Why a Harvard graduate prefers India over the US Many students and young professionals often wonder where they should study, live, or start their careers—India or abroad. The United States is often seen as offering more money, better facilities, and more freedom. But Charmie Kapoor, a Harvard graduate, recently explained in a viral X post…
JALPAIGURI: Grief over former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s death on Tuesday travelled well beyond Dhaka, reaching Jalpaiguri, a north Bengal town nearly 434 km away, where memories of her early life still lingered. For the people here, it was a loss of one of their own.Khaleda Zia was born in Jalpaiguri in 1946 and spent…
In 2025, the H-1B visa system underwent an array of changes that reshaped how skilled foreign workers and their employers engage with US immigration. What began as procedural changes evolved into structural shifts touching vetting, costs, and the allocation of visas. The year will close with policy decisions that will affect not only employers and…
A handshake and an embrace on Tuesday marked an end to the Dec 22 assault case at Shimla’s Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) involving sacked senior resident Dr Raghav Narula and patient Arjun Panwar. Narula and Panwar, in the office of CM’s principal media adviser Naresh Chauhan, apologised to each other and to the people…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially announced the Tier 1 exam dates for the Direct Recruitment Quota (DRQ) 2026. This recruitment drive is being conducted to fill several Group A, Group B, and Group C posts in CBSE offices across the country. Candidates who applied for these posts can now begin their…
NEW DELHI: When questions are raised about the safety of any food article, India’s food regulator will now ask for proof, not promises. From what a product contains and how much Indians actually eat to whether it’s safe over time, every claim will have to be backed by data to assess its safety. From Jan…
CSIR NET answer key 2025 for December session released The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the provisional answer key for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2025 exam. If you appeared for the examination on December 18, you can now access the answer key by visiting the official website, csirnet.nta.nic.in. For candidates who are not…
JAMMU: Security forces Tuesday launched cordon-and-search operations in the upper reaches of Kishtwar, Doda and Poonch districts in J&K after reported sightings of terror suspects. Official sources said two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, each consisting of two to three ultras, were believed to be moving in the region, which has witnessed encounters in the past.“Acting…
JEE Main city intimation slip 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the city intimation slips for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 examination. The JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam will be held from January 21, 2026. The exam will be held for Paper 1 (BE/BTech) and Paper 2A and 2B (BArch…
Murphy’s law worked hard in 2025.A year full of “what else can go wrong”, and then the wrong proceeds to make its way in, perfectly settling down, even stretching through months. A year that felt like a series of hypnic jerks, rather than just dates or headlines changing.Not to sound pessimistic, but 2025, ultimately, became…
