The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said that 98.41% of the Rs 2,000 banknotes that were in circulation at the time of their withdrawal announcement have been returned to the banking system, PTI reported.“The total value of Rs 2,000 banknotes in circulation, which was Rs 3.56 lakh crore at the close of business on…
Haryana PSC issues HPSC Exam Calendar 2026 for Group A and Group B recruitments The Haryana Public Service Commission has released the HPSC Exam Calendar 2026, giving candidates a clear schedule for January notifications and application timelines. The calendar was issued on January 1, 2026 and lists recruitment details for multiple Group A and Group…
BENGALURU: Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas Thursday assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the IAF Training Command headquartered in Bengaluru. After taking over, he paid homage to fallen personnel by laying a wreath at the Training Command War Memorial.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Shrinivas was commissioned into the fighter stream of the…
HYDERABAD: Pharma major Aurobindo Pharma is acquiring the non-oncology prescription business of Mumbai-based Khandelwal Laboratories Pvt Ltd on a going concern, slump sale basis for a cash consideration of Rs 325 crore in a move aimed at strengthening its presence in the domestic formulations market.The acquisition, done through its wholly owned subsidiary Auro Pharma Limited,…
England’s captain Ben Stokes shakes hands with teammate Shoaib Bashir (AP Photo/Gary Day) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has described England’s Boxing Day Test victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a “lottery”, insisting the result should not be used as a benchmark for judging the success of the current Brendon McCullum–Ben Stokes regime. Writing…
GATE 2026 admit card expected shortly The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is expected to release the GATE 2026 admit card on January 2, 2026. Candidates registered for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 will be able to download their hall tickets from the official GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) portal…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has conducted searches at the accounting firm of real money online money gaming app WinZO and has frozen fresh bank deposits, mutual funds and fixed deposits worth Rs 192 crore.The raid at the office premises of the auditor was conducted on December 30.During the search,…
The rupee slipped 10 paise to close at 89.98 against the US dollar on Thursday, marking a weak start to the first trading session of 2026, as sustained foreign fund outflows and a subdued domestic equity market weighed on investor sentiment, PTI reported.Forex traders said the USD/INR pair moved in a narrow range during the…
Travis Head’s rise as an all-format force has made him one of Australia’s most reliable match-winners and one of the most recognisable faces in world cricket. Set to feature in all five Ashes Tests, the left-hander has topped the run charts and heads into 2026 after an especially demanding 2025, a workload that could see…
CBSE Class 12 English exam 2026 The CBSE Class 12 board exams are almost here, and for many students, English is the subject where you can really show your skills. The Class 12 English Core exam is scheduled for March 12, 2026. So, the next few weeks will be very important for a smart preparation…
