Various security measures including police deployment, AI-monitored CCTV have been taken NEW DELHI: The national testing agency has made robust arrangements to ensure smooth conduct of NEET re-exam on June 21. Various measures such as pre-exam checks have been conducted across by authorities to ensure security.The NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination will be held on June…
With eyes on 2027 polls, BJP chief Nitin Nabin begins Punjab tour NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday began his maiden three-day visit to Punjab with prayers at the Golden Temple and a message of building a “Punjab of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s dreams”, as the party intensified its preparations for the 2027…
Three Indian-flagged ships safely cross Hormuz (Representative photo) NEW DELHI: Three Indian-flagged tankers – Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor and Sanmar Herald – carrying 8.6 lakh tonne of crude oil, crossed Strait of Hormuz safely Saturday. This was the highest number of Indian ships to tr-ansit the strategic waterway in a single day since the war…
Review will test whether CBSE can plug gaps exposed during 2026 exams NEW DELHI: The fate of CBSE’s controversial on-screen marking (OSM) system hangs in the balance. The board will decide whether to continue with it for Class XII exams in 2027 and possibly extend it to Class X only after consulting key stakeholders, including…
At Lahore’s ‘Eton’, Pakistani alum pays tribute to Indian dost NEW DELHI: Nearly eight decades after Partition, a classroom at Lahore’s Aitchison College has become an unlikely bridge between India and Pakistan. On June 10, ‘Classroom No. 108’ at the 140-year-old institution was dedicated to Harcharan Singh Brar, a pre-Partition student who later became CM…
FSSAI targets misleading ads as brands race to sell ‘healthy’ food NEW DELHI: With products flooding the market with promises of being “natural”, “healthy”, “heart-friendly” and having “no added sugar”, food regulator FSSAI has turned its attention to the claims behind the labels, flagging several food and nutraceutical products for potentially misleading branding, labelling and…
Ajay Pant, captain of a sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker has been arrested in the UK LONDON/DEHRADUN: The Indian captain of a sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker intercepted by British armed forces while crossing the English Channel en route from Russia to India has been arrested in the UK and appeared in court charged with…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor‘s statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had conveyed India’s concerns to US President Donald Trump regarding the safety of civilian sailors has earned him the ire of his party. “Admiration for PM Modi appears to have transcended the limitations of the physical world” and he now “seems capable of…
Kheer Bhawani yatra begins; 8,500 pilgrims in 214 buses leave Jammu JAMMU: Over 8,500 pilgrims, mostly Kashmiri Pandits, left Jammu on Saturday for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela on Monday at five Ragnya Bhagwati shrines across Kashmir; most prominent at Tulmulla in Ganderbal, Manzgam and Devsar in Kulgam, Logripora in Anantnag, and Tikker in Kupwara.“214…
Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) called Saturday a shutdown in Ladakh SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) called Saturday a shutdown in Ladakh on June 23, accusing the Centre of backtracking on agreements reached during talks on May 22 and warning that their “patience should not be…
