Category: Events

NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday acknowledged that the UGC-NET papers in English, Commerce and Sociology had multiple errors and repeated questions, and said the defects were too extensive to be addressed simply by dropping questions after the answer-key challenge process. It has ordered fresh examinations for all three subjects.The re-tests will be...

“I am observing mourning for my elder brothers Rahul and Hemant Ji,” the protestor said. NEW DELHI: A Jharkhand protester, in a unique show of symbolism, shaved his head after burning the effigies of chief minister Hemant Soren, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, calling himself their “younger brother”, who is...

Iran’s parliament has approved the broad framework of legislation that would criminalise engagement with “hostile” foreign media. Iran’s parliament on Sunday approved the broad framework of legislation aimed at tightening restrictions on suspected foreign influence, including proposed criminal penalties for engaging with media outlets considered hostile to the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported.The bill’s general...

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday announced a protest march to Raj Bhavan on August 19 over the “complete collapse” of examination system and recurring paper leaks in the state.Speaking to reporters in Patna, Tejashwi labelled Bihar as the “worst performing” state in the education sector. He said that...

NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on Union home minister Amit Shah after he alleged that veteran leader Sonia Gandhi committed a sin by stopping national song Vande Mataram midway at the party headquarters on Independence Day.In a social media post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Shah was demanding...

The two injured cargo screeners Suman Kumari and Rohit Raj VARANASI: Recalling the moment when a passenger’s pistol accidentally went off during security screening at Varanasi airport, two injured cargo screeners on Sunday described how the weapon was fired and left them injured.Rohit Raj, one of the injured screeners, said the passenger first removed the...

Indian players celebrate after scoring a goal against China in the FIH World Cup. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India began their Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Paris Olympics silver medallists China on Sunday, twice taking the lead before being forced to settle for a point at...

BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi over ‘Vande Matram’ row NEW DELHI: The row over the full rendition of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day acquired a Bankim Chandra connection on, with BJP’s Naihati MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a direct descendant of the...

Sri Lanka’s captain Dhananjaya de Silva takes a catch to dismiss India’s Dhruv Jurel during the second day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: The build-up to the second day of the Test focused on how...

Nasa just invited India to help build a permanent base on the Moon. It’s the kind of headline that writes itself — and yet, what it actually means for India is still almost entirely undecided.Nasa wants to do something considerably more ambitious than return astronauts to the Moon. It wants to start building a place...