School dropout rates decline significantly in UDISE+ 2025-26 as secondary enrolment and teacher numbers reach new milestones NEW DELHI: The student dropout rate in schools witnessed a sharp and consistent decline across critical learning stages, according to the USIDE 2025-26 report released by the Ministry of Education, even as the student retention rate declined marginally…
New Delhi: Calling the independence of the legal profession as important as the independence of the judiciary, Supreme Court Tuesday said the former must remain self-regulated. External agencies or institutions could not record adverse findings and opinions about the professional standing of advocates, the court said, as this was the exclusive domain of the Bar…
New Delhi: Govt will carry out extensive testing of E25 (petrol blended with 25% ethanol), evaluate reports and consult all stakeholders before taking any decision on its roll out.Amid growing concerns over the impact of E20 fuel on vehicle mileage and performance, and possibility of E25, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the govt is…
Rs 160 cr allegedly given to company from party a/cs NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate Tuesday carried out searches in Kolkata to probe the purchase of an aircraft — Embraer 600 — and an Agusta 109 SP helicopter for Rs 112 crore by Kolkata-based Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, and Rs 160 crore it allegedly had…
CCI Recruitment 2026 notification released for 148 posts; online applications begin from July 9 across India CCI Recruitment 2026: The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has issued the Recruitment 2026 notification for 148 vacancies across multiple posts. The recruitment drive covers Assistant Manager, Management Trainee, Junior Commercial Executive and Junior Assistant positions. Online applications will…
Convoy of tankers is seen crossing Strait of Hormuz, vessel tracking data shows NEW DELHI: As on Tuesday, 50 Indian-flagged and foreign-flagged ships, with cargo bound for India, have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the West Asia conflict on Feb 28.At present, only nine Indian vessels are in the Persian Gulf…
WBJEE Counselling 2026 Round 1 allotment result to be released today, know reporting process and dates WBJEE 2026 Round 1 allotment result: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will announce the WBJEE Counselling 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result today, July 7, 2026. Candidates who participated in the first counselling round can check…
NEW DELHI: CBI filed its first chargesheet Tuesday in the Rs 4,097-crore Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd (RCFL) bank fraud case before a special CBI court in Mumbai against seven accused, including Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) and five former senior RCFL executives.Devang Pravin Mody, former director and CEO of RCFL; Ravindra Somayajula…
NEET UG 2026 fee refund correction window closes today, candidates must verify bank details before deadline NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the final correction window for NEET UG 2026 application fee refund bank details today, July 7, 2026. Candidates eligible for the refund must verify or update their account information on…
Union minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: The Centre has removed four officials from environment minister Bhupender Yadav‘s office. The officials are Yadav’s private secretary, assistant private secretary and two additional private secretaries.Yadav’s private secretary, Amar Singh, a 2010 batch IRS officer, was removed on “administrative grounds”. The appointments of assistant private secretary Siddharth Yadav and…
