New Delhi: The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 has left over 22 lakh medical aspirants and their families anxious about the next steps, including the fresh examination date, admit cards, examination centres and the counselling timeline. While the National Testing Agency (NTA) is yet to issue...
New Delhi: The Centre Monday announced that the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, will come into force across India from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The government...
By Anisha Khatun, OP Mother’s Day often brings into focus the quiet, everyday negotiations that define motherhood. For celebrity mothers, those negotiations unfold under a far brighter spotlight. With demanding schedules, public expectations, and constant scrutiny, they are expected to excel both in public and...
Indian weddings are often in the spotlight for their quirky traditions and culture. Sometimes the groom’s entry goes viral, and sometimes the bride’s dance creates a stir on the internet. But this time, a video has left people in a split. The ritual of distributing...
Puri: In a ceremony resembling a traditional Hindu wedding, a banyan tree was “married” to a peepal tree in Odisha’s Puri district Tuesday. The unusual wedding took place in Puruna Swameswarpur village under Satyabadi block, where villagers organised the event with full rituals, not for...
A viral video from China is taking over the internet, and it’s not what you’d expect from a school sports day. It started like any normal school event. Students, teachers, and performers gathered for a sports day celebration. The highlight was a humanoid robot, expected...
As mobile phones across India buzzed simultaneously following the launch of the Cell Broadcast Alert System by Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, the internet responded in a way only it can — with humour. While the government’s initiative aims to strengthen disaster preparedness through real-time...
Some videos on social media not only go viral but also touch hearts. One such emotional video is currently making the rounds online, capturing the joy of an ordinary cab driver and moving millions. The story is about a Lucknow-based cab driver whose daughter has...
By Arindam Ganguly, OP Every year, World Dance Day turns the spotlight on movement as a universal language. Yet, few artists have shaped that language as profoundly or as permanently as Michael Jackson. Decades after he first stepped onto the global stage, Jackson’s influence continues...
New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce in goods and services and promote investments. The pact will come into force on actually decided date agreed by both sides. Here are a few questions and...
After numerous hiccups, threats and counter-threats exchanged between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s top leadership, the US and Iran...
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The fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose popularity rating had been alarmingly dipping, was sealed the moment Andy...
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In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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