Image Credit: X NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University has suspended a faculty member from its Department of Social Work following complaints about the content of an end-semester examination paper.The order, dated 23 December, said the university received several complaints regarding the paper titled “Social Problems in India” for the B.A. (Hons) Social Work...
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Stock market today: Nifty50 near 26,150; BSE Sensex below 85,500
The stock market is expected to hold firm at elevated levels and move within a narrow range, aided by supportive signals from global markets. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was near 25,150, BSE Sensex was below 85,500. At 9:16...
Bank holiday Christmas: Will banks remain shut today & tomorrow? – check state-wise list
Representative image With Christmas around the corner, many customers remain confused about bank operations as online messages and local notices give mixed signals. People planning cash withdrawals, cheque deposits or branch visits are often unsure whether Christmas Eve is a working day or a bank holiday. To avoid last-minute inconvenience, it is important to understand...
Historic! Isro launches US comsat BlueBird Block-2; heaviest payload launched by LVM3 — why it matters
(Credit: Isro) SRIHARIKOTA: India’s heavy-lift rocket LVM3 on Wednesday successfully placed the US communications satellite- BlueBird Block-2 – into low Earth orbit, in an early morning launch mission. At 6100kg, it was the heaviest payload lifted by the rocket which completed its sixth operational flight and third dedicated commercial mission.Isro chairman V Narayanan said LVM3...
BlueBird Block-2 mission: ISRO launches LVM3-M6 rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the LVM3-M6 rocket with the BlueBird Block-2 mission spacecraft on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial agreement signed between NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and US-based AST SpaceMobile (AST and Science, LLC). NewSpace India...
BlueBird Block-2 mission: ISRO successfully launches LVM3-M6 rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) successfully launched the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) with the BlueBird Block-2 satellite on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) morning, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The LVM3-M6 placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into Low Earth Orbit about 15 minutes after lift off....
Libya’s military chief killed in Turkey plane crash; debris located near village
Libyan army chief Lt Gen Mohamed Al-Haddad (Image/X@@RagnarFiles) Libya’s army chief, Lt Gen Mohamed Al-Haddad, was killed in a plane crash while returning to Tripoli from an official visit to Turkey, the country’s prime minister said on Tuesday.Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah confirmed that Al-Haddad died along with four others in a “tragic accident” during the...
‘Policy decision’: US judge refuses to scrap Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
A US federal judge upheld the Trump administration’s move to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, dealing a setback to the American technology companies and business groups challenging the move.US District Judge Beryl Howell, in Washington, DC on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by the...
BMC polls: Thackeray brothers’ deal finalised; 145–150 seats for Shiv Sena (UBT), 65–70 for MNS
With their agreement on seat-sharing finalised for the BMC and other municipal corporation elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will formally announce the political alliance of their parties, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS, on Wednesday. MUMBAI: With their agreement on seat-sharing finalised for the BMC and other municipal corporation elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will...
Ashes hangover? ECB probes England players’ drinking after videos surface – watch
Ben Duckett of England during a nets session. (Getty Images) England’s managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key has said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will investigate reports of excessive drinking by players during their mid-Ashes break, after videos circulating on social media raised fresh questions about the team’s conduct on tour.Go Beyond...
