rules or scientific necessity….
