Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that officials recently appointed by the Election Commission had been assigned to reject the nomination papers of her party’s candidates, and urged them to remain cautious while filing their nominations.Speaking at three election rallies in the state, Banerjee also accused the BJP of misusing central agencies and…
Delhi Directorate of Education has instructed teachers to hold interactive introductory sessions, help students share their aspirations, and assess learning gaps as schools across the city opened for the 2026-27 academic session on Wednesday. According to a DoE circular issued on Tuesday, the focus in the opening days will be on creating an inclusive and…
JAMMU: A fast-track court in J&K’s Ramban has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a deaf and mute woman in 2020.Judge Pardeep K Sandhu also fined the convict, Abdul Qayoom, Rs 10,000 on Tuesday.Qayoom raped the woman several times and threatened to kill her if she revealed the…
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan flags off structured AI education for school students at the start of the 2026–27 academic session NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence (CT & AI) curriculum for Classes III to VIII under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on April 1,…
NEW DELHI: A blast outside the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic in the area, with police confirming that a crude explosive device appears to have been hurled at the site. No casualties were reported.The explosion occurred around 5 pm outside the party office in…
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the last date for admissions to Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online programmes for the academic session 2025-26.According to the official notice, the last date for admission for the February 2026 session has been extended to April 10, 2026. Earlier, the deadline was March 31, 2026.The decision…
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday handed over cheques of Rs 1 crore each as financial assistance to the families of six Delhi government employees who lost their lives while on duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gupta said the gesture was not merely a government formality, but a heartfelt expression of gratitude, empathy…
H-1B visa rules may change as US pushes higher salaries If you’re an Indian student eyeing a global tech career, the latest developments in the US work visa landscape could reshape your plans in a big way. A new proposal by the US Department of Labor (DOL) aims to significantly raise wage thresholds for H-1B…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for the Census 2027 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, according to the President’s Office.Murmu entered her household details on the official portal in the presence of home secretary Govind Mohan, registrar general and census commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, the…
A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to provide records related to Jewish employees to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as part of an investigation into alleged antisemitic discrimination, while limiting the scope of disclosure.According to Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert said employees may decline to participate in the investigation,…
