Lesson from India’s exam scandal (PTI) The NEET-UG paper leak, which has sparked protests, court battles and a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has brought the examination system under unprecedented scrutiny.The controversy has exposed deeper structural flaws in a testing ecosystem that determines admission to colleges and the futures of millions of…
J.P. Morgan (Image: Wikipedia) There are moments in buying decisions when the conversation shifts quietly. Someone asks for a price, hears it, and the tone changes. Not always because it is unaffordable, but because the situation was never really about comparison in the first place.That shift is what people often associate with J.P. Morgan, one…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut (File Photo) MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that the party’s dissident Lok Sabha MPs were given an additional Rs 10 crore each and shifted to a “safe location” in Rajasthan amid speculation of a split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit.The Rajya Sabha MP, who…
US President Donald Trump has announced that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the US. This will mark what he described as a step toward rebuilding the country’s semiconductor industry. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the partnership would help bring chip production back to America…
Ex-Bengal minister Udayan Guha (wearing helmet) outside court in Dinhata, West Bengal NEW DELHI: Eggs were pelted on Thursday at Udayan Guha, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former West Bengal minister, marking the latest incident of a TMC leader being targeted with eggs after the party was voted out of power in the assembly…
The accused, identified as Radhamohan Mishra. PUNE: A self-styled godman and seven of his associates have been arrested in Pune for allegedly sexually assaulting, physically torturing and financially exploiting a woman for several years by claiming to possess divine powers, police said on Thursday.The arrested associates include six women, officials said.Police said the alleged abuse…
Overthinking is like a hamster wheel in your brain. It happily replays every awkward thing you said years ago, projects catastrophic worst-case scenarios for next week, and stretches minor daily choices into agonising ordeals.Let’s be real: you can’t just flip a switch and turn your brain off. But you can stop it from hijacking your…
There was an air of supreme excitement when Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United from Juventus in 2021, which was elevated by Peter Drury’s commentary: “Madeira, Manchester, Madrid, Turin and Manchester again. Wreathed in red. Restored to this great gallery of the game. A walking work of art. Vintage. Beyond valuation, beyond forgery or imitation….
Shajeer Venga wins Rs 5 crore in Sharjah Islamic Bank’s millionaire campaign. Just weeks after opening a savings account with Sharjah Islamic Bank, an Abu Dhabi-based Indian expatriate has won the Dh2 million grand prize in the bank’s Millionaire campaign. The winner,Shajeer Venga, 34, opened his account through the SIB Digital App and was selected…
A new tank called the Capint was revealed by Amsterdam-based European defence firm KNDS at Eurosatory 2026, the world’s largest defence exposition.The armoured vehicle pairs a German Leopard 2 hull with a French-developed unmanned turret and a 120 mm smoothbore gun that the manufacturer says can be upgraded to 140 mm.KNDS positions the hybrid design…