SWAYAM January exam dates 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the exam schedule for the Study Webs of Active-learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) January 2026 semester. Candidates planning to appear for the exam can check the dates on the official website at exams.nta.nic.in/swayam/.SWAYAM is a national-level online education initiative supported by the…
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened on Friday due to dollar demand from maturing offshore positions and corporate hedging. It closed at 90.16 per dollar, 14 paise down from its previous close. Falling equities added to the pressure. Elevated dollar demand weighed intraday, though sporadic dollar sales near the lows capped losses and kept sentiment cautious.“The rupee…
NEW DELHI: Marriott Bonvoy — the travel platform of the world’s largest hotel chain — will be International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Official Accommodation Partner through to 2029. The deal, the two say, will give Marriott Bonvoy’s 26 crore members “the opportunity to embrace the excitement of the game across continents and showcases Marriott Bonvoy’s offerings…
SA20 Commissioner Graeme Smith during the Betway SA20 Captain’s day prior to the start of season 4. Held at the Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa on the 23rd December 2025. (Photo credit: Shaun Roy / Sportzpics for SA20) TimesofIndia.com in Durban: SA20 is in the middle of its fourth edition and the league commercially…
The syllabus for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 has been officially released. The update has been announced through a notice issued recently by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and is meant to guide students preparing for the medical entrance examination for the academic session 2026-27.As per the notice, the Under…
LUCKNOW: Lucknow police on Friday arrested the resident doctor of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) accused of repeatedly raping a junior colleague on the false promise of marriage, forcing her to undergo an abortion, and coercing her into religious conversion. Rameezuddin alias Rameez (31) was nabbed near the city station by a joint team comprising…
Hiring in the United States remained subdued in December, capping a year of weak employment gains, even as the unemployment rate edged lower, according to data released by the US Labor Department on Friday, AP reported.Employers added 50,000 jobs in December, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised 56,000 jobs added in November. The unemployment rate…
XAT provisional answer key 2026: The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) answer key 2026 has been released today, January 9, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check the provisional answer key online. The link is available on the official website xatonline.in.Along with the answer key, the objection window has also been opened. Candidates…
KOLKATA: Alleging violation of ‘right to privacy’, TMC, in its petition against ED before Calcutta HC, said the search and seizure at the office of its political strategist I-PAC and the residence of the firm’s director came after party chief Mamata Banerjee threatened to go to Supreme Court against the chaotic implementation of SIR process,…
US stock markets traded slightly higher on Friday after a mixed US jobs report tempered expectations of an early interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, without fully closing the door on easing later this year, according to an AP report.In early trading, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and hovered near its all-time high set…
