NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) seems to be testing students’ patience. Just weeks after the NEET-UG row triggered nationwide outrage, another major examination conducted by the agency has landed in troubled waters. This time, it is the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, where technical glitches and administrative confusion left students stranded inside…
Pakistan has hired a US lobbying firm led by former Republican Congressman Tom Graves under a two-year contract aimed at advancing Islamabad’s diplomatic, economic and strategic interests in Washington.According to documents filed with the US department of justice, Pakistan’s embassy in Washington entered into a two-year agreement earlier this month with Ervin Graves Strategy Group….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (File Photo) As the country’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh — with 80 Lok Sabha seats and 403 assembly constituencies — is widely seen as the “gateway to Delhi.” Riding high on its sweeping victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections, which…
A grandfather died while rescuing his nine-year-old granddaughter after a sudden change in sea conditions pulled members of his family into deeper water at a beach in Cornwall, UK.Phil Crow, 68, suffered a cardiac arrest in the sea at Tregirls Beach near Padstow on bank holiday Monday after helping save his granddaughter, Sia Briskham, and…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised the Union government’s decision to use Air Force vehicles to transport NEET question papers, questioning whether the move would actually prevent leaks and accusing the government of putting on a “show.““Hume bewkoof samajh rakha hai,” Kejriwal said in a video message.“Air Force planes…
London’s iconic Trafalgar Square is set to host one of the city’s most vibrant cultural events as Eid on the Square returns on Saturday, May 30, 2026.Billed as London’s biggest Eid celebration, the free event will bring together thousands of people from across the capital for a day packed with live entertainment, food and family-friendly…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised the Union government’s decision to use Air Force vehicles to transport NEET question papers, questioning whether the move would actually prevent leaks and accusing the government of putting on a “show.““Hume bewkoof samajh rakha hai,” Kejriwal said in a video message.“Air Force planes…
An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a US military facility in Kuwait damaged two MQ-9 Reaper drones and caused minor injuries to several American personnel, Bloomberg reported, citing a unnamed person familiar with the incident.The report said the Fateh-110 missile targeted Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait within the past 24 hours. Although Kuwaiti…
NEW DELHI: More than 45,000 booth-level officers began a statewide door-to-door survey across Odisha on Saturday as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan said.The month-long exercise, which will continue until June 28, was launched from Puri and covers all 147 Assembly constituencies in the…
NEW DELHI: Tiffany Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, visited the Taj Mahal in Agra on Saturday with her husband Michael Boulos, spending around an hour exploring India’s most famous monument during their private trip to the country.The couple arrived at the 17th-century marble mausoleum at around 11am and toured the complex while…