Telegram open to mass misuse, says SG, justifies curbs NEW DELHI: Delhi high court will pronounce its judgment on Friday at 10.30am on Telegram’s plea challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily block the messaging platform in India in view of the June 21 NEET retest.On Thursday, HC extensively questioned both sides. It wondered how the…

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its judgment in Telegram’s challenge to government action taken against the platform, after questioning whether issues in its architecture had led authorities to invoke emergency powers.During the hearing, the Bench told Telegram that it appeared the company was aware of structural concerns related to its platform. The court…

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23 NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Brics summit that India will host in Sept, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23, for a meeting of national security advisers of the grouping. Wang had last month skipped the Brics foreign…

FMGE June 2026 exam city intimation slip out The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) June 2026 exam city intimation slip on its official website. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now check their allotted exam city by logging in to the candidate…

Anti-defection questions arise after six Sena UBT MPs skip party meeting NEW DELHI: Can refusal of six Lok Sabha members of Sena UBT to attend a meeting despite a ‘whip’ issued by party chief Uddhav Thackeray be a valid ground to disqualify them under the Tenth Schedule for non-obedience?Uddhav’s Sena UBT is planning to seek…

Kannur University will release the FYUGP 2026 trial allotment list today, June 18, 2026, giving students a first look at their provisional admission status for undergraduate programmes.The trial allotment is part of the admission process under Kannur University and is meant to help candidates check whether the details submitted in their applications are correct. Students…

Manoj Sinha has terminated a Power Development Department official over alleged involvement in terror-related activities JAMMU: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated an official with the Power Development Department for his alleged involvement in terror activities.The accused, Mohammad Shafi Malik (51), was the ninth J&K govt employee dismissed from service this year. Five govt…

Admissions have begun for the AICTE-approved B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science programme at the Nashik campus of Central Sanskrit University for the 2026–27 academic session.The university has said the four-year programme is open to candidates who have completed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM). Applicants should also have basic understanding of…

NEW DELHI: What took days is now being done in a jiffy. NHAI’s home-grown AI-powered tool “Margsarthi” is enabling its more than 1,000 officers to detect discrepancies in contract documents, detailed project reports (DPRs) and minutes of meetings running into hundreds of pages within minutes, helping better decision-making.To add, the “gated garden” tool — which…