As student numbers grow, Delhi’s school infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with the demand for space. Image: AI generated For years, the policy push in school education has been bringing more children into the system. On that count, Delhi has performed. Enrolment has held, even expanded. But as PTI’s report based on UDISE+ 2024–25…
State-owned oil marketing companies have started asking petrol pump dealers to make advance payments for supplies of petrol and diesel, as refiners grapple with mounting revenue losses from retail fuel sales, according to a Reuters report.Nearly 90% of India’s about 1,01,470 fuel stations are linked to public sector refiners and retailers – Indian Oil Corporation,…
Spot gold rose 2.3% to $4,811.66 per ounce by 2344 GMT, building on a 1.2% increase in the previous session, while US gold futures for June delivery advanced 3.3% to $4,840.20. Donald Trump said Washington had agreed to pause attacks for two weeks and had received a 10-point proposal from Iran, which he described as…
Most of us think of Albert Einstein as the guy with the wild hair who unlocked the secrets of the universe with his famous principle of mass-energy equivalence. But honestly, he was just as much a philosopher of “real life” as he was a physicist. One of his best—and most underrated—timeless wisdom that can help…
6 min readLos AngelesApr 29, 2026 08:19 AM IST Months after her seminal book adaptation The Handmaid’s Tale came to a conclusion, Elisabeth Moss has now joined forces with Kerry Washington for another book, Araminta Hall’s Imperfect Women, being adapted into a show for Apple TV. Ahead of the season finale in India on April…
New Delhi: India had to produce something special to stay afloat after losing their opening tie against Thailand 2-1 in the Billie Jean King Cup (Asia/Oceania Group 1). After losing to the Thais—the tie could not be completed overnight due to rain interruptions—India swept aside New Zealand 3-0. Sahaja Yamalapalli in action. (ANI) There is…
At a time when digital payments have become a normal part of everyday life, most people barely pause before tapping their phone screens and entering a UPI PIN. Small roadside purchases, grocery bills, tea stalls, fruit carts, everything now happens within seconds through online payments. But one small mistake during an ordinary evening purchase has…
Indian banks have halted gold and silver import orders from overseas suppliers, with tons of the metals stuck at customs as a formal government order has not been issued authorising bullion imports, trade sources told Reuters. Without fresh imports, India could face supply shortages, as the world’s second-largest gold consumer and biggest silver buyer relies…
In Botoșani County, Romania, a team of archaeologists uncovered a monumental mega-structure dating back 6,000 years. This discovery challenges our basic ideas about how human societies developed. According to a study published on PLOS One, the structure, associated with the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture from around 4000 to 3900 BC, covers about 350 square meters. That’s almost…
AP POLYCET 2026: The State Board of Technical Education and Training Andhra Pradesh has extended the registration deadline for AP POLYCET 2026. Candidates can now apply for the Andhra Pradesh Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (AP POLYCET) 2026 till April 9, 2026 through the official website, polycetap.ap.gov.in.The AP POLYCET 2026 examination will be conducted on April…
