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The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on Friday declared the results of the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026, setting the stage for admissions to engineering, pharmacy, agriculture and other professional courses across the state.Higher Education Minister Dr M C Sudhakar announced the results from the KEA office. Candidates can access their scorecards through the official…

David Dhawan’s multi-starrer romantic comedy ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ continues to draw audiences into theatres on its first Saturday. Starring Varun Dhawan alongside a vibrant ensemble cast featuring Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur, the film is banking on its family-entertainer appeal to register strong initial numbers. As Day 2 live tracking unfolds, the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met members of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister, with discussions focused on ideas and measures to further strengthen the country’s economic growth amid ongoing global uncertainty. The meeting covered reforms aimed towards improving ease of living and ease of doing business. The PM and EAC-PM…

NEW DELHI: Hyderabad-based Coempt Edutek Private Limited, which has faced criticism over its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used for re-evaluating Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 answer sheets, will continue to handle the process, according to news agency ANI.However, CBSE has now transferred all relevant data from Coempt’s servers to its own servers…

Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said differences with senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said differences with senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy had been resolved, a day after the minister offered to resign over the allocation of portfolios in the new state cabinet.Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar…

Former AIADMK ministers Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, Kadambur C Raju and M C Sampath CHENNAI: The exodus from the AIADMK continued on Saturday, with several senior leaders making a beeline for the ruling TVK. Former AIADMK ministers Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, Kadambur C Raju and M C Sampath are the latest to join the growing list of…

Image credit: Project Fear A thermal image allegedly showing a new aircraft over Area 51 has sparked speculation about the US Air Force’s sixth‑generation stealth fighter, the Boeing F‑47. The outline of the aircraft resembles that of the F‑47 demonstrator, two renditions of which were released in the White House last year. The Next Generation…

MP woman kills abusive husband, spends hours by body before surrender (Picture credits: X) BHOPAL: Driven to the brink by years of domestic abuse, a 27-year-old woman beat her husband to death on Monday in Chhatarpur’s Shiv Nagar Colony, waited beside his body for eight hours, and then visited a local temple to seek divine…

The Reserve Bank of India hit the pause button on repo rate once again, keeping it unchanged at 5.25%. The move comes as inflation eased to 3.48% in April, comfortably below the RBI’s 4% target. With experts seeing little urgency for any near-term rate changes, the key question is what this steady policy stance means…

US lawmaker Chip Roy has introduced a bill aimed to overhaul the H-1B hiring programme titled “American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026”. Among other changes, the bill seeks to end the use of H-1B visas as a pathway to permanent residency (Green Card) and eliminates the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program to prioritize employment…