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NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency told a parliamentary committee on Friday that it is taking measures to rule out a repeat of the NEET paper leak, which has affected lakhs of students, while the National Medical Commission said it will work to keep the admission seat matrix for counselling on schedule so that students...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Even as India faces energy disruptions due to the West Asia crisis, more trouble could be looming for the economy. IMD on Friday confirmed its forecast of ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall this year while further downgrading the extent of rains during the June-Sept season, with a high probability of ‘deficient’ rainfall,...

Who is Declan Rice’s girlfriend? Everything about Lauren Fryer while Arsenal star eyes 2026 World Cup(Image via Getty Images) Arsenal star midfielder Declan Rice has been with his girlfriend, Lauren Fryer, for over a decade now even as the two have continued to get trolled for their relationship.While Lauren Fryer has remained pretty private about...

NEW DELHI: US ambassador Sergio Gor said Friday no partnership is better placed than India and the US to work together on critical and emerging technologies that are reshaping the global balance of power.Speaking days after secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit, which was aimed at addressing the rupture in ties although Rubio maintained the...

MUMBAI: CBI filed the first chargesheet in one of the Reliance ADA Group cases in a special court in Mumbai Friday against 16 accused, including Reliance Communications Limited company. The chargesheet pertains to the alleged misuse of the Rs 1,200-crore term loan sanctioned by the State Bank of India, the Rs 500 crore Letter of...

India has underscored its strategic priorities for a stable and secure Indo-Pacific through high-level diplomatic outreach and academic engagement in Singapore.In a post on X on Friday, the defence ministry said that defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, “engaged with leading think tanks and academia on strengthening the...

NEW DELHI: Drawing lessons from the disruption in energy supplies because of the West Asia conflict, govt has asked oil marketing companies to work on creating a 30-day strategic reserve of LPG.Petroleum ministry joint secretary Sujata Sharma said the reserve would be over and above the 45-day rolling stock maintained by oil retailers to meet...

DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: With the leadership tussle settled and D K Shivakumar expected to assume office as the new CM, the Congress high command has now turned its attention to the more challenging task of cabinet formation and selecting a new Congress president amid growing pressure from senior leaders and caste groups demanding representation.The prospect...

If all goes according to plan, Shivakumar will replace Siddaramaiah, marking Karnataka’s first leadership handover in 17 years. BENGALURU: The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) will meet in Bengaluru Saturday evening to formally elect deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar as its new leader after governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot formally accepted chief minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation. If all...

Driver killed after wall crashes on auto in Bengaluru BENGALURU: Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds on Friday evening turned fatal for an autorickshaw driver after a compound wall of a private club collapsed on his vehicle in west Bengaluru. According to the preliminary investigation by Vijayanagar police, Shivaboraiah, a resident of Gangondanahalli, had parked...