The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a fresh circular allowing eligible higher education institutions to offer one-year postgraduate (PG) programmes through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and/or online mode. According to the circular, the move is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which allows students who have completed a four-year bachelor’s…
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards used a United Arab Emirates-based procurement network to secretly acquire advanced Chinese satellite communication equipment linked to Tehran’s drone and missile programme, according to leaked commercial and shipping records reviewed by the Financial Times.The revelations expose how a company operating from the UAE helped supply sensitive communications technology to the same…
Airlines have scheduled 5% fewer domestic flights for the October-December quarter. (Image for representative purpose only) If you are planning to travel this festive season, airfares have just got more expensive. In fact, Indians planning to fly home this festive season or take a domestic holiday towards the end of the year may have to…
The court battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is back in the news, this time, over alleged ‘undisclosed income’.Brad, in his latest move, has reportedly asked a court to compel his ex-wife, Jolie, to disclose details of her film contracts and earnings, claiming she has refused to provide financial records that are allegedly ‘relevant’…
Tata Motors has launched the 2026 iteration of the Tiago in India. The refreshed Tiago has been launched at a starting price of Rs 4.69 lakh, ex-showroom. The model features cosmetic upgrades, new features and enhanced safety. Here’s a quick look at some key details.In the department of features, it gets a 360-degree camera and…
DRDO successfully tests long-range air defence missile system ‘Kusha’ The successful first test of the Kusha Surface to Air Missile (SAM) has set a new benchmark for the country in general and the Defence Development and Development Organisation (DRDO) in particular. Project Kusha, which is being developed in three variants, is dubbed as the indigenously…
An elderly couple has been charged with federal drug trafficking after US authorities allegedly recovered more than 345 pounds of suspected cocaine hidden inside a trailer they were towing through an American Border Patrol checkpoint in South Texas.Luke David Brader, 80, and Susan Brader, 74, were stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Falfurrias on…
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) begins the application for Lower PCS Recruitment 2026 examination. The registration process for the Combined Lower Subordinate Services Examination begins on Friday, May 29, on the official website.Through this recruitment drive, the commission will fill 2,285 vacancies in different departments. The recruitment is being held for several posts,…
KOLKATA: BJP’s first Bengal cabinet will be a blend of party veterans and political debutants, with Suvendu Adhikari among the frontrunners for the CM’s post. Union minister Amit Shahand Odisha CM Mohan Majhi will chair the BJP legislative party meeting on Friday, where the legislative party leader — and consequently the CM — will be…
Nepal Wednesday sharply revised the number of people missing in the Aug 26 floods to 6,150 from 5,179, adding nearly 1,000 names after fresh verification across affected districts. The revision came as rescuers recovered 10 bodies from two hydropower projects in Rasuwa – five each from Chilime and Upper Trishuli-1 – three weeks after the…
