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IIT Guwahati awards degrees to 2,265 students at 28th convocation with research milestones highlighted NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) conferred degrees on 2,265 students during its 28th Convocation Ceremony held on July 12, 2026. The graduating batch included students from undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and research programmes across multiple disciplines.The ceremony…

The alleged irregularities came to light during the counting of cash offerings at the Badrinath temple. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Police has arrested suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) employee Pramod Nautiyal in connection with the alleged donation theft case at Badrinath Dham.Nautiyal has been taken to Badrinath for questioning and will be produced before…

BPSC Bihar APO admit card released as exam day guidelines issued before July 15 preliminary test BPSC Bihar APO admit card 2026: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) will conduct the Bihar Assistant Prosecution Officer (APO) Preliminary Examination 2026 on July 15, 2026, with the admit cards already released on July 9, 2026. Candidates appearing…

NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55.9% in 2023-24, as the number of these schools expanded faster. The latest UDISE+ data shows the gap is not confined to govt schools…

MTET 2026 hall ticket released as candidates prepare for July 24 teacher eligibility examination across Meghalaya MTET 2026 hall ticket: The Directorate of Educational Research and Training (DERT), Meghalaya, has released the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET) 2026 admit card for registered candidates. The hall tickets were issued on July 10, 2026, ahead of the…

The accident occurred on Saturday when a speedboat carrying 32 Indian tourists and four local crew members capsized near Hon May Rut Ngoai, off Phu Quoc Island The mortal remains of the 15 Indian tourists who were killed in a speedboat accident off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island will be repatriated to India on Monday, the…

Rahul Vishwanath Karad calls for academic model combining Warkari tradition with higher education PUNE: The government should develop a new academic model to integrate the Warkari tradition into higher education, said Dr Rahul Vishwanath Karad, Executive President of MIT World Peace University (MIT WPU). He said educationists should come together to explore how the values…

NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is asking consumers to become its “eyes” on the ground by reporting food safety violations through its Food Safety Connect platform, which allows complaints to be lodged with a…

NEW DELHI: Government schools have made the sharpest gains in internet connectivity over three years, increasing coverage from 46.2% in 2023-24 to 63.1% in 2025-26 and narrowing their gap with aided and private schools from about 28 percentage points to around 16. Their share of functional smart classrooms also rose from 21.2% to 32.2%, though…

An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbhanga sits at the heart of Mithilanchal, the mythic land of Sita that forms part of Bihar’s…