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UBT MPs meet Birla, question rebels’ Shinde Sena merger NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) said two-thirds of its MPs cannot join or merge with another party on their own, without the initiative of their original party, and urged him to uphold provisions of the...

Representative image NEW DELHI: The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution and Nazism will no longer be part of the Class IX history syllabus. NCERT officials said these modern world history themes will be taken up in Class X as part of secondary-stage progression, while the new Class IX textbook will chart the story of early...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices fell below the $75-per-barrel mark on Wednesday as the Strait of Hormuz reopened but are yet to return to the pre-conflict levels of $65-70 a barrel.While Brent crude traded at nearly $73.4 per barrel at the time of filing this report, the Indian oil basket — a blend...

With ‘Protein Mess’, IIT-M seeks to add brawn to brains NEW DELHI: Fish curry, chicken yakhni pulao, paneer tikka and tossed soya chunks are now part of IIT-Madras’s effort to improve sporting performance. The institute has introduced a dedicated “Protein Mess”, backed by academic flexibility, fitness training and psychological conditioning for student-athletes.Described by IIT-M as...

Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes breaks silence on their $325 million success as the Chiefs’ star prepares for his return.(Image via Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs’ popular quarterback, and his wife Brittany Mahomes have turned into business partners in the last few years. Out of all the investments they have made together,...

Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: Taking responsibility for the NEET-UG episode, which he said “should not have happened”, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused Rahul Gandhi of exploiting students’ anxiety for political gain and promised a “radical” overhaul of NTA, including moving NEET to computer-based testing (CBT) next year.In an interview to TOI, Pradhan said criticism...

Representative image NEW DELHI: A passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as proof of citizenship, a senior external affairs ministry official said Wednesday at an event to highlight the expansion of passport services across the country on 14th Passport Seva Divas.The passport attests the nationality of Indians when they are...

Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys emerge as top landing spots for $68M Pittsburgh Steelers’ star.(Image via X) The Pittsburgh Steelers’ star player Alex Highsmith has returned to voluntary workouts but he has been linked to a number of teams. Amid all the mess, the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers have emerged as...

Accused Chaudhary pushed realtor off cliff at Lohagad Fort after signal from girlfriend: Police PUNE: Accused Chetan Chaudhary fatally pushed real estate firm director Ketan Agarwal off a cliff at Lohagad Fort on June 18, allegedly acting on a plan hatched with Agarwal’s fiancée, Siya Goyal, the Pune Rural police said on Wednesday, a day...

A Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant won big after correctly answering which continent has hosted the World Cup most. A FIFA World Cup question proved to be worth £64,000 ($83,840) for one contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire after he correctly identified the continent that has hosted the tournament more often...