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…
Bathinda: Despite the Southwest Monsoon drenching large parts of the country, Punjab continues to grapple with a rainfall deficit, while neighbouring Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have recorded near-normal monsoon rainfall since June 1. Punjab has recorded a 28% rainfall deficit from June 1 till the morning of July 10, receiving 70.4 mm of rain against…
NEW DELHI: India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki will raise prices across its vehicle line up by up to Rs 30,000 from next month, citing elevated inflationary pressures and a persistently adverse cost environment. Some of the other car makers indicated that they are also reviewing prices, while some have already raised it.In a regulatory filing…
Peel Police in Canada announced that they busted a major international extortion gang and charged 17 non-Canadians. The Peel Regional Police Monday announced they have taken down a violent international extortion ring linked to a group called ‘For Brothers’ and 17 men have been arrested and charged. None of them is Canadian and the list…
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will close the registration process for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2026 today, June 25, 2026. Eligible candidates who have not yet completed their application process can submit their forms through the official SSC website before the deadline.The Commission had reopened the application window after receiving requests from candidates…
9 workers rescued after blaze erupts at Bawana factory (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Nine people were rescued after a fire broke out at a cooler grass manufacturing factory in outer Delhi’s Bawana area in the early hours of Saturday.According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call regarding the blaze was received at 3.16 am,…
Hyderabad: With elections for the recognised union of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) due within the next two to three months, the coal belt has become a fiercely contested political battleground. Major parties are intensifying their campaigns across the region as union control and allegations of irregularities take center stage.The coal belt, which spans 11…
You may wake up feeling oddly split, Taurus. One part of you wants to stay under the fan and do the bare minimum, while another part feels ready to make a brave move. That’s the day’s story. The Moon stirs restlessness, but Mars adds backbone. So yes, lazy on the surface, determined underneath.A decision taken…
Ankara: Western leaders came to Turkiye to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world. They each left with a revolver and six rounds. The unconventional gift from the host of this week’s Nato summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was meant to showcase his country’s growing defence industry.But it left officials across the alliance scratching…
India has urged the European Union to exempt it from proposed restrictions on metal scrap exports, warning that the move could disrupt supplies, increase production costs and affect the country’s steel and aluminium industries.Under the EU’s revised Waste Shipment Regulation, exports of non-hazardous waste, including recyclable metal scrap, to non-OECD countries will be banned from…
