Sanjay Nishad (File photo) NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday defended his controversial remark on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pulling down a woman’s hijab, saying his comment was “misunderstood” due to translation issues and carried no ill intent, even as opposition parties intensified their demand for an unconditional apology.As outrage mounted across…
NEW DELHI: Indian athletes have claimed the top rank in dope violations once again. The country’s athletes notched up a record 260 involvements in dope-related activities in the year 2024, as revealed by the latest World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report. According to the report published on Wada’s website late on Tuesday, it has listed India…
Rupee on Wednesday snapped a five-day losing streak, recovering 55 paise from its all-time low to close at 90.38 (provisional) against the US dollar, helped by suspected aggressive intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened weak at 91.05 per dollar but staged a sharp rebound to…
Australia’s Nathan Lyon, left, celebrates with teammate Mitchell Starc after dismissing England’s Ben Duckett. (AP Photo) Nathan Lyon etched his name deeper into cricket history on Thursday as the evergreen off-spinner surpassed Glenn McGrath on the all-time Test wickets list, delivering a decisive blow to England on the second day of the third Ashes Test…
Mumbai: Mutual fund investors will soon pay less to fund houses that manage their money. Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday reduced the maximum fee that fund houses charge their investors by up to 15 basis points (100 basis points = 1 percentage point) in select MF schemes.Sebi also reduced the maximum brokerage that fund houses…
CTET February 2026 registration window closes today The application window for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) February 2026 is scheduled to close today, December 18, as per the official notification issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Candidates aspiring to teach at the primary and upper primary levels in central government schools…
New Delhi: In a major overhaul of the National Payment System (NPS), the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed subscribers from the private sector to withdraw up to 80% of the accumulated corpus, instead of 60% earlier, with the rest to be used to purchase annuities to earn a pension.Subscribers have the…
IOCL Apprentice Recruitment 2025-26 closes today for 2785 apprentice vacancies IOCL Apprentice Recruitment 2025-26: The Indian Oil Corporation Limited has announced the final day to submit online applications for IOCL Apprentice Recruitment 2025-26, offering 2785 apprentice positions across multiple refinery units in India. The recruitment drive covers technical and non-technical apprentice roles and aims to…
New Delhi: Amid increasing delays, the select committee of Parliament examining the bill to amend the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code has recommended that The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) should dispose of appeals within three months of their receipt.“…IBC presently does not prescribe any statutory timelines for the disposal of appeals by NCLAT. This…
As the social media screening takes effect, social media discussions of H-1B workers and their H-4 dependents receiving 221 (g) slips have increased on social media, especially Reddit. According to reports, some users said that after routine questions, visa officers are reportedly asking applicants if social media accounts were set to ‘public ‘. Applicants say…
