The Central Board of Secondary Education has deferred the launch of its Class 12 verification and re-evaluation portal to June 1, 2026. The board said the decision was taken to ensure a transparent and glitch-free process for students applying for post-result activities, including verification of marks and re-evaluation of answer books. The Central Board of…
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has said India is looking to participate in a sixth‑generation aircraft programme but with a twist.Rather than starting a project from scratch, the IAF is seeking strategic partnerships to fast‑track procurement of these fighters, the air chief said at an event in New Delhi last…
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle American scientist Gary Marcus isn’t letting Larry Ellison have his moment. When the Oracle founder recently argued that AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and xAI are all turning into commodities because they train on the same public internet data, Marcus pounced. His message, posted on X, was blunt: he…
Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp selloff on Friday, with the Sensex plunging more than 1,000 points and nearly Rs 5 lakh crore being wiped off investor wealth, as worries over a weak monsoon forecast, continued foreign investor selling and uncertainty around a US-Iran peace deal rattled sentiment.The Sensex closed 1,092.26 points lower at 74,775.74,…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday informed Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the re-examination process of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG after the recent paper leak.“Prime minister is personally supervising so that there is no lacunae,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court during the hearing on NEET…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has held online cake delivery platform IndiaCakes guilty of “deficiency in service” after it failed to deliver a birthday cake ordered for a customer’s grandmother and then refused a refund by falsely claiming that the delivery had been attempted.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed IndiaCakes to refund Rs…
NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday had lunch with his deputy DK Shivakumar and minister KJ George, and Legislative Council member Yathindra Siddaramaiah in Delhi.This comes a day after Siddaramaiah decided to step down from Karnataka’s top job, paving way for DK Shivakumar to take over as CM.Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah…
The anticipation builds for IPL 2026’s Qualifier 2, where Gujarat Titans face off against Rajasthan Royals, but one player has everyone buzzing – the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Two months, 72 matches and countless twists later, IPL 2026 has reached the business end. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already booked their place in the final…
Photo credit: X/ @politico As the tensions between Washington and Havana continue to rise, US is increasing pressure on the island nation from multiple fronts. With the fuel blockade in place, US has stepped up its military presence in the Caribbean, deploying warships, surveillance aircraft and other assets in the region.The arrival of USS Nimitz…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing conflict in West Asia has sharply hit the global aviation sector, with worldwide air passenger demand falling 3.4 per cent in April. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), soaring fuel prices, airspace disruptions and security concerns triggered major operational challenges for airlines. In data released on Friday, IATA said…
