Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) New Delhi: Signalling the next phase of reforms to be undertaken by the National Testing Agency, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan told TOI the focus will be on creating a “stress-free exam”, alongside developing a global-standard SOP for conducting “zero error exams”.“This (stress-free exam) is the biggest challenge before the NTA,…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul (ANI Photo) KL Rahul delivered a masterclass with the bat against Punjab Kings, bringing up a superb century to register his sixth hundred in the IPL. The Delhi Capitals opener reached the milestone in just 47 balls, hammering 12 fours and five sixes in a commanding display. The innings, however, could…
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Tuesday moved to second place on the all-time list for most runs scored in the powerplay during an IPL season during RR’s IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants.Vaibhav scored 25 runs off 16 balls in the powerplay during Rajasthan Royals’ chase of 221. With that effort, he went…
Google’s software engineer has now been charged for insider trading. The US prosecutors have charged Michele Spangnuolo, software engineer at Google with insider trading after he allegedly used the company’s confidential information to make more than n $1.2 million in profits on the prediction market platform Polymarket. According to the complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal…
Aftermath of earthquakes in Venezuela Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within 39 seconds of each other on Wednesday, triggering building collapses, road damage and panic in parts of the country, including the capital Caracas, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Venezuelan authorities.According to the USGS, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck near San Felipe,…
ED raid at the residence of I-PAC’s Pratik Jain in Kolkata in Jan 2026 NEW DELHI: The West Bengal illegal coal mining racket – origin of the ongoing ED probe against political consultancy firm I-PAC – was run by a syndicate led by Anup Majee, also known within the network as “Lala”. At the heart…
NEW DELHI: An industry committee has recommended a nationwide shift to smart prepaid metering for domestic piped natural gas (PNG), calling it a “critical and forward-looking reform” for the sector.In a report submitted recently to Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), the committee said the shift is essential to address long-standing challenges such as…
A vacation often feels like the answer to exhaustion. A few days away, a change of environment, fewer responsibilities, pleasant weather. And while this can offer temporary relief, many people notice that the sense of calm does not last after returning. The same patterns, the same pace, and often, the same mental fatigue reappear. This…
In 1988, the Soviet Union launched two of its most ambitious spacecraft ever built not toward Mars itself, but toward one of its moons, a tiny, oddly shaped rock called Phobos. The mission was unlike anything that had been attempted before. One of the probes was carrying a hopping robot literally designed to jump across…
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has now reached a major turning point, with NASA confirming that its final assembly is complete at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The observatory, often described as the next big step after Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope, is now fully built and preparing for launch…