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NEW DELHI: In a major departure from the existing law, The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday proposed to omit the clause that allowed “self-perceived gender identity” to be the basis for self-determination and identification for approval for transgender certificate by the district magistrate.“The existing vague definition…

JEE Main registration 2026 JEE Mains re-opened registration window closing today: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 session 2 re-opened application portal will close today, March 13, 2026. The National Testing Agency (NTA) re-opened the application portal from the afternoon of March 12, 2026. The agency confirmed that candidates will be able to submit…

How is govt seeking to ensure that power supply stays ahead of demand?We are continuously expanding our generation. Earlier, the focus was on thermal capacity addition. The priority now is renewable energy, especially solar. Since solar power is not available round the clock, we are focusing on storage solutions. Nuclear energy will also contribute. The…

Thousands of NEET PG seats go empty. Image: AI generated. The Centre has recently released fresh figures showing a major expansion in medical education. The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on March 10 that 43 new medical colleges had been…

LUDHIANA: They sent off the youngster, cheerful and smiling, to a foreign land in the hope of a better life. They got him back in a casket, wearing an alien uniform, and no answers to how he died and why. Ludhiana’s Samarjeet Singh, who had travelled to Russia in 2025 for higher education and better…

The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) will soon close the registration window for Pharmacist Recruitment 2026. Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the posts can complete the online application process through the official website upsssc.gov.in.The last date to apply is March 29, 2026. UPSSSC Pharmacist recruitment 2026: Vacancy details A total of…

NEW DELHI: Suggesting a major reboot in agricultural policy, Supreme Court Friday asked the Union govt to deliberate with domain experts and stakeholders to devise a remunerative framework to encourage farmers to shift from traditional wheat and paddy crops to pulses. During the hearing on a PIL questioning the govt’s wisdom in importing yellow peas…

Student club approvals tightened at Harvard Law School under new cap policy Harvard Law School has introduced a new policy capping the number of officially recognised student organisations at roughly 90, citing financial and administrative limitations related to auditing and oversight of club accounts. The decision, implemented during the current student organisation application cycle, significantly…

NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals were killed and 10 others injured in a drone strike in an industrial area in Oman’s Sohar province Friday, taking the total number of Indian deaths in the ongoing war in West Asia to five. Oman News Agency reported that two drones crashed in Sohar, one striking the Al-Awahi industrial…

RBI Assistant window 2026 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will open the edit window for Assistant recruitment 2026 tomorrow, March 14, 2026. According to an official notice issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the edit window for modifying application forms will remain active from March 14, 2026 (00:01 hours) to March 15, 2026…