Congress leader, Vijay Wadettiwar, questions NCERT for removing ‘secular’ and ‘secularism’ NEW DELHI: Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar has accused the government of trying to “poison the minds of school-going children” after NCERT’s revised Class 9 Social Science textbook removed references to “secular” and “secularism” from the main text under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only PUNE: A 27-year-old software engineer jumped to death from the third floor of a residential building in the Manikbaug area on Thursday afternoon.The brother of the deceased stated in his complaint with the Sinhagad Road police that she ended her life because her husband and her mother-in-law harassed her….
LONDON: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party had scooped up the most council seats in local elections in England by Friday night, even taking control of its first London council, as angry voters booted out hundreds of Labour and Conservative councillors in their traditional heartlands.By then, even though results continued to come in overnight for the…
The revised DA structure will benefit state government employees and teachers, CM Vijay said in a statement. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced a 2% hike in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and teachers, increasing it from 58% to 60% with retrospective effect from January 1 this year.The…
Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Asian Games in Japan later this year as he looks to defend his gold medal, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee chairman Adille Sumariwalla confirmed on Saturday.The two-time Olympic medallist has already confirmed his participation in the Commonwealth…
Mallikarjun Kharge; Argentina banner Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged PM Modi to convene an all-party meeting before the government reintroduces its revised delimitation proposal during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The UK government has urged FIFA to act after Argentina displayed a Falklands banner following its 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World…
What appears to be an ordinary cemetery in upstate New York has turned out to be home to one of the most remarkable pollinator discoveries in recent years. Researchers from Cornell University have found an estimated 5.5 million mining bees living beneath East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. The vast underground aggregation of native…
Lamine Yamal has warned France ahead of the World Cup semi-final, insisting Spain are confident after recent victories over Les Bleus/ Image: AP Spain teenager Lamine Yamal has issued a confident warning to France ahead of one of the biggest matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026, insisting La Roja have no reason to fear…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing as fake a viral video claiming the June 21 NEET-UG retest question paper had been leaked on the Telegram application, the Centre and National Testing Agency (NTA) Monday initiated action to trace those who created and circulated it.The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit said reports alleging a leak before the exam…
The Hormuz closure marks a sharp reversal from Friday’s ceasefire arrangement Iran on Saturday closed the Strait of Hormuz again after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 26 people, threatening the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it had digitally signed with the United States to negotiate the terms of a truce.The move marked a sharp…