More than 650 eminent personalities including former judges, bureaucrats and ambassadors have written an open letter to the people of Bangladesh, urging them to continue being on the path of peace and friendship which have sustained the two countries well for over five decades.The letter, whose signatories include former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi,…
JAISALMER: Cigarettes could be among the first products to be brought under the “track and trace mechanism” that was cleared by the GST Council on Saturday, with pan masala also being a likely candidate for inclusion.The Council led by FM Nirmala Sitharaman has cleared amendments to the Central GST Act to empower govt to enforce…
Abdullah Shafique (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique has created an unfortunate record in cricket by becoming the first batsman to register ducks in all matches of a three-match ODI series against South Africa. The 25-year-old Pakistani opener’s third duck in Johannesburg established him as the Pakistan opener with the highest number…
Education Reform: Centre Allows States to Hold Back Students in Classes 5 and 8 The central government has officially amended the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Rules, 2010, giving state governments the power to conduct regular examinations for students in Classes 5 and 8, with the provision to hold them back…
Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. “Including promotion, I’d been living with Gi-hun for about two years,” said Lee in a recent interview. “I really felt like I was him,” he said in a recent interview. “Squid Game” follows an underground competition in Korea…
JAIPUR: The special investigation team (SIT) of Rajasthan police is working to piece together events leading up to Friday’s accident on Jaipur-Ajmer highway that claimed 13 lives and left over 30 injured. Police sources said they have requested detailed information regarding rules and regulations governing the transport of petroleum, oil, and gas products on roads…
Indian Railways is also developing domestic manufacturing capabilities for bullet trains. (AI image for representative purpose) India’s first bullet train design: India and Japan are close to finalising the design specifications for bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor, which will facilitate the tender process.The Japanese Shinkansen trains are undergoing modifications to suit…
Virat Kohli and Saim Ayub (Agency Photos) Pakistan‘s 22-year-old batting sensation Saim Ayub struck his second century of the ODI series in South Africa to lead a historic 3-0 sweep, which also put him in the company of modern-day legends Virat Kohli and Joe Root. After a century in the first match of the series,…
UP Board Practical Exam 2025: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has released the schedule for the Class 12 practical exams for 2025. The intermediate practical exams will be conducted in two phases. According to the official timetable, the first phase will be held from January 23 to January 31, 2025.The official notification reads,…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Art Evans, the versatile actor celebrated for his role as Leslie Barnes in ‘Die Hard 2’, has passed away at the age of 82. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a family representative confirmed that Evans died peacefully in his sleep on December 21, surrounded by his loved ones. His wife, Babe Evans,…
