SC refuses to accord urgent hearing on pleas related to NEET-UG 2026
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accord an urgent hearing on two separate pleas related to the NEET-UG 2026 re-test, which is scheduled for June 21. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana said these petitions would be heard by a bench headed by Justice P S Narasimha…
Roadmap for 2027 World Cup is ongoing process: BCCI secretary Saikia
New Delhi: The deliberations on India’s roadmap for the 2027 World Cup are “not meant for public consumption”, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said in an interview to PTI, refusing to be drawn into any discussion on individual players and their much-speculated future in the team. Veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli dominate the chatter whenever…
Centre allocated record Rs 10,000 cr budget this fiscal for Bihar’s rail infrastructure: Vaishnaw
Patna: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the Centre has allocated a record budget of more than Rs 10,000 crore in the current financial year for the development of rail infrastructure in Bihar. Vaishnaw, who arrived here for a day-long visit to the state, announced the launch of a new express train service from…
India calls Pakistan a ‘Frankenstein state’ at UN; accuses it of supporting terrorism
United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, calling it a “Frankenstein state” that gets shocked when its “own monster bites back”, as it accused Islamabad of “hosting, training and deploying” terrorists. The remarks were made by Anupama Singh, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on Wednesday, after Pakistan…
Delhi High Court upholds temporary ban on Telegram app imposed ahead of NEET re-test
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Central government’s decision to temporarily block instant messaging platform Telegram in India ahead of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) re-examinations. Telegram had approached the Court challenging the government’s order restricting access to the platform until June 22. Dismissing the petition, Justice Tejas…
At least 16 killed in Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon as US-Iran talks postponed
Jerusalem: Israel’s military said Friday its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the nascent agreement between Iran and the United States to end their war. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported at least 16 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes, which the Israeli military said were…
India can eradicate sickle cell disease before 2047 through collective efforts: President Murmu
Omkareshwar (MP): President Droupadi Murmu on Friday expressed confidence that India would eradicate sickle cell disease well before its national target year of 2047, underscoring the need for concerted efforts to raise awareness about the genetic blood disorder, particularly among tribal communities. She was addressing a state-level programme in Omkareshwar on the occasion of World…
3rd India vs Afghanistan ODI: Jaiswal, Rahul, Rana in focus
Chennai: Along with a dominance-extending series clean sweep, India will eye substantial runs from KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan here on Saturday. While Rahul’s spot in the one-day squad has never really been in doubt, Jaiswal would welcome a heavy knock to stake his claim for a…
When a humble goat became the Greatest Of All Time
My granddaughter was reading aloud from her alphabet book the other day. A for Apple, B for Ball… and eventually, G for Goat. Nothing has changed, I thought. Sixty years ago, when I was in nursery school, my alphabet book also had G for Goat. The animal looked much the same – four legs, two…
Ignorance Masquerading as Scholarship
There is a thin line between intellectual debate and deliberate mischief. The recent remarks by AIMPLB leader Maulana Sajjad Nomani have crossed that line with alarming ease. His assertion that Hindus are not a majority in Bharat because Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Tamilians, Jats, Lingayats, Sikhs, and various regional communities are not Hindus is not…
