The day opens on a strong note. Destiny feels like it’s walking beside you, and you’ll earn more than expected, maybe through extra work, a surprise incentive, or a payment that finally clears. Jupiter supports your gains, and the Moon keeps you alert, even if a bit restless inside.Your mind won’t sit still. You might…
NEW DELHI: The bar for entering the IITs has steadily risen, with the JEE (Main) cut-off for JEE (Advanced) for general category climbing to a record 93.4 percentile in 2026, up from 89.7 in 2019, reflecting intensifying competition and a sharp post-pandemic surge in high scorers. Cut-offs across all categories — EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and…
Mumbai University is investigating allegations of question paper leaks for three BCom sixth-semester subjects MUMBAI: The Mumbai University said on Tuesday evening that it was inquiring into allegations that question papers of three subjects in its ongoing sixth semester TY BCom examinations had been leaked and circulated through a WhatsApp group linked to a private…
Bengaluru: The interception of a consignment declared as a ‘grey stone stele of Padmapani’ by the Air Cargo Commissionerate at Bengaluru airport five months ago has now taken a dramatic turn, with investigations revealing that the idol is in fact a ninth-century antiquity stolen from Nepal.The case began last Nov when a 32-year-old traveller arriving…
Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday closed a plea moved by an AIADMK advocate alleging distribution of 8,000 coupons by DMK cadres in several constituencies. The court closed the plea after the ECI said action had been initiated wherever complaints were received regarding distribution of the coupons and that they were seized.The first bench of…
A software engineer in Hyderabad was arrested for cultivating ganja plants at his residence after losing his job due to substance addiction. By Manvi VyasHYDERABAD: A software engineer, who allegedly lost his job due to substance addiction, was arrested on Tuesday for growing ganja plants at his house in East Gandhinagar in Nacharam.Excise officials said…
Dinhata: Munawwara Bibi runs her finger slowly down a voter list taped to the wall of her local panchayat office. “My name was here during the Lok Sabha polls… how can it disappear,” the 65-year-old homemaker murmurs. It’s her fourth visit to the office since SIR led to the deletion of her name from the…
Panaji: Amid growing protests across Goa over YouTuber Gautam Khattar’s derogatory remarks against St Francis Xavier, Goans living in the UK expressed solidarity and condemned the comments as “an insult” to Goencho Saib. They urged chief minister Pramod Sawant to order Khattar’s immediate arrest.“If the CM fails to take action against him, we will come…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt, which is expected to announce a new shipbuilding and repair policy after the local body elections this month, has proposed two new shipbuilding clusters in Chhachhi, Kutch, and Kuchhadi, Porbandar district. The state has set a target of enhancing its shipbuilding capacity to 3 million GT (gross tonnage) by 2047.While the…
Ludhiana: The new school year is off to a failing start as hundreds of teachers vanish from classrooms for mandatory training to join the ranks of the national census. Govt schools report critical staff shortages of up to 90%. Principals across the Ludhiana district have issued an urgent plea to education authorities, warning that the…
