NEW DELHI: J&K LG Manoj Sinha Tuesday ordered termination of five govt staffers over alleged links with terror outfits and Pakistan-based commanders working with ISI.Among those dismissed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution are laboratory technician Tariq Ahmad Rah and forest field worker Farooq Ahmad Bhat, facing charges for extending logistical support to Hizbul Mujahideen…
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has lowered the qualifying percentile for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025. The decision has been taken to allow more candidates to participate in Round 3 counselling for the academic session 2025-26.As per the official notice dated January 13, 2026, the…
Kestrel Initial Demonstrator capsule NEW DELHI: When its third phase failed on Monday, Isro’s PSLV-C62 launch vehicle lost 15 satellites from several countries and Indian companies, including the primary payload. However, a football-sized Spanish satellite called KID (Kestrel Initial Demonstrator), survived, though it transmitted “critical data” back to Earth for only about 3 minutes.The 25-kg…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued an official notice directing all its affiliated schools to upload Mandatory Public Disclosure information on their official websites in a revised format.As per the notice, schools must ensure that accurate and complete details related to general information, official documents, academic records, teaching staff, and school infrastructure…
NEW DELHI: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has come out with standards for hospital bills, laying down formatting requirements to improve readability and consistency, including the use of legible fonts, and availability of bills in physical and digital formats.In a release, BIS said sample formats for both summary bills and itemised bills have been provided…
Government labour data from 2025 shows that a sharp decline in foreign-born workers under the Trump administration did not improve employment outcomes for United States-born workers. Instead, unemployment among US-born workers increased, while labour force participation edged down, undercutting claims that cutting immigration would strengthen domestic employment. A sustained fall in the foreign-born workforce Monthly…
The Calcutta high court will on Wednesday hear petitions by the ED and the Trinamool Congress over the raid by the central agency at the residence and office of political consultancy firm I-PAC director Pratik Jain, with entry to the courtroom restricted only to lawyers concerned with these matters.Acting chief justice Sujoy Paul directed that…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026 notification tomorrow, January 14, 2026. This notification is one of the most awaited announcements for civil services aspirants across the country. The UPSC CSE exam is conducted every year to recruit officers for prestigious services such as the Indian Administrative Service…
JAMMU: Gunshots rang out in the air Tuesday after security forces launched a joint search operation in Najote, a remote village in J&K’s Kathua district, based on information about the presence of terrorists there. The area lies near Kamadh Nallah in Kahog forest belt, where an encounter had erupted on Jan 7. The same evening,…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed major changes to the state’s K-12 education system, aiming to simplify its complicated governance and make it easier to support students and schools. Under the plan, the elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction would have fewer powers, while the State Board of Education would gain…
