NEW DELHI: In less than a week since the controversial amendments involving definition of transgender persons, omission of “self-perceived identity” as the basis for approval for getting a TG certificate from a district magistrate and introduction of a medical board among other things were notified as law, a writ petition has been filed before the…
Trump’s new budget proposal United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his fiscal year 2027 discretionary budget request, outlining a change in federal spending priorities towards defence and security while proposing reductions across education, research and domestic programmes.The $2.2 trillion proposal includes $1.5 trillion in military spending. This represents an increase of $445 billion, more…
NEW DELHI: “Punjab is not a talking point for me. It is my commitment. It is my soul,” estranged AAP MP Raghav Chadha said on Sunday while countering the allegations leveled by the AAP’s Punjab unit leadership a day earlier that he failed to raise issues affecting the state in Parliament despite repeated communication.The slugfest…
University of Pennsylvania updates study abroad application process The University of Pennsylvania has updated its study abroad application process and software, introducing a new system that will take effect for students applying for spring 2027 programmes.According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, the changes are part of a broader set of updates rolled out by Penn Abroad…
Jaishankar with Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar received a call on Sunday from Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi as the tensions in the Middle East continue. “Received a call from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran. Discussed the present situation,” said Jaishankar. While the specific details…
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the Tier-II admit card for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2025 on 4 April 2026. Candidates who cleared the Tier-I exam can now download their hall tickets from the official SSC portal. The admit card is a mandatory document for appearing in SSC JE Paper-II, scheduled for 7…
File photo- Chabahar port New Delhi: As bombs fall and sanctions bite across West Asia, Iran has said its economic engagement with India will remain steady during the war and grow faster once conditions stabilise. Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, indicated to TOI that wartime disruptions are “mere speed bumps” and that Tehran’s “outlook…
Budget pressures force Harvard to close ReVista after nearly three decades Harvard University’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) has decided to shut down ReVista: The Harvard Review of Latin America, drawing the curtain on a publication that has run for close to 28 years. The move comes as the center navigates a…
India sending aid to Afghanistan (Image credit: Randhir Jaiswal on X) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said that the sent humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) materials to Afghanistan amid recent floods and earthquake. “At this time of hardship being faced by Afghan people due to recent floods and earthquake, India…
BFUHS Staff Nurse result 2026 Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) is expected to release the Staff Nurse final result 2026 soon. Candidates who appeared for the written examination are now waiting for the result, which is likely to be announced in first week of April 2026, according to media reports.The university conducted the…
