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NTA terminates 47 officials, begins specialist-led rebuild | India News

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency has terminated 47 officials and begun rebuilding its workforce with specialist leadership in cybersecurity, forensic investigation, test-centre operations and assessment research, government sources said on Friday.Some of those terminated will also face legal and criminal action based on internal inquiries and inputs from investigating agencies. More measures are expected…

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British father jailed for life for killing 4-week-old son after drinking eight pints | World News

Tony Bartlett, father who killed 4-weeks-old son/Image: BBC A British father has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering his four-week-old son, who died from catastrophic head and spinal injuries sustained during a violent assault at the family’s home in Somerset.Tony Bartlett, 39, was ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years after…

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Korean professor who got his students to write a research paper for his daughter’s admission to a top dental school sent to jail for 3.6 years

South Korean professor jailed for making his students write research papers for his daughter. (AI photo) Lee M, a former professor at a private university in Seoul, South Korea, has been sentenced to 3.6 years in jail in a case from a decade ago where the professor coerced his students to write a research paper…

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Ravneet Singh Bittu resigns from Union Council of Ministers; President Murmu accepts resignation | India News

Bittu, a three-time former Congress MP from Punjab, was inducted as a minister of state in the Narendra Modi-led government in June 2024 NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday accepted the resignation of Union minister of state for railways and food processing industries Ravneet Singh Bittu from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate…

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In 2015, trees covered just 1.9% of these Ethiopian drylands; nine years later, helping old roots regrow pushed forest cover above 22%

Evaluating the impact of assisted natural regeneration and afforestation on soil erosion dynamics using high-resolution imagery in semi-arid Ethiopia In 2015, trees covered just 1.9% of these Ethiopian drylands; nine years later, helping old roots regrow pushed forest cover above 22%.A comprehensive study evaluating land restoration in the Kembata Tembaro district of central Ethiopia shows…

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Quote of the day by Erling Haaland: ‘I can improve everything. If you think I’m good at one thing, I can always get better’

Haaland’s mentality remained visible during the 2026 World Cup. Norway’s historic run ended in the quarter-finals after England fought back to win 2-1 in Miami. Talent often gets treated like a destination in football. Once a player reaches the top, wins trophies and scores goals for fun, the conversation shifts from improvement to maintaining standards….

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Rashtriya Sevika Samiti: RSS women’s wing kicks off three-day national meet in Haryana | India News

The meeting commenced with the lighting of a ceremonial lamp, followed by tributes to the organisation’s former office-bearers NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Sevika Samiti, the women’s organisation ideologically affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Friday began its three-day first half-yearly national executive and representatives’ meeting at the Madhav Smriti campus in Samalkha, Haryana.Around…

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Quote of the day by John Stuart Mill: ‘A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury’

A person may cause evil to others not only by their actions but by their inaction (Photo: AI-generated) British philosopher, economist and political thinker John Stuart Mill was one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century. His writings explored individual liberty, morality and the responsibilities people have towards one another. One of his…

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Quote of the day by Oprah Winfrey: ‘If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough’

If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. If…

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PM Modi gains 1 million Instagram followers overnight after selfie video amid NEET protest | India News

PM Modi gains 1 million Instagram followers overnight after selfie video NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gained around 1 million Instagram followers overnight after he released his selfie video on Thursday night addressing concerns of the NEET paper leak.Currently PM Modi has 102 million followers on Instagram. His video captioned: “More strict actions against…

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