Pralhad Joshi has been given additional charge of the Union Education Ministry after Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down from the post. The decision was taken after the President accepted Pradhan’s resignation, following the Prime Minister’s advice. Joshi will now handle the Education Ministry along with...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have claimed that they struck an Amazon-linked data centre in Bahrain, escalating already intense tensions in West Asia. The claim was made by Iranian state-linked media, which said the attack...
Three oil tankers carrying Saudi crude, including two bound for India and one for China, turned back in the Red Sea after a Houthi threat raised fresh security concerns over one of the...
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in a hard-fought World Cup final after extra time, with Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal to seal their second world title. The victory ended Lionel Messi’s dream of defending the...
A group of U.S. senators has introduced a revised bill that could impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and four other countries for buying Russian oil. The proposal is part of...
India’s retail inflation rose to 4.38% in June 2026, according to government data released on Monday. The rise came after inflation stood at 3.93% in May, showing a fresh uptick in consumer prices...
The demand for accountability echoed loudly at Jantar Mantar as students gathered to protest repeated examination paper leaks. Placards called for the resignation of the Union Education Minister, reflecting growing frustration over a system that many believe has repeatedly failed honest aspirants. Yet, beneath the slogans, a more complex story emerged.
During conversations with several protesters—many of them UPSC aspirants—a recurring pattern became evident. Most participants were familiar with the demand for resignation, but when asked about the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, many admitted they had little or no knowledge of the legislation. This raises an important question: Can public debate on examination reforms remain effective if...
In a major political development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking moral responsibility following weeks...
In a major political development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking moral responsibility following weeks of intense student-led demonstrations. The announcement came amid growing...
In a major constitutional decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship, reaffirming that almost everyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen under the Fourteenth...
A new report from the United Nations University says the rapid rise of artificial intelligence could significantly increase the environmental cost of data centres...
On the outer wall of the Airavatesvara Temple in Tamil Nadu, a 12th-century stone carving shows a woman giving birth while standing upright, supported...
On April 7, Anthropic, the AI company behind the coding and productivity-focused Large Language Model (LLM) family Claude, announced Mythos. This is its most...
Sudan's devastating civil war has reached its fourth year, prompting a dire warning from the United Nations' top aid official. Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian...
In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...
Gaza: On 4th January 2025, Israel has ordered the evacuation of two major hospitals in northern Gaza, the Indonesian Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital, as...