India conducts specialised military training for Oman forces NEW DELHI: India and Oman strengthened their growing strategic defence partnership through a specialised military training initiative conducted by two Indian Mobile Training Teams (IMTT) for personnel of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) of Oman.The training programmes, held amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, were led by…
A viral video has stirred a row over alleged hiring bias in the United States after a White job seeker claimed his chances of employment improved when he changed his surname on job applications to an Indian one.In the video, the man said he had applied for hundreds of roles without success before conducting a…
The US nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War II as shipments surged close to a record high to meet demand from Asian and European buyers scrambling to replace West Asian supplies cut by the Iran war.Refiners in Asia and Europe that depend on those supplies…
Bihar’s first cabinet expansion under chief minister Samrat Choudhary took place on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna PATNA: Bihar’s first cabinet expansion under chief minister Samrat Choudhary took place on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, with all ministers taking oath in a high-profile ceremony attended by top NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court, hearing a plea filed by the parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to form a three-member special investigation team (SIT) within 48 hours to probe alleged “lapses” by the state police and hospital authorities during the initial investigation and the…
In this screengrab from a video posted on April 26, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for West Bengal Assembly elections, at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas. (@NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sharpening BJP’s outreach to the Matua community in the last leg of his Bengal poll campaign, PM Modi on…
AP POLYCET 2026 answer key AP POLYCET 2026 answer key: The State Board of Technical Education and Training Andhra Pradesh (SBTET AP) has released the provisional answer key for the Andhra Pradesh Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (AP POLYCET) 2026. Candidates who appeared for the entrance exam can now download the answer key from the official…
Why Harvard Law’s contract talks are stuck after 19 months After nearly 19 months of negotiations, Harvard Law School’s clinical staff and the University administration have made limited headway in finalising their first labour contract, underscoring deep divides over core employment and academic issues. Despite more than 100 proposals being exchanged, agreement has been reached…
NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaign for the Assam Assembly elections ended on Tuesday, bringing to a close two weeks of sharp political exchanges, aggressive rhetoric and a barrage of promises.The contest has largely centred around the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Indian National Congress. The BJP’s campaign was dominated by its core plank…
A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, accusing Moscow of once again putting nuclear infrastructure at risk.Authorities said radiation levels remained within normal limits despite damage to the site.According to Reuters, Ukraine’s general staff and state nuclear agency said a drone…