India’s coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill during a training session ahead of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) Former India batter Mohammed Kaif said that uncertainty over selection has slowed the development of India’s Test batters in home conditions under the current…
Finance Commission submits report to President Murmu (Photo credit- PTI ) The 16th Finance Commission on Monday submitted its report for the five-year period 2026-31 to President Droupadi Murmu, marking a key step in finalising the formula that will determine how central taxes are shared with states, PTI reported.The panel, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, had…
Bengaluru: It is rare for a global IT firm to attract two activist investors in less than a decade, but Cognizant has drawn scrutiny from both Elliott Management and Mantle Ridge — each pushing for stronger growth, sharper margins and greater shareholder value. In 2016, Elliott pressed the company to re-evaluate its cost structure, board…
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has released the official schedule for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026. The examination will be conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, in a computer‑based test (CBT) format. The schedule specifies the dates and session‑slots for each of the 30 test papers….
From the sun-soaked corridors of Miami to the bustling streets of San Diego, America’s schools are witnessing a quiet but profound shift: A dramatic decline in enrollment of students from immigrant families. What was once a steady influx of young learners arriving from across the globe is now a trickle, leaving administrators scrambling to adapt…
NEW DELHI: The Court of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) has asked NCERT — in coordination with Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, National Institute of Open Schooling and CBSE — to ensure conversion of textbooks for classes 1-12 into Indian Sign Language (ISL) within three months.CCPD also recommended that all…
The Income tax department is holding back a chunk of refund payments after detecting wrongful deduction claims in several high-value and system-red-flagged filings, CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal said on Monday, PTI reported. Legitimate refunds, he added, should be cleared “this month or by December”.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at Bharat Mandapam,…
England have not won a single one of their last 15 Tests in Australia (Getty Images) NEW DELHI:Former England captain Nasser Hussain has shared his thoughts on the upcoming Ashes, describing it as a defining test for ‘Bazball’ — the aggressive, high-tempo style of cricket that has become this England team’s trademark.He feels the outcome…
The 23-member squad that Khalid Jamil has selected for the away clash against Bangladesh on Tuesday has only seven players who are above 25 years of age Panaji: Coach Khalid Jamil could not believe that India were knocked out of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 final round qualifiers with two games still left to be…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested another key associate of the terrorist involved in the car blast near Red Fort in New Delhi on November 10. Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, also a Kashmir resident, was arrested from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir by an NIA team that was in the…
