LUCKNOW: A young Army aspirant on her way to UP’s Mau by train for her NCC ‘C-certificate’ exam has lodged a police complaint against a TTE, accusing him of attempting to rape her inside a First AC cabin of the Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express on Sunday, reports Pathikrit Chakraborty. GRP has announced a reward of Rs 10,000…
As tensions continue to heat up in the Middle East, concerns are raising about disruptions to one of the world’s most critical energy shipping routes, the Strait of Hormuz. Any disruption could significantly affect major oil-importing countries such as India, as the narrow Strait of Hormuz is central to global energy trade. The strait sees…
As the FY27 Budget draws closer, the country’s agriculture industry is urging the government to rethink how the sector is supported, pressing for higher spending on technology, digital systems and climate-ready infrastructure to unlock long-term growth. The sector employs close to 45% of the country’s workforce but contributes less than one-fifth to gross value added….
Rahul, Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The economic offences wing of the Delhi police has registered a fresh FIR against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with six other associates and business entities in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy to “fraudulently” acquire Associated Journals Ltd, then a Congress held entity…
England’s Joe Root celebrates after scoring a century in Sydney. (AP Photo) Joe Root‘s love affair with Test cricket scaled yet another peak on Monday as England’s master batter produced a monumental century in the fifth Ashes Test at Sydney, nudging himself to the very doorstep of two of the game’s most sacred milestones —…
Abhigyan Kundu (ACC Photo) MUMBAI: He is yet to play a game for the Mumbai senior team, but 17-year-old Navi Mumbai boy Abhigyan Kundu has already made heads turn with his exploits for the India Under-19 team. In May, Kundu was named vice-captain of India’s Under-19 team for the tour of England, with Mumbai opener…
The latest UDISE+ series tabled in the Lok Sabha records a net fall of 18,727 government schools over five academic years — from 10,32,049 in 2020–21 to 10,13,322 in 2024–25. Taken at face value, this can be read as a simple contraction. It is not. The year-wise pattern is uneven and state-driven: The big shifts…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Bihar have continued to be dominant in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate 2025-26. On Monday, they picked up an easy eight-wicket win over Meghalaya at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. This was Bihar’s third win in a row, and they did it in convincing fashion by eight wickets.With Bihar winning…
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the final answer keys, candidates’ response sheets, and marks memos for the Tier-I Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2025. Candidates who have appeared in the exams can visit the official website, ssc.gov.in to download the same. Marks of both qualified and non-qualified candidates will remain available for viewing…
Piyush Goyal holds talks with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on India-EU FTA negotiations (ANI image) India and the European Union are in the final stages of negotiating a long-pending free trade agreement (FTA). The deal could significantly boost India’s exports to the 27-nation bloc and deepen economic ties amid global trade disruptions.If signed, the India-EU…
