Several days of protests over CBSE’s glitches Pune: Photocopies of evaluated Std XII CBSE answer sheets that thousands of students have accessed for re-evaluation show that physics is their Achilles heel. The subject has drawn the maximum complaints.Aggrieved students across social media platforms, particularly X, have alleged missing marks, strict checking, uncredited step-marking and, in…
Iran used the funeral ceremonies for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as a carefully orchestrated display of regional influence, religious symbolism and diplomatic hierarchy, deploying Quran recitations to send messages to allies, rivals and friends alike.The funeral, which moved through Tehran, Qom, Najaf and Karbala before the final burial in Mashhad, was as much a…
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi visit hospitalised Shapoor Zadran. (Pic credit: Nabi’s X post) NEW DELHI: Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi paid an emotional visit to former Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran in a hospital in Greater Noida, where the 38-year-old is undergoing treatment for a rare and life-threatening condition.Zadran has been battling Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a…
Manufacturing powers industrial output growth of 5.1% NEW DELHI: Industrial production grew 5.1% in May 2026, as against 3.4% a year ago, on account of strong expansion recorded in electricity and manufacturing sectors during the month, pointing to a resilient domestic demand in the face of the West Asia conflict. Sequentially too, industrial production fared…
FILE (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Hundreds of University of California faculty members have signed an open letter urging the UC regents and faculty leaders to restore standardized testing requirements for Math and Science applicants. The letter cites an alarming drop in Math skills since the tests were abandoned. The UC system stopped accepting SAT and…
Serena Williams of the United States (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Aorangi Park is always buzzing in the days leading up to Wimbledon, but on Saturday, as temperatures soared to 30 degrees, every camera lens and pair of eyes seemed fixed on one person. Then, when she finally strode onto court,…
The death of 26-year-old Pune resident Ketan Agarwal, which was initially believed to be a tragic trekking accident, has now taken a dramatic turn. Ketan had reportedly fallen while trekking at Lohagad Fort on June 18, but the investigation has since shifted to an alleged murder case. According to reports, his fiancée, Siya Goyal, and…
The latest round of fighting between Israel and Iran appears to have eased, but reports suggest tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified in recent days.However, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, has played down claims of a rift, saying the two leaders share a decades-long…
Gen Z officially seems done with staring at screens for 11 hours a day pretending it counts as relaxation. Instead, 2026 is becoming the year of hobby-maxxing, a lifestyle trend where people are swapping passive scrolling for packed calendars filled with pottery classes, baking experiments, gardening sessions, Pilates, knitting and literally anything that involves touching…
Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday doubled down on his support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and rejected Ladakh lieutenant governor VK Saxena’s claim that he was unsure about the online movement’s origins. Wangchuk also questioned the LG’s public portrayal of their recent meeting, saying the tone of Saxena’s…