Scheduled Tribe members adhering to Hindu customs are not barred from the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Chhattisgarh High Court ruled. The court set aside a family court’s rejection of a mutual divorce petition, stating that those who voluntarily follow Hindu rites cannot be excluded. RAIPUR: Members of the scheduled tribe (ST) community who follow Hindu…
Budget pressure inside Harvard University’s largest academic unit is beginning to reshape how courses may be taught in the coming years. As the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) confronts a $365 million deficit, administrators are preparing to cut spending on non-tenure-track faculty by 25% across its academic divisions. The reductions are expected to…
PUNE: India’s summer heatwaves – the humid, suffocating kind that impact more than dry heat – are not just getting more frequent, but also more intense through a now-identified specific atmospheric chain reaction. A Jan 2026 study by scientists from IMD and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, published in the Journal of the…
CUET PG exam day guidelines The postgraduate admission season for central and participating universities is set to begin as the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses (CUET PG) 2026 starts on Thursday, March 6, 2026. Conducted by the National Testing Agency, the nationwide examination will run until March 27 in computer-based mode at designated…
File photo: Nishant Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is a rare regional heavyweight who has been vocal in his disdain of dynastic politics and made it a point to keep his family members, including his only son Nishant, out of any limelight. As politics would have it, Nishant is now being seen by…
HPBSE uploads SMC-LDR Test-2026 answer keys, objections accepted until March 7 SMC-LDR Test-2026 answer keys: The Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (HPBSE) has released the provisional answer keys for the SMC-LDR Test-2026 on its official website. Candidates who appeared for the examinations can now verify their responses and submit objections if discrepancies are found.Dr….
File photo: PM Modi with French President Macron NEW DELHI: India continued to engage the international community over the situation in West Asia region as PM Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterating the need for a return to dialogue and diplomacy.After his telephonic conversation with Macron, the PM said they will…
AIBE 21 syllabus 2026: All India Bar examination is a post enrolment examination that is intended to be taken by law graduates who have already enrolled with a State Bar Council. The AIBE is also different as compared to law school examinations, which are based on theoretical knowledge, which examines the ability of the candidates…
Foreign secy Vikram Misri at the Iranian embassy on Thursday NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri signed the book of condolence – on behalf of the Indian government and people – opened at the Iranian embassy on Thursday, following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Feb 28, amid criticism over India’s silence.External…
The Staff Selection Commission is moving toward introducing a sliding mechanism in its recruitment allocation system. This is a policy shift aimed at addressing a recurring administrative loophole: government posts lying vacant even after final selections are declared.The reform, currently under discussion, could change how millions of aspirants competing for central government jobs are assigned…
