Delhi student Panshul Bansal secures AIR 2 with 715 out of 720 NEW DELHI: Panshul Bansal has secured All India Rank (AIR) 2 in the NEET UG 2026 examination, scoring 715 out of 720 marks to emerge among the country’s top performers in the undergraduate medical entrance test.• NEET UG 2026 cutoff rises sharply, students…
Migrants wait in line to receive food from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) European Union interior ministers on Tuesday called for tougher action against migrant smuggling networks and stronger return policies after around 72,000 migrants entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last week,…
If the security situation worsens and Red Sea supplies are disrupted during August, refiners will have to replace those volumes with crude sourced from elsewhere. India’s crude oil imports from Russia may even touch a new record high of 3 million barrels per day if the shipment disruptions through Strait of Hormuz and even Red…
Sam Neill’s ex Laura Tingle says the Jurassic Park star was ‘pretty sick’ before his death despite being cancer-free: ‘His poor body got exhausted’ Veteran actor Sam Neill‘s former partner, Australian political journalist Laura Tingle, has opened up about his final days, revealing that the actor had become “pretty sick” in the weeks before his…
Roberto Mancini (AP Photo) Roberto Mancini has been handed the daunting task of rebuilding Italy once again, with the former European Championship-winning coach returning to the Azzurri dugout as the four-time world champions look to end their alarming World Cup drought.Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giovanni Malagò confirmed Mancini’s appointment as Italy’s new head coach…
A gleaming resume, extreme intelligence and competent physical fitness are still not enough to get you into NASA. The top space agency in the world is not impressed by qualifications on paper and requires an individual to ace real-life tests. In the agency’s 2021 selection cycle, the final 30 candidates completed individual exercises under time…
Tenkasi and Namakkal announce local holidays in July and August for major Tamil cultural festivals Students in parts of Tamil Nadu will have additional holidays in July and August as district administrations have announced local holidays for major regional festivals. Schools, colleges and government offices in Tenkasi district will remain closed on July 28, 2026,…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday assumed charge as the Union education minister, a day after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan and assigned him the additional responsibility of the ministry. Taking charge, Joshi said he was reviewing the ministry’s functioning and familiarising himself with the department, describing education as…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,…
Sierra Nevada pond during low- and high-snowfall years, showing how snow levels change the landscape. ( Picture: Christine C. Bonadonna) High in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, small ponds may look peaceful and unchanged. Surrounded by rocky peaks and open skies, they appear calm during summer. But beneath the surface, these shallow water bodies are constantly…
