NEW DELHI: NEET-UG’s nationwide attendance fall acquired a regional pattern in 2026, with Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka recording high absenteeism while Rajasthan expanded its candidate base and posted the strongest qualification rate among large states.Kerala had 1.14 lakh registrations, but only 84,664 candidates appeared, leaving 29,122 absent (25.6%). Tamil Nadu lost 33,893 of its…
CHENNAI: Market regulator Sebi on Friday said it has extensively deployed artifcial intelligence capabilities, with these tools generating a growing number of actionable alerts. These alerts have helped uncover patterns indicating recent instances of front-running in the portfolio management services (PMS) industry.“Recently, we have noticed our AI generating enough alerts, and over a period of…
NEW DELHI: Women formed the majority of NEET-UG candidates and qualifiers again in 2026, but their representation thinned sharply at the very top, with only 30 women among the 138 candidates scoring 690 or more.Women accounted for 13.3 lakh of 22.8 lakh registrations, or 58.5%, and 6.5 lakh of 11.2 lakh candidates who qualified in…
Representative photo (IANS image) BENGALURU: The quick commerce race is no longer mainly about reaching new neighbourhoods. It is becoming a fight over the same pin codes. India’s five largest operators added close to 900 dark stores between April and July this year, with Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes and Amazon Now leading the expansion, according to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from West Bengal and Election Commission to a PIL which alleged that the state govt was denying benefits of social welfare schemes, including ration, to people whose names were deleted from the voter list because of doubtful citizenship during special intensive revision (SIR).On a PIL by Prasenjit…
NEW DELHI: When it comes to wooing investors and facilitating sustained investments Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha have emerged as the top performing states in the first ever ‘Investment Friendliness Index’ released by NITI Aayog on Friday.The states scored well over 50 on a scale of 1-100 in the index covering all 36…
LONDON: Andy Burnham promised to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the country’s floundering Labour govt as he was officially declared party leader on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister on July 20.The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the centre-left party’s leadership…
Tommy Paul marries longtime girlfriend Paige Lorenze in beautiful Long Island wedding Paige Lorenze and Tommy Paul are now husband and wife. The couple married on July 14 at Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island, New York, in front of their family and close friends. Paige quietly shared the news by changing her Instagram name…
CHENNAI: With a slate of crucial free trade agreements (FTAs) operationalised, the textile industry is upbeat on export opportunities. The UK deal, which kicked in on Wednesday, eliminates tariffs of up to 12% and brings parity with key competitors like Bangladesh and Vietnam. While companies of all sizes are actively negotiating orders, concerns remain that…
Nitesh Tiwari‘s ‘Ramayana‘ is all Indian fans are buzzing about these days. With the trailer launch just days away, the buzz for the epic has never been louder. On Friday, shortly after the release of Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey’, Indian fans in the US and UK, set social media abuzz when they posted clips of…
