NTA plans exam centres in every district NEW DELHI: In a move that could spare lakhs of students long journeys for entrance examinations, the education ministry has initiated an exercise to create a nationwide pool of standardised examination centres, with the aim of having at least one in every district. The plan also envisages backup…
Complete data could’ve raised avg Diwali pollution level 49% NEW DELHI: Missing PM2.5 data from monitoring stations could have raised the city’s average pollution level by 49% on Diwali, according to an analysis by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).Had the missing readings been recorded at 1,000 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m³),…
SC: Indians married here can’t get divorced abroad NEW DELHI: Taking advantage of liberal laws abroad to obtain a divorce for a wedding solemnised in India will not automatically lead to dissolution of the marriage under Indian law, Supreme Court has ruled.Viewing negatively the use in a foreign court of grounds for divorce which are…
Navi Mumbai India’s cleanest city, Indore’s domination ends NEW DELHI: Navi Mumbai bagged the cleanest city award in the 10th edition of Centre’s annual cleanliness survey, marking a change at the top after Indore dominated for eight consecutive years. Surat and Vijayawada were ranked the second and third cleanest cities, while Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa was…
Collegium wants transfer of HC judges streamlined, random ways discarded NEW DELHI: Supreme Court collegium is trying to break away from the unwritten norms for transfer of judges from one high court to another, done so far on the basis of a judge’s integrity, conduct, requirement of expertise in another HC and, very often, because…
Yuge Yugeen museum set to open doors to public next year NEW DELHI: North Block, which once housed the home and finance ministries, will reopen in less than a year from now, showcasing the first gallery of one of the largest museums in the world.Announced three years ago, Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM) will be…
Cong MP in sex abuse row on Manipur poll panels NEW DELHI: Congress has named Manipur MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who is facing sexual harassment allegations, as co-chairperson of its manifesto committee and member of its campaign and state poll committees ahead of assembly polls in the state.Akoijam, who represents Inner Manipur in Lok Sabha,…
Owaisi and Chandrashekhar Azad are set to join hands ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, seeking to consolidate Dalit and minority votes NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) president Chandrashekhar Azad are likely to announce an alliance for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections…
Iran said the underground complex contained several types of ballistic and cruise missiles. Iran has released footage of a vast underground military facility displaying ballistic and cruise missiles, as its military leadership warned that American forces across the Middle East and beyond could come under attack if the conflict with the US resumes.The Islamic Revolutionary…
Yogi Adityanath hits back at Akhilesh Yadav NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday hit back at Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav over his controversial “infiltrators” remark, which the BJP alleges was aimed at the residents of Uttarakhand.Adityanath, who was born in Pauri Garhwal, now part of the hill state, said…
