Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday strongly backed greater women’s representation in elections when asked about fellow colleague Shama Mohamed complaining about the low number of tickets allotted to women candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls.Acknowledging the dearth of women’s representation in proportion to the population, the…
NEW DELHI : SC asked the environment ministry and other stakeholders on Thursday to suggest names of domain experts for the committee to be tasked with defining the Aravali hills and ranges, and observed that only lawful mining would be allowed in the region.The top court, on Dec 29, had taken note of the outcry…
NEW DELHI: The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The last date to apply online is December 18. Candidates can submit their applications at ctet.nic.in. The correction window will be open from December 23 to 26. The exam will be held on February 8, 2026. A…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century during the third One Day International cricket match between India and South Africa in Visakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has lost weight rapidly in the last couple of days since he has been hospitalised after experiencing severe stomach…
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended the week lower, each falling more than 1%, dragged down by a sharp selloff in IT stocks that weighed on investor sentiment amid growing concerns over potential AI-driven disruptions. Stronger-than-expected US jobs data for January also reduced hopes of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.According to The…
NEW DELHI: Holding that a welfare legislation, enacted to extend benefit to a certain section of society, should be given a “liberal and purposive interpretation” in favour of beneficiaries, Supreme Court has said an employer has to pay penalty from his pocket for delay in payment under the Employees’ Compensation Act, even if the compensation…
Army chief Gen General Upendra Dwivedi called on Vice Admiral Justin Jones, Chief of Joint Operations, Australian Defence Force, at the Joint Operations Command. NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi, during his Australia visit from Feb 16 to 19, engaged extensively with the senior leadership of Australian defence forces to review ongoing bilateral engagements…
The Assam State School Education Board will release the Assam Higher Secondary (HS) Class 12th result on the official website, resultsassam.nic.in, asseb.in and ahsec.assam.gov.in. The official websites are expected to witness heavy traffic, the UPOLOBDHA mobile application can be used. Launched by the Assam State School Education Board, the UPOLOBDHA app is designed to provide…
Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma. (Image: TNN) NEW DELHI: The glow on Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma’s faces is unmistakable. Still fresh from their World Cup-winning campaign last month, they are part of a women’s cricket team that no longer plays second fiddle to teams like Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand, which have…
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has released the annual regular examination date sheets for Class 11 and Class 12 for students of the Jammu Division Summer Zone. The schedule applies to students appearing in the 2026 board examinations across Science, Commerce, Arts, and vocational streams. According to the board, all theory…
