Students preparing for chartered accountancy in India may soon need to study subjects linked to artificial intelligence, data analytics, ESG and sustainability as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) plans major changes in its curriculum.The ICAI has formed a new Committee for Review of Education and Training (CRET) to examine the existing CA…
Representational Image (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: To accelerate adoption of renewable energy among low-income and vulnerable households, govt has approved installation of over 13 lakh rooftop solar systems under the utility-led aggregation (ULA) model across 10 states/Union territories (UTs).The push is part of Centre’s broader focus on expanding solar energy capacity as a cleaner…
Amit Shah at NID on Sunday Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India’s design sector needed a structure similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL) to connect creative talent with commercial opportunities. Addressing students and faculty after inaugurating the Incubation and Innovation Centre at NID, Shah said the sport became a viable career…
As the world marks World Hypertension Day, the Punjab Government’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY) is emerging as a crucial safety net for patients battling high blood pressure and related ailments by ensuring affordable and timely healthcare access.Hypertension, often called the “silent killer” by doctors, offers little warning before triggering strokes, heart failure or kidney…
Aspirants at JEE Advanced 2026 exam, in Patna on Sunday. (ANI Photo) Students who appeared for JEE Advanced 2026 on Sunday said the paper was of moderate difficulty overall, with subject-wise variation in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The exam was conducted by IIT Roorkee in two shifts across centres in the country. Candidates said Chemistry…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the TMC has been ‘sent into exile’ by the state’s people and sarcastically invited party leader Abhishek Banerjee to campaign in the Falta constituency ahead of the May 21 repoll.Canvassing for BJP candidate Debanshu Panda, Bhattacharya questioned Banerjee’s absence from the campaign trail…
A video of Bengaluru-based American tech professional Tony Klor has gone viral on X after he reacted to the kind of scores displayed on a roadside billboard showing high-achieving students. In the clip, Klor said he was shocked by the level of competition in India and joked that he would not have been able to…
Violent protest in Kolkata’s Park Circus area (Courtesy: x.com/SudhanidhiB) NEW DELHI: A clash erupted between demonstrators and police in Kolkata’s minority-dominated Park Circus area on Sunday, injuring at least three police personnel.The demonstrators were protesting the recent bulldozer action in the city’s Tiljala area, where alleged illegal constructions were demolished on the state government’s orders…
The Bihar Education Department has asked all private and government-aided schools in the state to follow NCERT guidelines so that the weight of school bags does not go beyond 10 per cent of a child’s body weight. The department has also directed schools to install weighing scales on campus so that bag weight can be…
NEW DELHI: An X user tagged Shashi Tharoor while joking that if the Congress MP came across a viral post comparing rasgulla to idli, it would result in an ‘eloquent linguistic assassination.‘What followed was exactly that, as Tharoor delivered a detailed and humorous defence of the iconic South Indian dish in his trademark style.The viral…
