NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) detected around 20 cases of answer-sheet mix-ups during the first-time implementation of its on-screen marking (OSM) system this year, while more than 13,000 answer sheets ultimately had to be evaluated manually due to scanning quality issues, government sources told PTI on Friday.The issue came to light…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate who was set to face Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor in Bihar’s Bankipur bypoll, withdrew from the contest on Friday, citing “family reasons”. The surprise twist forced the party to name a replacement just hours later.Abhishek Kumar Sinha, who had filed his nomination papers only a day…
Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest ever footballers in the world, has begun preparations for what could be the most important tournament of his career, joining Portugal’s training camp ahead of their FIFA World Cup opener on June 17. The Portuguese star shared his excitement on social media, posting…
Confidence isn’t just a personality trait; it’s a life skill. It shapes how a child sees themselves from an early age, and how they respond to challenges and how boldly they step into opportunities. Bollywood actress, and now a global icon, Priyanka Chopra is a living example of confidence in action. Everyone has witnessed her…
Iranian President Pezeshkian says USD 6 billion frozen in Qatar to be released Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets held in Qatar would be released, even as negotiations with the United States faced fresh uncertainty following attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend.According to the Associated…
Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people will ever make. And yet, many buyers walk into a builder’s office believing the quoted price is final. It is not, and the law is on your side.Information is a right, not a favourBefore one can negotiate, they need to know what they…
With the chaos of life, office politics, the late night habit of replaying a mistake you made years ago, it’s a literal miracle to stay focused. Anand Mahindra, the visionary chairman of Mahindra Group, once shared a bit of truth that cuts right through the clutter. He said, “Leaders don’t look behind or to the…
Nikhat Zareen on Thursday said the last two weeks had been “torture” for boxers, who were affected by the dispute between the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI).SAI had objected to BFI’s assessment-based selection process after receiving complaints from several boxers. The assessment camp for selecting squads for this…
NIA arrested a key absconder in Kerala’s Sreenivasan murder case NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) ion Thursday arrested a key absconder in Kerala’s Sreenivasan murder case, linked with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) terrorist organisation.Muhammadali K.P, the PFI Palakkad district president, was taken into custody on Thursday morning at the IGI Airport,…
For millennia, humans have looked up at the Moon and wondered what it would be like to live there. It has tugged at the human imagination — fueling myths, inspiring poems and some of our boldest scientific dreams.Yet despite landing astronauts on its surface more than half a century ago, the Moon has remained a…