NEW DELHI: A new controversy seems to be building up over discussions within the govt for a satellite-assisted location tracking of mobile phone users for the need of law-enforcement agencies and disaster management officials. The matter, which has been in discussions for over five years now, had seen a suggestion by mobile phone operators lobby,…
JEE Advanced 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has released the official five-point eligibility framework that candidates must fulfil to appear for the Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE Advanced) 2026. Along with the criteria, the institute has confirmed that the national-level entrance test for Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) admissions to Indian Institutes…
Image credit: Menakshi Singh NEW DELHI: “What does divinity look like when it takes human form?” The question sparked a journey that culminated with the launch of ‘Expressions of Divinity Maha Kumbh 2025’, a coffee table book by author and photographer Meenakshi Singh. The book, published by Bloomsbury Publishing India, was unveiled on Friday at…
Newly released emails involving the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and former U.S. Solicitor General Kenneth Starr have unexpectedly placed Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld back in public focus. The messages, disclosed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, refer to Rubenfeld in two separate 2018 exchanges. According to reporting by the…
The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of last month’s terror incident near Red Fort in Delhi to justice and urged all UN member states to cooperate on it.The Quad, which comprises India, the US, Australia and Japan, also unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorism.Fifteen people…
UPSC CGPDTM recruitment 2025 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for recruitment to the posts of Examiner of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications (GI) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM), DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The recruitment also includes two posts of Deputy Director (Examination…
Omar Abdullah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the opposition INDIA alliance is currently “on life support”. He said that internal infighting is weakening its ability to challenge the BJP.Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, Abdullah said the opposition bloc is struggling…
Harvard plans introduction of limited A+ grades Harvard College is moving to overhaul its evaluation system in a bid to curb grade inflation, a longstanding concern at elite universities. The proposal, outlined in an October report by Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh, calls for multiple reforms to be introduced simultaneously, signaling a departure from…
A booming tax haul fuels government spending, but the fiscal gap persists as sanitation, administration and education absorb the biggest slices of the pie. The revised budget estimate for 2025–26 shows a strong 30% surge in tax collections, pushing total income to ₹15,680 crore. Yet expenditure continues to exceed revenue, leaving only a modest closing…
Smart India Hackathon 2025 Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Dr. Vaishali Patil, Principal of I2IT Pune, said that the institute is proud to host one of India’s largest innovation-driven competitions. She was joined by Miss Amrita Katara, managing trustee I2IT, Vice-Principal Prof. Madhuri Reddy, Prof. Ravindra Joshi, SIH coordinators Prof. Prakash Kshirsagar and Prof.Mandar…
