NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) and education ministry kept their fingers crossed until the final answer sheets of India’s largest entrance exam, NEET-UG, were sealed on Sunday, bringing to a close a high-stakes retest conducted under the shadow of the May 3 paper leak.Organised in 37 days, far short of the four-six months the…
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ’s octogenarian Germany-based daughter, Anita Pfaff, moved Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Three months after a failed attempt by his grandnephew, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s octogenarian Germany-based daughter, Anita Pfaff, moved Supreme Court Tuesday seeking a direction to govt to bring his ashes back from the Renko-Ji temple in Japan.Pfaff’s petition, settled…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Nearly two years after stepping away from T20Is and a year after bidding farewell to Tests, Virat Kohli continues to show that the competitive spirit burns undiminished.After consecutive ducks had briefly raised questions, he responded on Wednesday night in the only way he knows — with a statement innings. And…
India’s junior space minister Jitendra Singh urged BRICS nations to forge a ‘Brics Space Economy,’ BENGALURU: Calling space the next frontier of global economic growth, junior space minister Jitendra Singh Wednesday urged Brics nations to work together to build a “Brics Space Economy”, arguing that no single country can shape the future of the sector…
Abhishek Bachchan has opened up about why he stayed away from investing in the Indian Premier League, despite several Bollywood celebrities owning teams in the tournament. Abhishek also explained that beyond finances, he wasn’t sure how he could contribute to the sport at the time. Speaking about cricket specifically, the actor admitted he wasn’t as…
Academy Award-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty has taken a firm stand against the unauthorized use of his identity, images, audio clips, and intellectual property online. Through an official statement, Pookutty has urged individuals and organizations to refrain from misusing his persona without obtaining prior consent. The statement also warns that any further unauthorized use of…
Protests continue at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Govt made a fresh outreach Thursday to agitating students for talks over the issues being raised by them, emphasising that a solution to the crisis cannot be found without dialogue.“I very humbly invite you on behalf of govt to come forward and hold dialogue,” Union minister Jitendra Singh,…
Singer Chris Brown has been ordered to pay nearly USD 13 million in damages after a jury found him liable for ‘negligence’ in a lawsuit over a dog attack that left one of his housekeepers permanently disfigured. Chris Brown found liable in dog attack case According to reports, a jury on June 30 ruled that…
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge have achieved a historic feat at the box office. The Ranveer Singh-starrer franchise has officially crossed the Rs 3000 crore mark worldwide, becoming the first Indian film series to do so. With this milestone, the franchise has overtaken some of Indian cinema’s biggest blockbusters like Baahubali, Pushpa and…
Jitendra Singh details fallout of talks with Congress leader NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh accused the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of shifting his demands during talks over the Congress protest at Lok Kalyan Marg outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, alleging that the Congress leader was more interested in “confrontation” than resolving the issue…