Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) has released the Round 6 seat allotment result 2026 on August 28, 2026, for candidates seeking admission through the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) admission process. The allotment link has been activated on the…
UPI will continue to be free for consumers, with no transaction fee imposed on person-to-person payments. Will the rollout of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions be deferred to January 2027? The government may postpone the move which was scheduled to be effective from October 15, 2026, by a few months,…
11:00 (IST) Aug 19 Gold eyes $4,400 break, Brent may head towards $80 Gold’s bias remains positive, but a sustained break above $4,400 an ounce is needed for further gains, while renewed energy inflation or higher yields could trigger consolidation. Brent crude could eventually decline towards $80 per barrel due to sustained Gulf exports and…
At first glance, the fields of Belgian farmer Diederik Steyaert look like they are struggling with drought. The top layer of soil appears dry, the weather is hot and there is little sign that the crops have been receiving extra water. But dig just a few centimetres beneath the surface and the picture changes. The…
Record heat hits farms as Asia endures extreme summer (Representative image) South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on August 2, the highest temperature recorded in the country since modern weather observations began in 1904.A South Korean potato farmer in Gangwon province has seen…
Fast-track special courts slow as backlog mounts; nearly 2.5 lakh cases pending BENGALURU: At a time when Centre has announced setting up of Fast-Track Courts (FTC) to ensure expeditious trials in paper leak cases in the wake of the 2026 NEET fiasco, the country’s Fast-Track Special Courts (FTSCs) — operating under the most recent scheme…
Dalal Street is headed for trade today on a cautious note after ending the previous session in red. Equities remained under pressure as a combination of global and domestic factors weighed on investor sentiment. Rising crude oil prices, renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, persistent foreign fund outflows and a weakening rupee emerged as…
US VP Vance says Trump administration ‘mishandled’ Epstein files rollout US vice president JD Vance said that the Trump administration “absolutely screwed up the communications” surrounding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying the issue was mishandled. He also suggested that Epstein had links to intelligence agencies “Mossad or CIA or some other deep…
Deepika Padukone shares an update about her second pregnancy. Deepika Padukone offered fans a rare pregnancy update as she awaits the arrival of her second child with hubby Ranveer Singh.The actress took to her social media handle on Saturday, to share the physical challenges she has been experiencing during her third trimester. Deepika, who has…
Ace filmmaker SS Rajamouli is working on his next grand time travelling action drama, ‘Varanasi’ starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film remains one of the biggest releases next year and if the latest reports are to be believed, the team has completed a major section of the film as the film…
