IIT Kharagpur has announced the revised schedule for JAM 2027, with online applications set to begin on September 12. The entrance exam will be held on February 14 across 114 cities. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has released the information brochure for the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) 2027 and revised the…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Tuesday tightened the stock limit for sugar dealers, reducing it from 4,000 quintals to 2,000 quintals from September 15 to November 30, as it sought to curb hoarding and contain rising retail prices.The food ministry said the existing 4,000-quintal limit would continue in Kolkata and its extended metropolitan areas “considering the…
India’s IT hiring landscape is undergoing a significant change. Layoffs have headlined the global tech landscape for over a year now and the trend continues as the industry faces one its biggest disruptions in recent years. In India too the tech hiring and firing situation is evolving fast.Global tech giant Microsoft has put around 500…
NEW DELHI: India have announced their squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.The Men’s Selection Committee picked a 15-member Shreyas Iyer-led squad for the series, with several prominent names, including Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, included.Tilak Varma remains deputy to Iyer.Abhishek Sharma, Sooryavanshi, Samson and Kishan…
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way software is written, tested and maintained. Google’s latest push in this direction is Google Antigravity, an agent-first development platform designed to help developers move beyond simply asking AI to generate code. While it works with Google’s Gemini models, Antigravity and Gemini serve different purposes. What is Google Antigravity?…
India has made Indian Standard Time mandatory across official and commercial systems, creating a common timing framework for banking, telecom, digital infrastructure and government platforms. Why in the news The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 on August 27. The rules designate Indian Standard Time (IST) as the…
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to make wholesale changes to the Test squad and coaching staff midway through the England series, calling it the “most shocking decision ever” by a selection committee.Pakistan have dropped seven players and brought in seven replacements, including five…
India Manufacturing PMI falls to 52.8 in August India’s manufacturing sector lost further momentum in August, with slower output and new orders dragging factory activity to its weakest level in five years. Employment also fell for the first time in two-and-a-half years, marking a broader slowdown in the sector.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing…
Thea Frodin is making her U.S. Open singles debut At just 17, Thea Frodin is about to walk onto one of the biggest tennis stages in the world — and her opponent is none other than Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 player in women’s tennis.But Frodin isn’t exactly a stranger to the spotlight.Before making her…
File Pic: Babar Azam (Video grab) Kevin Pietersen has taken a cheeky swipe at Pakistan’s dramatic squad reshuffle ahead of the third Test against England, joking that the team’s captain may need to spend an unusually long time answering questions about changes before the toss.Pakistan have made wholesale changes after losing the opening two Tests…
