NEW DELHI: A total of 10,546 people involved in the farming sector (comprising 4,633 farmers/cultivators and 5,913 agricultural labourers) died by suicide during 2024, accounting for 6.2% of total suicide victims (1,70,746) in the country, says the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The number of such suicides, however, declined by more…
Representational AI image The Punjab School Education Board is expected to declare the Punjab Class 10 and Class 12 board examination results 2026 soon. Once released, students who appeared for the exams will be able to access and download their scorecards.The board has maintained strong pass percentages over the past few years, especially in Class…
NEW DELHI: The govt on Thursday sought cooperation from Dhaka on the “core issue” of repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis in India. Speaking on the issue for the first time after Bengal poll results, MEA called on Bangladesh to expedite pending nationality verification of close to 3,000 individuals for smooth repatriation of illegal immigrants. “This requires…
TBSE Madhyamik and HS result 2026 TBSE Class 10th, 12th result 2026: The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) is expected to declare the Madhyamik Class 10 and Higher Secondary (HS) Class 12 results 2026 tomorrow, May 8, at 12 noon. Once released, students will be able to check and download their scorecards from the…
Mother of RG Kar victim Ratna Debnath KOLKATA: Five BJP workers suffered splinter wounds after bike-borne miscreants allegedly hurled bombs at them near the Panihati home of the RG Kar rapemurder victim late on Wednesday. Police arrested three persons on the basis of CCTV footage. The victim’s mother, who contested and won from Panihati assembly…
Screengrab: NEET UG official answer key NTA has released the provisional answer key for NEET UG 2026 for all the sets of question papers. Candidates who appeared for the undergraduate medical entrance examination can now access and download the answer keys from the official website.Along with the provisional answer key, the NTA is also expected…
At the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple. Now, I will be back in Somnath on 11th May to mark 75 years since the inauguration of the restored Temple by the then President of India, Dr….
WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2026 tomorrow: Steps to check Class 10 scores quickly on TOI portal WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2026: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education will declare the WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2026 on May 8, 2026. Nearly 9.71 lakh students who appeared for the Class 10 board examination across the state are waiting for…
NEW DELHI: As the left grapples with the severe setback it suffered in Kerala, the centralised leadership model described as ‘Brand Pinarayi’ and the poll campaign around it is under scrutiny, even as the party itself continues to hold there is no place within it for “cult politics” and the campaign was not a one-man…
Enrollment in government schools across India has fallen from 71 per cent in 2005 to 49.24 per cent in 2024-25, according to a latest report released by NITI Aayog on the country’s school education system.As government school enrolment declined, private schools expanded steadily over the years. The report says private institutions now make up 44.01…
