New Delhi: The JEE-Main’s first phase will be conducted in April while the second phase is scheduled in May, officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Tuesday. The first phase of the engineering entrance exam will be conducted from April 16 to 21 and the second phase, from May 24 to 29, they […]
Says what happened to J&K may take place in other states as well Chennai: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked the progressive forces of the country to fight unitedly against the divisive forces aiming to hurt the idea of India. This he said while addressing a function marking the release of the […]
Kargil: Snow clearance operation along the Srinagar-Leh national highway is in the last phase and efforts are on to open the 434 km-long strategic road as soon as possible, BRO officials said on Tuesday. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is maintaining the highway which usually remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall in the […]
Islamabad: Officials from India and Pakistan met here on Monday as part of the annual meeting of the Permanent Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW) and the two sides are expected to discuss among other topics arrangements about flood flow information during the current season and finalise future programmes, meetings and inspections. A 10-member Indian delegation, […]
IMPHAL: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday pledged to establish peace in Manipur by initiating talks with all underground groups operating in the state. He also asserted that all smuggling activities will come to an end in Manipur, which will be “drug-free” within the next five years. Addressing a poll rally at Heirok in […]
Lahore: A 19-year-old female dancer has been shot dead in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the second such killing of an entertainer in the last one month in the country. According to the police, Ayesha – a stage dancer by profession – was going to the theatre in Jandawala Phatak area of Faisalabad city, 180 km from […]
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 6,915 coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,29,31,045, while active cases fell below the one-lakh mark after 60 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,023 with 180 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, the […]
India is now behind all south Asian nations except Pakistan, which stands at 129 and the south Asian countries ahead of India are Bhutan ranked 75, Sri Lanka 87, Nepal 96 and Bangladesh 109. NEW DELHI: India has slipped three spots from last year’s 117 to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted […]
NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog is in the process of developing a National Gender Index to measure the progress and identify the persisting gaps in gender equality to make informed policy decisions. In its latest annual report, Niti Aayog said the index will serve as a tool to map the progress of states and Union Territories […]
PESHWAR: Pakistani authorities have set up a joint committee to decide on the handing over of an over 100-year-old gurdwara in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) for its restoration and proper preservation. The team constituted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government will visit Sri Guru Singh Sabha gurdwara in Mansehra […]