August 2026

NIT Rourkela records 1,340 placement offers in 2025-26 NIT Rourkela placement 2025-26: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela students received 1,340 placement offers during the 2025-26 placement drive, along with 364 six-month internship offers. Pre-final-year students also secured 258 summer internships, the highest number of such offers recorded in the institute’s history.The B.Tech programme recorded…

PM Modi’s bilateral with Russia President Putin will follow EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow this week NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the upcoming SCO summit in Bishkek, said govt while announcing Modi’s two-nation central Asia tour to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan that…

NEW DELHI: The son of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) Public Relations Officer (PRO) Dr Nalini Ranjan was allegedly attacked by two neighbours in a Dwarka residential society on August 26.According to a statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Department, the incident followed an alleged confrontation after a pet dog was set on…

Govt data showed India exported 2.4 million tonnes (MT) of diesel in July this year. NEW DELHI: India’s export of petroleum products recorded a year-on-year surge of over 8% in July, as margins improved amid a global supply shortage following Russia’s ban on diesel exports and ample supplies of crude to India during the US-Iran…

A young graduate moves out of college, with fond hopes and aspirations to secure a prestigious job. She opens a job portal fervently, only to meet disappointment. She wants digital fluency, communication, workplace readiness, and practical experience. She looks for a course. Another problem appears: Which one is actually worth it?This is the paradox that…

All trial courts shall consider framing of charges within 60 to 90 days, the SC bench said. NEW DELHI: Expressing concern that many engaging in the practice of dowry are not getting punished, Supreme Court has passed a series of directions to streamline and expedite trial in such cases.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and…

UGC NET June 2026 result, final answer key to be released this week The National Testing Agency (NTA) is going to announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2026 results shortly. The agency has said that the final answer keys and results for the examination covering 84 subjects will be published…

From Sept 4, businesses will also get access to a self-serve ChatGPT ads manager (File photo) NEW DELHI: OpenAI has started showing ads on ChatGPT in India. The company has rolled out advertising for logged-in adult users on its Free and Go plans, while paid subscriptions including Plus and Pro remain ad-free. Over 50 brands…