KVS admissions 2026: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has officially started the online registration process for admissions to Balvatika and Class 1 for the academic year 2026. Registrations opened today, March 20, 2026, from 10 AM and will continue until April 2, 2026.Parents and guardians who are looking forward to getting their children admitted to…
HDFC Mutual Fund has introduced a cap of ₹25,000 per investor on systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions in the HDFC Defence Fund, with effect from May 4. The fund house has also allowed fresh registrations under systematic transfer plans (STP) only on a monthly frequency, with the same ₹25,000 limit. The changes apply to new…
Wall Street opened the week on a cautious note, with key indices slipping on Monday as the collapse of US-Iran peace talks over the weekend rekindled geopolitical concerns and clouded the outlook for equities.Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 356.14 points, or 0.72%, to 47,572.11, while the S&P 500 dropped 22.25 points, or 0.33%, to 6,794.64…
Tata Sierra ICE version image used for representational purposes. Tata Motors is preparing to expand its electric vehicle lineup with the much-anticipated Sierra.ev, which is expected to go on sale in May 2026. The electric SUV will arrive a few months after the launch of its ICE counterpart, which has already crossed 20,000 units in…
KHARAGPUR: Former Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has threatened to unleash bulldozers to evict encroachers — similar to tactics used in UP — if his party wins in the Bengal polls. “From railway land to khas property (land in direct possession of govt), from jungle areas to roadside strips — everything has been encroached upon…
NEW DELHI: The humble jhalmuri is having its moment under the sun and piquing people’s interest like never before after PM Modi had a taste of it. The moment is breaking the Internet, with views crossing 100 million on Instagram within 24 hours. Similarly, it has clocked 90 million views on Facebook. Modi visited the…
A moving coil in a 1943 shipyard led to a toy millions still use today. Image credit – Wikimedia In 1943, a brief occurrence in a Philadelphia shipyard helped create a wartime tool into the slinky that became one of America’s most famous toys. While attempting to stabilise a strange motion that is utilised in…
RCB all-rounder Romario Shepherd reflected on his journey from growing up in Linden, Guyana, to representing one of the biggest franchises in the IPL, while also speaking about his early cricketing days, inspiration from Dwayne Bravo, his breakthrough in white-ball cricket, and life inside the RCB dressing room. Named after football legend Romario, Shepherd recalled…
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended the last trading session of the 2025-26 financial year sharply lower on Monday, as the ongoing war in West Asia and rising crude oil prices kept investor sentiment under pressure.Weak cues from Asian markets and continued foreign fund outflows further dragged domestic equities.Extending losses for the second straight…
Subedar Sandeep Kumar Dhaka NEW DELHI: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) died on Saturday afternoon during an anti-terrorist operation in J&K. The JCO Sandeep Kumar Dhaka died in Poonch district after he slipped and fell while operating in a rough terrain.“While operating in the challenging and rugged terrain during prolonged operations in the general area…
