NEW DELHI: From the stirring notes of Vande Mataram sung by a Slovak folk ensemble to the traditional offering of bread and salt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm cultural welcome in Bratislava as he began the second leg of his European tour.As India’s first Prime Minister to visit Slovakia, PM Modi was greeted…
Protests against education minister Dhrmendra Pradhan in Ahmedabad (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the NEET-UG re-exam, scheduled for June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday acknowledged that some candidates were facing issues downloading their admit cards and assured them that the problem would be resolved very soon.Also Read | NEET-UG retest: Centre…
NEW DELHI: As health-conscious consumers increasingly look for products marketed as “healthy”, “organic” and “zero maida”, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has turned the spotlight on food branding, issuing notices to several food business operators over claims and trade names that it says could mislead consumers.The notices — covering more than a…
Football fans carry cut-outs of Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi in Kolkata; Kozhikode fans watch Brazil vs Morocco. (PTI and Reuters photo) Cross. Control. Dribble. Goal! Add the alarm’s snooze to the play and you have World Cup magic in this part of the world.In its opening weekend, the Cup has begun capturing Indian fans’ imagination…
MUMBAI: Computer science continues to dominate the imagination of India’s best engineering aspirants, but the first round of IIT seats preference for 2026 shows another branch quietly clawing its way back into favour: civil engineering.The shift was the most dramatic at IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. At Powai, civil engineering opened at an All India…
Wife of Indian seafarer who died aboard vessel in Oman seeks ‘justice’ NEW DELHI: The family of Indian seafarer Nishanth Uirthanathan, who died aboard the vessel MT Celestial in Oman waters, has appealed to the government for the early repatriation of his mortal remains and demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.Speaking…
Rebel camp to merge with NCPI, extends support to NDA NEW DELHI: Chances of even a politically clued-in person having heard of Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) are near-zero. It is now set to be the fifth biggest party in Lok Sabha.In a dramatic development, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs informed Lok Sabha Speaker…
NEW DELHI: Days after INDIA bloc’s meeting witnessed an intense discussion on NEET and other paper leaks, students’ woes and youth unemployment, Congress has announced that leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold town hall discussions around the country on these issues.The first phase of the party’s nationwide campaign will start…
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Sunday called PM Narendra Modi an “obedient servant” of foreign forces that kill Indians.Congress asked whether the PM would raise the killing of Indian seafarers and the “threatening language” of secretary of state Marco Rubio with the Indian the foreign minister in his upcoming…
The US Navy said it rescued 14 Indian seafarers on Sunday as Virat-1, an Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel or dhow, was sinking off the Oman coast following a mechanical failure. The Indian Embassy in Oman said all rescued crew members are “safe and in good health” and were moved to a vessel that is heading…
