Kolkata, India: The West Bengal government on Monday extended the deadline for admissions through the centralised admission portal for undergraduate courses in state-run and aided colleges for the 2025–26 academic session to August 5 (midnight).The admission portal, launched on July 17, initially faced challenges following a Calcutta High Court stay on the state’s revised OBC…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of large-scale electoral fraud, telling the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha to either sign a formal declaration under the law or apologise to the nation.Sources in the poll body said, “If Rahul Gandhi believes in his analysis…
India’s Virat Kohli (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) In the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on Saturday, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 74 off 81 balls, helping India secure a comfortable nine-wicket victory. He also shared an unbeaten 168-run partnership with Rohit Sharma, showcasing a masterclass. Former Australian cricketer David Warner weighed in on the possibility…
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor‘s break up came as a huge shock to their fans who still continue to enjoy their on-screen chemistry in movies like ‘Fida’ and ‘Jab We Met’. Infact, recently, when Kareena and Shahid met at an event, a video of them talking went viral and fans were teary eyed to…
India’s economy is expected to remain firmly on a strong growth path over the next two years, with S&P Global Ratings projecting 6.5 per cent expansion in the current fiscal and 6.7 per cent in the next. The agency said a combination of tax cuts and monetary policy easing will bolster consumption-led growth despite the…
KOCHI: Congress and its INDIA bloc allies have shown where they stand on Left wing-extremism by backing retired Justice B Sudershan Reddy as vice-presidential candidate despite knowing his “ideological support” for Naxalism, home minister Amit Shah said Friday at an event in Kochi.“Had Justice Reddy not delivered the judgment asking for Salwa Judum to be…
Saif Ali Khan shared childhood memories on Two Much, recalling stealing money from his father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and being caught by his mother, Sharmila Tagore. He also humorously described the ‘struggles’ of growing up in palaces and recounted a terrifying home stabbing incident involving his son Jeh, which he bravely confronted. Saif Ali…
Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday, following a muted pattern on Wall Street as the latest US economic data left investors with little clarity about Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rate cuts nex week.Hong Kong’s HSI was down 63 points or 0.24% reaching 25,872. Nikkei also trimmed its gains, falling 702 points to trade at…
Harvard University’s Class of 2029 will arrive on campus this fall with an impressive 85 percent of admitted students choosing to enroll, according to preliminary data first reported by The Harvard Crimson. The strong yield comes despite a turbulent political climate in which the Trump administration has escalated attacks on international students, financial aid programs,…
By Shanmuga SundaramOct 30 was a watershed moment in the history of women’s cricket. Whatever may be the result of the grand finale against South Africa on Super Sunday, Jemimah Rodrigues’s epic knock and Indian women team’s world record-breaking effort to beat world champions Australia has, forever, changed the status of the game in India.Skipper…
