NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and CBSE on a plea by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), alleging “large-scale irregularities and deficiencies” in the newly introduced On-Screen Marking system. A vacation bench of Justices Neena Bansal, Krishna and Madhu Jain sought responses from the department…
Padikkal was a key batter for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2026 IPL season and contributed valuable runs in the middle order. In Test cricket, the stylish left-hander remains one of India’s promising red-ball talents. But when he is away from the field and his bat, Padikkal enjoys a relaxed lifestyle with his family at…
NEW DELHI: CBSE on Monday defended the functioning of its post-result services portal, stating that more than 1.6 lakh candidates had submitted requests for verification and re-evaluation between June 2 and June 7 (the window for the purpose), even as several questions regarding the review process and the ongoing On-Screen Marking (OSM) controversy remain unanswered.In…
Who is Oblivion? Viral Japan livestream sparks Johnny Somali comparisons after dramatic FamilyMart confrontation (Image via Getty) Oblivion is a Kick streamer who creates IRL (in-real-life) livestream content and shares his day-to-day experiences with viewers online. He recently gained wider attention after a controversial livestream in Japan involving boxer Ryan Garcia and a dispute with…
NEW DELHI: It’s natural for parents to expect that their children would take care of them in their sunset years, but many cases are being reported of the elderly being abandoned after they transfer property to their offspring.In one such case, the Supreme Court on Monday gave an earful to a man for deserting his…
‘Challenge To Ensure Inclusive Participation’ NEW DELHI: India’s digital revolution has succeeded in putting mobile phones in nearly every household, but it has fallen short of delivering meaningful digital inclusion. A report has found that while 95.1% of households own a mobile device and 74.8% have access to a smartphone or internet-enabled phone, only 39.7%…
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc that would back BJP-led NDA.If the numbers hold, rebels would clear the two-thirds threshold needed to…
US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “be careful” and pressed him to halt a major retaliatory operation against Iran after the latter launched a first strike at the former since April’s fragile ceasefire. The call helped avert what Israeli and US officials said could have been the largest wave of…
Cricket great Kapil Dev has called for patience with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the 15-year-old earned his first India call-up, saying it would be unfair to place heavy expectations on him so early in his career.Sooryavanshi recently became the youngest player selected for India’s senior men’s team, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar‘s long-standing record. He has been named…
A 32,000-year-old frozen cave lion cub, nicknamed ‘Sparta,’ has revealed that cave lions are a distinct lineage that evolved independently for over 1.5 million years. Analysis of ancient DNA shows unique biological features and suggests interbreeding with modern lions during colder periods when their ranges overlapped. Pulling out a frozen organism from the ice after…