Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release city intimation slips for the Direct Recruitment Quota Examination 2026 (DRQ 2026 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released an important notice for aspirants appearing in the Direct Recruitment Quota Examination 2026 (DRQ 2026). The board has announced that details related to the allotted city…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah spoke on Thursday with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on the situation in Iran and cited assurances that all steps will be taken for the safety of hundreds of students and others from J&K stranded in the protest-wracked country.J&K Students Association (JKSA) put the number of students…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced an important update for candidates appearing in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 1 from West Bengal.According to an official post shared by NTA on X, several candidates from West Bengal submitted requests regarding the celebration of Saraswati Puja on January 23, 2026. After reviewing these requests,…
SRINAGAR/LUCKNOW: Ladakh and UP saw a coordinated surge of pro-Iran sentiment as thousands rallied in Kargil district Wednesday and prominent Shia clerics in Lucknow called for sanctions relief, dialogue and Indian support for Tehran.In Kargil, a Shia-majority district in eastern Ladakh bordering PoK, large crowds gathered at multiple locations to back Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah…
Federal officials are reinstating hundreds of US health workers who were laid off last year from a small but legally mandated workplace safety agency, according to information confirmed by government officials and a federal workers’ union.The layoffs occurred in April, when the Trump administration sharply reduced staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an absconding accused in a 2021 CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case involving attempts to re-energise the banned terrorist organisation in the Magadh Zone.The accused, identified as Chandan Kumar, was nabbed in Mumbai. A resident of district Jehanabad, Bihar, he was an active member of CPI (Maoist),…
Michigan study finds students with disabilities improve academically after switching to charter schools When 1.7 million Michigan students with disabilities switched from traditional public schools to charter schools between 2013 and 2018, there was a wave of apprehension. However, the survey results are surprising. These students didn’t just keep up, they improved academically. A study…
NEW DELHI: Defence sources on Thursday told ANI that two incident of drone spotting were reported in the Jammu sector, marking third such incident in recent days. Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems measures were activated by the Indian Army following the sightings, the sources said.The latest sightings come on Army Day, as the Indian Army underlined its…
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued new rules called the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. These rules apply to all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India.The main aim is to stop caste-based discrimination and ensure equal treatment for everyone in colleges and universities. What is caste-based discrimination?…
NEW DELHI: The government late on Wednesday made three Director General-level appointments in Central police organisations and armed police forces, naming NIA special DG Rakesh Aggarwal, who had been serving as interim head of NIA following the premature repatriation of incumbent Sadanand Date last month, as its regular DG. Also upgraded to the post of…
