A new survey by the Observer Research Foundation has found that young Indians overwhelmingly support a stronger response to cross-border terrorism and see the Middle East as central to India’s future economic ambitions.The survey, titled Foreign Policy Survey 2025: Young India and the Middle East, was conducted across 19 Indian cities between October and November…
Image used for representative purposes Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill to dissolve the Knesset, a move that could pave the way for early elections and deepen political uncertainty for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.In a preliminary reading, 110 out of 120 members of parliament supported the motion, with no votes…
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers will soon be able to withdraw provident fund money directly through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), with testing of the facility already completed, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. The move is part of a broader push by EPFO to improve service delivery and simplify access for over…
The waves of drama have been sliding off the headlines in the Jolie-Pitt family, as four out of the six children of the renowned actors have dropped the ‘Pitt’ part from their names. As the siblings face the time for public credentials or announcements, they have been swiftly removing Brad Pitt’s identity one by one….
The Railway Recruitment Board has officially announced the date for the RRB Section Controller Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) 2026. The examination will be conducted on June 6, 2026, for candidates who cleared the earlier CBT stage under Advertisement No. CEN 04/2025.This recruitment drive is being conducted for the position of Section Controller for 368…
Tilak Varma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians came into the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders with no pressure of qualification after already being knocked out of the IPL 2026 playoff race. With nothing to lose, the five-time champions were expected to play an aggressive brand of cricket at Eden Gardens. Instead, their batting…
Clara LewisMumbai: City environmentalists and activists have taken strong objection to the proposal by a BJP worker to rename Sanjay Gandhi National Park as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Park (ABVP) by dropping the word “national” and to build an integrated township and a university inside the park.Activists alleged there is a pattern to the development-led destruction…
Bengaluru: The higher education department has constituted an expert committee to study the convocation protocol and common dress code during convocations.The issue was raised during a recent meeting chaired by governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and attended by chief minister Siddaramaiah and DCM DK Shivakumar, along with the vice-chancellors of all the state-run universities.There was a general…
CHENNAI: The Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU), which operated in Chennai for the past two years, has been renamed as Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) after the state govt formally issued orders expanding the unit across Tamil Nadu.Police said the newly formed ANTF was vested with intelligence-gathering and prosecution powers. Until the transition process is completed, the…
Hyderabad: Following his arrest in a Pocso case registered at Petbasheerabad police station, Bandi Bageerath, the son of Union minister of state for home affairs, approached the high court seeking permission to withdraw his interim anticipatory bail petition, which was pending before the court.In view of the hearing scheduled for May 21, Bageerath’s counsel, N…
