JAMMU: A day after an Army jawan went missing during a river-crossing training exercise in Sunderbani sector in J&K’s Rajouri district, his body was fished out from a river on Tuesday.A joint search party of the Army, National Disaster Response Force, and local rescuers recovered the body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma, aged around 25 years,…
In a delightful twist, the hit movie ‘Dhurandhar’ has become the muse for an innovative accounting exam, where characters from the film take the spotlight in place of traditional question phrasing. This humorous initiative has garnered a wave of applause from online audiences, who are reveling in the educator’s inventive method to make learning more…
NEW DELHI: Next time you wake up with crushing fatigue, a high fever, a raw throat and swollen glands, take note. The trigger behind it could be something as simple as a kiss.Infectious mononucleosis, or the ‘kissing disease’, is caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) – one of the most common human infections worldwide. It…
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty extended gains for the second straight session on Tuesday, ending higher by nearly 1 per cent amid buying in metal and automobile shares and firm global cues.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 567.99 points, or 0.75 per cent, to close at 76,070.84. During the session, the index had climbed as…
A US lawmaker criticised the detention of Indian-origin court interpreter Meenu Batra, who was held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite living in the United States for around 35 years and working in the legal system.53-year-old Meenu Batra is described as the only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu court interpreter in Texas. She has…
Telecom infrastructure firm Indus Towers Ltd on Thursday (April 30) reported a largely flat net profit for the fourth quarter, with earnings at ₹1,793 crore compared with ₹1,779 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 5% year-on-year to ₹8,101 crore in the quarter, compared with ₹7,727 crore in the same period last year. EBITDA rose…
The Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) has invited applications for IRB GD Constable Recruitment 2026. The recruitment notification has been released under Advertisement Number 04/2026 for 984 Group C posts in uniformed services. The registration is currently underway.Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the official website. The application process began on March…
From April 10, India’s highways are set to change. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is introducing stricter rules covering toll payments, vehicle documentation, and security on national roads. ID mandatory at toll plazas All motorists will now need a valid government-issued ID—Aadhaar, driving licence, or passport—at tolls and highway checkpoints. Failure to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election is once again being fought not just on governance, welfare, or corruption, but on something far more visceral. The identity. As the campaign sharpens, the familiar charge of “bohiragoto” has returned to the centre of the political…
Screengrab from video released by US Centcom The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a fresh footage showing their Navy diverting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of what it described as enforcement of restrictions linked to Iran’s maritime routes.The video, shared on X, shows a sailor aboard the USS Michael Murphy…
