SRINAGAR: Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the first model border village at Chumur, located at an altitude of 16,700 feet along the India-China border.Officials said the first-of-its-kind project in the region will focus on infrastructure development, employment and livelihood generation, all-weather connectivity and greater civilian-defence integration. The initiative…
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the NTPC Undergraduate (UG) Phase 2 Exam City Intimation Slip for candidates scheduled to appear in the upcoming Computer-Based Test (CBT 1). The city slip was issued on June 3, allowing candidates appearing for the June 13 examination to check their allotted exam city, exam date and shift…
LONDON/KOLKATA: Anisha Chakraborty texted her brother Raktim in the US from Birmingham last Friday to say she had good news to share. The 28-year-old from Kolkata’s Mukundapur had been job-hunting after completing her master’s with distinction at Aston University and had just made it to the final round of an interview.Raktim, who is based in…
Aryna Sabalenka and Serena Williams NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has welcomed Serena Williams’s return to professional tennis, describing the comeback of the 23-time Grand Slam champion as “very good news for tennis” and admitting she is excited by the possibility of facing the American legend on court.The biggest talking point at the…
Virat Kohli and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: RCB/Screengrab) Virat Kohli had a special message for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following the conclusion of a remarkable IPL 2026 season. It was a night that celebrated two of the tournament’s biggest stars, one who led his team to championship glory and another who captured the imagination of cricket…
The Rajasthan BSTC Result 2026 is expected to be declared soon on the official website. Nearly six lakh candidates who appeared for the Pre-D.El.Ed entrance examination are awaiting their scorecards. Once the results are announced, the counselling process for admission to the two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) programme will begin across Rajasthan. Vardhaman Mahaveer…
NEW DELHI: As TMC faces its biggest crisis in West Bengal, there is growing speculation over the future of its contingent of MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the impact developments in Bengal will have on the heft of the second largest opposition party within INDIA bloc and its overall ramifications on Opposition’s capacity…
Haiti’s Woodensky Pierre (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) The US government has finally granted the visa to Woodensky Pierre, the member of Haiti’s national soccer team, to travel and participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 after days of uncertainty regarding his participation in the tournament. Pierre is the sole home-based player on Haiti’s national soccer team…
File photo of India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav. (AP) New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav is woefully out of form and a troubled wrist has only aggravated the situation. He will be the hot topic of discussion when the men’s senior selection committee meets to pick squads for the T20I series versus Ireland and England. It’s rare…
BRIC-NIPGR Opens PhD Applications in Plant Biology, Deadline June 12 BRIC-NIPGR PhD Admission 2026: Aspiring researchers in plant science and biotechnology have a final opportunity to apply for the prestigious Ph.D. Programme at the BRIC–National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. The institute has…
