NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 results, with 13,343 candidates qualifying for the next stage, the Main Examination, news agency PTI reported. The exam was held on May 24 against 1,016 notified vacancies.This year’s number of qualifiers is slightly lower than last year, when 14,161…
Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: England head coach Brendon McCullum has admitted he is worried about Ben Stokes after the England captain was dropped from the squad and placed under investigation following a nightclub incident that has cast doubt over his Test future.Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson were left out…
India’s silver imports slumped to their lowest level in more than three years in May after the government tightened restrictions on imports of the precious metal and raised duties, according to official data, reported Reuters.Imports fell 87% year-on-year to $75.57 million in May from $566.22 million a year earlier, data compiled by the Ministry of…
NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a little-known political outfit registered only in 2023, has suddenly found itself at the centre of national politics after 20 dissident Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MPs announced on Sunday that they would merge with the party and back the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The…
Qatar secretly secured US approval for a financial arrangement with Iran that allowed billions of dollars to flow to Tehran in return for the safe passage of Qatari tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report cited by The Times of Israel from Israel Hayom.The report, citing three diplomatic officials, said Washington quietly…
NEW DELHI: Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Baltej Singh Pannu on Monday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Badal family of using revered Sikh institutions for political gain, saying they were “dragging” them into a political battle in a bid to regain public trust.Pannu made the remarks while responding to recent claims…
UK’s oldest Indian restaurant Veeraswamy takes Crown Estate to court over eviction. Veeraswamy, the century-old Indian restaurant in the UK, the oldest of all, will be taking the Crown Estate to court this month over its ongoing eviction tussle. Co-owner Ranjit Mathrani said all negotiations with the Crown Estate, the portfolio of King Charles, failed…
JAIPUR: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was slapped by a group of youths while his supporters carried him on their shoulders during a protest at Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur on Monday, triggering a scuffle between the accused and CJP supporters. Police arrested five persons in connection with the incident and launched an investigation.According…
CHENNAI: A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered, and seven other minor girls and four women were sexually assaulted in and around Chennai in 24 hours since Sunday. Police said the three-year-old, daughter of guest workers from Bihar, was raped by 19-year-old Bibin Manjhi, also from Bihar and a frequent visitor to their house at…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Old proverbs have a habit of making big claims.They rarely sound cautious. They do not leave much room for exceptions. Instead, they present an idea in a way that people will remember and repeat.This Chinese saying does exactly that.“Marrying a woman eight years older guarantees…