Spread the love File photo NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a nationwide mock drill on June 20, a day before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled across the country, the agency said on Friday.The mock drill is being organised to ensure the smooth conduct of the re-examination, which will be held on June 21 after the original...
Mob mistakes couple for child kidnappers, assaults them; 16 arrested
Spread the love The duo was travelling from Daringbadi in Kandhamal district to Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi district on a scooter. KORAPUT: Sixteen people have been arrested after a young woman from Delhi and her Gujarat-based male colleague were allegedly attacked by a mob in Odisha’s Rayagada district, with villagers mistaking them for child kidnappers, police said.The incident took place...
Science Quiz: Counterintuitive effects
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Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
Spread the love Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab (Image/X) An Iranian singer who performed without a hijab in a viral online concert has been sentenced to 74 lashes.The case has sparked condemnation from human rights groups and artists around the world.29-year-old Parastoo Ahmadi was handed the punishment over a livestreamed performance that drew...
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire after mediation by Qatar, US and Iran
Spread the love Israel- Hezbollah (Image credit: AP) Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that is scheduled to take effect at 4 p.m. local time on Friday, according to senior officials.The development comes after months of escalating cross-border hostilities that have raised fears of a wider regional conflict and resulted in significant casualties and displacement on both sides...
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire after mediation by Qatar, US and Iran
Spread the love Israel- Hezbollah (Image credit: AP) Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that is scheduled to take effect at 4 p.m. local time on Friday, according to senior officials.The development comes after months of escalating cross-border hostilities that have raised fears of a wider regional conflict and resulted in significant casualties and displacement on both sides...
Interview | Steve Brusatte on why India could be the world’s next dinosaur hotspot
Spread the love Roughly once a week, a creature dead for tens of millions of years is introduced to science for the first time. Around 50 new dinosaur species are named every year — a pace the species might have struggled to match even at their peak in the Cretaceous period, between 145 and 66 million years ago. Steve Brusatte, the University...
‘If not for Samson, would India have won?’: Sreesanth takes aim at Gambhir
Spread the love India’s wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, front centre, being congratulated by head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Former India pacer S Sreesanth has taken aim at head coach Gautam Gambhir, questioning the extent of the former opener’s contribution to India’s recent white-ball success and arguing that players deserve far more credit for the team’s achievements.India have enjoyed a remarkable...
‘Hope Speaker gives us justice’: Abhishek files disqualification pleas against rebel MPs
Spread the love Abhishek Banerjee meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to submit a disqualification petitions against party MPs who have sought to merge with the lesser-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).Banerjee, who is former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, said he...
Curse of the century? How US-Iran deal handed Tehran a Middle East win
Spread the love (Photo credit: AP) When the United States and Israel struck Iran in February, plunging the Middle East into one of its most dangerous crises in decades, the objective was clear: cripple Tehran’s power and force the Islamic Republic onto the back foot.Months later, after thousands of deaths, soaring energy prices and one of the largest military confrontations...
