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New Delhi: India is closely monitoring Sri Lanka's decision to offer foreign investors control of an airport near the China-controlled Hambantota port, as it could present a rare opening for Indian firms seeking strategic footholds in the Indian Ocean, people familiar with the matter said...

New Delhi: Two months after beginning of the 2026-27 academic session, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has notified implementation of the three-language formula for Class IX from July 1, 2026. Here is an explainer of what the formula is: What is three-language formula?...

New Delhi: The Delhi government has advised private companies and organisations to adopt a two-day work-from-home policy, make changes to office timings, and urge employees to avail car pooling and public transport to support the fuel-saving efforts amid global uncertainties. Private entities involved in essential,...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education Sunday dismissed concerns about On-Screen Marking (OSM) affecting students' scores in CBSE class XII exams and announced that the revaluation and answer sheet verification charges have been reduced to Rs 100 each. According to officials, the decision has been...

New Delhi: The alleged role of a public servant associated with the National Testing Agency has come under CBI's scanner in the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said Saturday. While seeking the custody of one of the accused, Manisha Sanjay Waghmare, who was arrested May...

United Nations: Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India's Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said. Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC)...

The Hague: Driven by shifting global geopolitics, India and the Netherlands elevated their ties to a strategic partnership and inked 17 agreements to boost cooperation in defence, critical minerals and other key sectors during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Rob...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Sunday sent NEET paper leak accused Manisha Gurunath Mandhare to a 14-day custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, an NTA-appointed senior Botany teacher from Pune, is suspected to be the co-mastermind behind the leak of...

Kota: A massive fire broke out in one of the coaches of the Rajdhani Express in Rajasthan's Kota early Sunday morning. No one was injured in the incident, officials confirmed. The fire first broke out in an air-conditioned coach of the Rajdhani Express bound for...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. The move is aimed at addressing the growing pendency...