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NEW DELHI: Karnataka governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Friday accepted the resignation of chief minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru, dissolving the council of ministers with immediate effect, a day after the Congress leader stepped down following directions from the party high command. Siddaramaiah will, however, continue in office until alternative arrangements are made, according to an…

JCECEB B.Ed admit card 2026: The Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) has officially released the admit cards for the B.Ed Combined Entrance Competitive Examination 2026. The exam is scheduled to be held on May 31, 2026. The JCECEB will conduct the entrance test in offline (pen-and-paper) mode across various designated centers spanning the…

NEW DELHI: The dust and fury entailing the power transition in Karnataka do not appear to have settled with Siddaramaiah’s resignation as chief minister, as he and deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who is expected to step into Sidda’s shoes soon, are set to meet Congress state in-charge Randeep Surjewala in the national capital.Both leaders will…

COMEDK UGET result 2026: The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) will declare the COMEDK UGET result 2026 today, May 29, at 4 pm. Thousands of engineering aspirants who appeared for the Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) will be able to access their scorecards and rank cards through the official website, comedk.org.The…

Earthquake in Nepal (Image source: ANI) India has announced grant assistance worth Nepali Rupees 560.2 million (approximately Rs 35.1 crore) for the construction of 14 schools in quake-hit regions of Nepal as part of its continued support for the country’s reconstruction and development efforts.Nepal continues to rebuild its public infrastructure more than a decade after…

“Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen/Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.”Every time Class 12 student Tashvi Berry opened her English literature book to study American poet Adrienne Rich’s 12-line metaphor-drenched rage against patriarchy, these famous opening lines made absolutely no sense.For the 17-year-old with learning disabilities, who had the poem for her…

Congress’ Rahul Gandhi has said education minister Dharmendra Pradhan must answer why CBSE’s OSM contract was given to “Globarena” that had a tainted record, even if under a different name, “COEMPT”. He also sought information on the “connection between COEMPT’s management and the Modi govt”.After Pradhan attacked Rahul for seeking his resignation, Gandhi said, “Dharmendra…

Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) will declare the COMEDK UGET Result 2026 on Thursday, May 29 at 4 pm. Candidates who appeared for the Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) will be able to download their scorecards and rank cards from the official website, comedk.org.COMEDK UGET is a state-level entrance examination conducted…

NEW DELHI: Several northeastern and other smaller states are spending proportionately more on healthcare than richer states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana, reveals National Health Accounts 2022-23 data. Manipur health expenditure as a proportion of its GSDP was the highest in the country at 5.5%, up from 4.6% in 2021-22.Meghalaya spent 4.4% on health,…

Rahul Gandhi, Dharmendra Pradhan Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit back at Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan hours after Pradhan defended the contract given to COEMPT for CBSE results. The row comes amid complaints by several students and parents over alleged low marks, totalling mistakes and issues linked to the CBSE’s online evaluation process.In…