Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla has become the fastest major port in India to cross 100 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo in the ongoing financial year 2025–26, achieving the milestone significantly earlier than in previous years.The port recorded 6.78% year-on-year growth, underscoring sustained momentum in cargo movement, the Kandla Port Authority said.According to DPA Chairman…
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date for re-registration for the July 2026 academic session. Students can now complete the online re-registration process until July 15, 2026, through the official IGNOU website.The extended deadline is applicable to all eligible programmes offered through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as well as…
JPSC Combined Civil Services 2025 Backlog exam notification released The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) has released an important notification regarding the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services (Backlog) Preliminary Competitive Examination 2025 under Advertisement No. 05/2026. The commission has invited online applications from eligible Indian citizens for a total of 45 vacancies across various state government…
India’s captain Shubman Gill, (left), and head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In the past 18 months, India’s home fortress in Test cricket has not only been breached but ransacked with utter defiance by New Zealand and South Africa’s spinners. India were handed a 0-3 whitewash by New Zealand 2024…
Ramiz Raja and Shan Masood Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has questioned the Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to remove Shan Masood as the Test captain ahead of the upcoming tours of the West Indies and England. The PCB has brought back Babar Azam to lead the Test side, but Raja believes Shan was unfairly blamed…
As Pakistan seeks to position itself as a responsible regional actor on the global stage, unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is exposing deep cracks closer to home.The agitation, which intensified in early June, led to violent clashes between protesters and security forces. The unrest comes at an awkward moment for Pakistan, which has recently projected…
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date for July 2026 re-registration. The registration is meant for students enrolled in online distance learning (ODL) and online programmes. The university said the extension applied to all ODL and online programmes, except certificate and semester-based courses. Students can check the full list of available…
Tilak Varma plays a shot during the third T20I. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Tilak Varma’s rise in Indian cricket has been swift, but on Sunday in Dharamshala it crossed a symbolic milestone. The 23-year-old left-hander went past Virat Kohli — long regarded as the gold standard in run chases — to become the batter with…
Hamlet’s existential dilemma — ‘To be or not to be?’ — is finding an echo in Indian schools: To ban or not to ban smartphones in classrooms.With Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announcing a ban on the use of mobile phones by students in all govt and private schools from March, and his…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (Photo/ICC) NEW DELHI: India reached the ICC Under-19 World Cup final after beating Afghanistan by seven wickets on Wednesday in Harare, riding on a century from Aaron George and half-centuries from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre. India will face England in the final on Friday. This will be India’s 10th appearance in an…
