Outlining India’s approach to global governance, Jaishankar introduced the country’s SHANTI vision NEW DELHI: India on Monday officially launched its campaign for election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar highlighting the country’s peacekeeping record, development partnerships and commitment to a…
New coin; Nepal PM Balendra Shah The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country’s central bank, announced on Saturday that it would mint a new one-rupee coin featuring a controversial map showing the territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani, which are disputed with India.Kathmandu claims the territories as their own, whereas New Delhi maintains that these…
WBCS prelims result 2026: The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has declared the West Bengal Civil Services (WBCS) Preliminary examination 2024 result on November 5, 2026. A total of 3,842 candidates have been provisionally shortlisted for the next stage of the state civil services recruitment process.Candidates who appeared for the preliminary examination can check…
HPSC has announced the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Screening Test Result 2026, enabling candidates to check their qualification status through the official result PDF. Successful candidates will advance to the Subject Knowledge Test (SKT) scheduled for August 9, 2026. The commission has advised applicants to keep checking its website for further recruitment updates and examination-related…
UPI payments. (Representative image) Government on Monday notified that banks and payment system providers cannot impose direct or indirect charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs 2,000 or payments made using RuPay debit cards.The notification was issued under Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.“In exercise of the…
Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic are changing more than just consumers’ waistlines, also reshaping the beauty industry. As the use of GLP-1 medicines including Ozempic and Mounjaro grows, companies are racing to cash in on the new needs emerging among users.From protein-rich foods and drinks and collagen supplements to face fillers and plumping make-up, brands…
A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place they knew largely through photographs. They would return many times, eventually making the Cardwell area their home and becoming closely associated with its forests, wetlands and wildlife. Among the animals that caught their attention were pied imperial-pigeons, which…
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?…
The Supreme Court has sought a fresh report from the NTA on implementing key recommendations for NEET reforms, stressing that changes must be permanent rather than ad-hoc. As the government introduces tighter question-paper checks, replaces 600 experts and strengthens security, the court’s focus remains on accountability, institutional safeguards and restoring students’ confidence in the examination…
Gujarat’s new education campaign aims to bring every school dropout child back to learning AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government on Wednesday launched a statewide campaign to bring more than 80,000 school dropout children back into classrooms, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel saying the initiative is aimed at achieving “zero dropout” and ensuring that no child is…
