NEW DELHI: In one of the most stringent examination-security exercises undertaken in recent years, all experts involved in setting, moderating and translating the NEET-UG 2026 retest question paper have been moved to a secure, undisclosed location and placed under strict isolation protocols, with authorities virtually eliminating external communication in the final stages of paper preparation.The...
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Bhutan experiences 5.8-magnitude earthquake; tremors felt in parts of Northeast India
NEW DELHI: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Bhutan late on Sunday night, triggering multiple aftershocks and sending tremors across parts of Northeast India, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11.06pm IST at a depth of 26km, with its epicentre located in Bhutan.The epicentre was about 252km from parts of...
Philadelphia police announce $20,000 reward in killing of Telangana man Anshul Kuncha
Philadelphia police have announced a reward of $20,000 for information leading to an arrest in the killing of Anshul Kuncha, a 28-year-old Indian man from Telangana who was shot dead while delivering a pizza to a vacant property in North Philadelphia.Kuncha was killed shortly after 12.30 am on Friday after responding to a fake delivery...
Navy seeks indigenous MiG-29K 80-mm rockets to reduce reliance on foreign munitions
NEW DELHI: Aiming to give a push to indigenous weapons for MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighter jets, Navy has invited domestic companies to design and manufacture 80-mm aero rockets for its aircraft carrier-launched fighter fleet.Dated May 26, the Expression of Intent (EoI) issued by Naval Armament Inspectorate (NAI) in Goa marks another step in Navy’s...
Physics tops complaints on CBSE Class XII grading
Several days of protests over CBSE’s glitches Pune: Photocopies of evaluated Std XII CBSE answer sheets that thousands of students have accessed for re-evaluation show that physics is their Achilles heel. The subject has drawn the maximum complaints.Aggrieved students across social media platforms, particularly X, have alleged missing marks, strict checking, uncredited step-marking and, in...
Portal errors, passive helplines fox CBSE students on last day of re-evaluation
CBSE protest Pune: On the final day of CBSE’s Std XII verification and re-evaluation process, several students across the country reported being locked out of the board’s portal due to technical glitches, while repeated attempts to reach official helplines and support channels went unanswered.As the deadline approached on Sunday, social media platforms were flooded with...
Industry spurs novel research but may hurt ‘blue skies’ science: IIM study
Representative image (AI generated) BENGALURU: Industry’s growing role in scientific publishing is helping researchers generate novel ideas across a range of disciplines, but it may also be steering science away from “blue skies research”, curiosity-driven investigations pursued without immediate commercial objectives, which have historically produced some of science’s most unexpected discoveries.From Zorawar tank to laser...
PM Modi gets a look at desi futuristic weapons at Surat facility
NEW DELHI: From a light battle tank to high-energy laser systems, PM Narendra Modi had a close look at India’s futuristic weapons and defence systems when he visited the Armed Systems Complex of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Surat on Friday. Among various armoured vehicles, what drew his special attention was ‘Zorawar’, India’s first indigenous,...
4 bullets for wife, 7 for son: Gurgaon security officer held for double murder
Anil Tanwar (L), Asha Rani Tanwar (52), was the principal of Lord Shiva Public School in Carterpuri village. Her son Prashant Tanwar (27), helped her run the school GURGAON: A security officer with a private firm allegedly turned his licensed revolver on his own family on Saturday night, shooting his wife and their 27-year-old son...
Mosque, mazar, 2 temples: Jaipur sees internet curbs before anti-encroachment drive
JAIPUR: The city administration has ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in Jaipur North and Jaipur East police districts for 24 hours starting Sunday midnight, ahead of a JDA anti-encroachment drive scheduled for Monday morning.The order, issued by Jaipur divisional commissioner V Saravana Kumar, says 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile internet services,...
