Odisha has removed the six-attempt ceiling for candidates appearing for the Odisha Civil Services examination. Under the revised rules, eligible unreserved-category aspirants can now take the exam repeatedly until they reach the upper age limit of 42 years. The state has also expanded free textbooks to Classes IX and X and announced plans to strengthen…
DMK supremo MK Stalin and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced that it will not participate in the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled to take place in the national capital on June 8.The MK Stalin-led party, which was voted out of power after a single term…
SBI PO Mains Admit Card 2026 expected in September; exam scheduled for September 12 SBI PO Mains Admit Card 2026: The State Bank of India (SBI) is expected to release the SBI PO Mains Admit Card 2026 in the first week of September. The Phase II call letter will be issued to candidates who qualify…
The Centre has completed the implementation of the four new labour codes by notifying the corresponding rules, more than five years after the reforms were first introduced to replace and consolidate 29 existing labour laws, PTI reported.The four codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; Industrial Relations Code, 2020; Code on Social Security, 2020; and…
BENGALURU: They say truth is stranger than fiction — a lesson Karnataka’s top hurdler has just been handed the hard way.Despite clearing Athletics Federation of India’s (AFI) Asian Games qualifying benchmark not once but thrice, Krishik M still finds himself left out of the 110-metre men’s hurdles squad for the upcoming continental showpiece in Japan.The…
Penn Station stabbing suspect was identified as Hector Deleon, a homeless man. 51-year-old Hector Delion, a homeless and emotionally disturbed man was arrested in connection with the terrifying stabbing incident that took place at Penn Station, New York City’s biggest transportation hub, on Sunday evening. Amtrak Police first responded to a slashing attack around 7…
Punjab NEET UG round 1 seat allotment result 2026: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, has announced the Round 1 seat allotment result for Punjab NEET UG counselling 2026. A total of 2,410 seats have been allotted to candidates in the first round.Candidates who participated in the counselling process can check the Punjab…
Pensioner couple to get extra £66 from July. Many of pensioners receiving Pension Credit are set to see their payments rise from July after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) increased the benefit by 4.8 per cent.Under the updated rates, eligible couples will receive up to £363.25 a week through Guarantee Credit, up from…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image: AP) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes dropping senior stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is virtually impossible as long as they want to continue playing, citing their extraordinary achievements and immense fan following.Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been the pillars of Indian cricket for over 15 years,…
Putin holds Kremlin talks with Witkoff, Kushner Russian president Vladimir Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday as talks continued on efforts to revive a stalled push to end the Russia-Ukraine war.At the start of the meeting in Moscow, Putin asked Kushner and Witkoff to convey his warm…
