Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with tablet containing Budget documents (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced the dates for Parliament’s Budget session, which he said will be held in two phases from January 28 to April 2.“On the recommendation of the Govt of India, Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu…
NEW DELHI: India has stepped up Ebola surveillance and screening measures at airports after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC), with health authorities issuing a fresh advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through affected countries.The Directorate General of Health Services…
IIT JAM 2026 answer key: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has released the Joint Admission Test for MSc (IIT JAM) 2026 provisional answer key along with the response sheet. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check and download the answer key from the official website at jam2026.iitb.ac.in.To access the IIT…
What Indian colleges overlook, but employers expect from graduates When we talk about employability in Indian higher education, the conversation usually revolves around skills—what students have, what they lack, and what employers want. But the more uncomfortable question is this: what are students never being taught in the first place?The TeamLease EdTech Report: From Degree…
Aaron Jones (Photo by Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday provisionally suspended USA batter Aaron Jones over alleged fixing during the BIM10 league in Barbados in the 2023–24 season. The decision comes as a major setback for the 31-year-old, who was part of the USA team that reached the Super Eight stage…
India new labour code (Image for representation) NEW DELHI: A month after notifying the four new labour codes, Centre on Wednesday released draft rules for their implementation, which lay out how minimum wages will be calculated, fix weekly working hours, set procedures to recognise and verify trade union membership, and provide for the composition of…
Driving the newsThe MGNREGA – a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural households – has been replaced by the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G Act.Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan framed it as a bold leap forward: “This is a far better scheme…
The Intelligence Bureau (under the Ministry of Home Affairs) has released the IB Multi‑Tasking Staff (MTS) Admit Card 2026. Candidates can now download their hall tickets for the Tier‑I exam, which will be held on 27 January 2026. A total of 362 posts across India are to be filled via this recruitment drive, which is…
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star batter Virat Kohli produced another innings of authority and patience on Sunday while also stepping into territory that has belonged to only one man for two decades. With his 52nd One Day International hundred in the first ODI against South Africa, Kohli went past Sachin…
BJP leader Biman Ghosh (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Supporters of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party clashed during an election campaign on Friday in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, news agency ANI reported.Biman Ghosh, BJP’s candidate from the Pursurah Assembly constituency, alleged that four party workers sustained minor injuries in the…
