NEW DELHI: Govt has notified a new standard for higher ethanol-petrol blends — E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuels — paving the way for blending of ethanol in petrol beyond the current 20% level. The govt push to increase ethanol blending comes amid reports of availability of surplus ethanol and to reduce crude imports due…
KEA extends document verification deadline The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has extended the document verification deadline for candidates appearing in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026, also known as the Undergraduate Common Entrance Test (UGCET) 2026.According to the official notification, candidates whose “Claims Certificate” status is showing as “Not Verified” must complete the document…
LUDHIANA: Punjabi singer Yashinder Kaur aka Inder Kaur, 29, was found murdered in Ludhiana Tuesday, six days after she was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint, reports Payal Dhawan. The suspect is an alleged ‘suitor’ who lives in Canada and is believed to have come to India via Nepal to kill her and flown back on May…
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) will begin the registration process for the Computerized Common Admission Test (C-CAT) 2026 August session from May 26, 2026.Interested candidates will be able to apply for the examination through the official website, till June 23, 2026.According to the official schedule, the CDAC C-CAT August 2026 examination will…
NEW DELHI: Oil marketing companies Tuesday hiked petrol and diesel prices by nearly 90 paise per litre, effecting a second revision in less than a week, as their losses mount due to a surge in global crude oil rates, reports Atul Mathur. Petrol now costs Rs 98.64 per litre in Delhi, while diesel is priced…
TN SSLC result 2026: The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu, is expected to announce the Tamil Nadu SSLC result 2026 tomorrow, May 20, 2026.Once released, students who appeared for the Tamil Nadu Class 10 board examinations will be able to check and download their provisional marksheets through the official website, tnresults.nic.in, and DigiLocker.Although…
NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit a record 260.5 GW on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high of 257.4 GW recorded a day earlier, as soaring temperatures, heatwave conditions and increased AC usage pushed up consumption. Power ministry officials said the peak demand was recorded at 3.40pm and met without shortages, with total generation at…
Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant, left, and Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and opted to bowl first vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL 2026 match at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday. RR’s full-time captain Riyan Parag was not available…
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant found himself in an awkward yet funny exchange with commentator Ian Bishop during the toss ahead of LSG’s IPL 2026 clash against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, after being asked about the absence of senior pacer Mohammed Shami from the playing XI.Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss…
MMRDA releases answer key for 254 posts recruitment exams; objection deadline yet to be announced MMRDA answer key 2026: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has opened the answer key objection facility for the Junior Engineer (JE) recruitment examination conducted for 104 vacancies. While the objection link has been activated on the official website,…
