NEW DELHI: Election Commission officials Thursday said special intensive revision (SIR) orders related to Phase 1 in Bihar, Phase 2 in a dozen states/UTs and ongoing Phase 3 in 19 states/UTs had all listed Forms 6 and 8 with a mandatory declaration form on citizenship details of the elector or parents, and were unanimously approved…
Centcom launches Task Force Falcon Strike US Central Command (Centcom) on Thursday announced plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, described as its first multinational, multi-domain attack-drone task force.The unit will bring together the US and regional military partners to operate one-way attack drones across air, land and maritime domains, including unmanned systems operating above,…
Shruti Haasan has opened up about dealing with painful periods and the lack of understanding around menstrual health, revealing that she has often wished men could experience periods too. The actor said she would love to see period leave become a part of work contracts, especially because menstrual pain is often not taken seriously.During a…
This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows floodings in Kolpurtar, Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) On August 26, 2026, a catastrophic flash flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border, tearing through the Lhende Khola and Bhote Koshi river system. As rescue operations continue, the death toll has climbed past 270, with…
Actress Trisha Krishnan’s past decision to call off her engagement to Varun Manian is resurfacing, as she refused to give up her acting career. Her clear stance on prioritizing her passion over marriage highlights a common relationship debate about sacrificing dreams for love. Trisha continues to thrive in her career, proving her choice was a…
‘We write our names in the sand and then the waves roll in and wash them away’ Walking along any beach at sunset, one can sometimes see children and couples writing their names in the wet sand with a stick or a finger. Within minutes, the rising waves cover the letters and smooth the shoreline…
The Middle East conflict is starting to dim lights in Pakistan. Disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz have hit the globe’s oil pipeline, straining energy supplies across the world and pushing countries to switch on their power saver mode. For Pakistan, the effect has reached common people, with more people working from home and now…
NEW DELHI: Referring to the apex court’s various judgments defining “obscene” as something which has the potential to appeal to the prurient interest of a person, Supreme Court has said that the mere use of bastard “without a sexual or prurient element” does not constitute an offence of obscenity under IPC Section 294.“…in our view,…
The Joint Entrance Examination Council, Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP) will close the registration window for the Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination (Polytechnic) or UPJEE(P) 2026 today, May 17. Candidates who have not yet applied for the state-level entrance examination can complete the registration process through the official website, JEECUP Official Website.The application deadline was earlier scheduled…
NTA NIFTEE 2026 exam city intimation slip: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NIFTEE 2026 Stage 2 exam city intimation slip. Candidates who have qualified for Stage 2 can now download the city slip from the official website exams.nta.nic.in/niftee.According to the official notice, the NIFTEE 2026 Stage 2 exam will be conducted on…
