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New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Tuesday announced the schedule for the 2027 board exams, with class 10 and 12 exams set to begin from Feb 15 and 9, respectively. A total of 3,79,980 candidates will appear for the two...

New Delhi: In taking arguably one of 21st century India's most consequential decisions, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi went from completely rejecting the idea of taking up prime ministership to a feeble "theek hai" when alliance colleagues pressed her to take the job only to finally...

Washington: US President Donald Trump blamed the Iran war, higher petrol prices, and unpopular candidates for Republican midterm election losses, but defended the military action and said he was not looking to escalate the conflict. In an interview with Ross Douthat for CBS News’ '60...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday during which Modi conveyed India's readiness to contribute to all efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict with Russia. PM Modi also reaffirmed India's human-centric approach and reiterated...

Bhubaneswar: Air quality in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar deteriorated to 'poor' category after Diwali celebrations, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 206, while coal town Talcher recorded an AQI of 281, officials said Monday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI...

San Francisco: Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the "target of a foreign intelligence effort," the company's board of directors said Sunday. The announcement came after Huang acknowledged to the board that he had been intimate with a business...

Katni: At least 12 members of two families, including a two-month-old infant, children and elderly persons, were killed in two separate fire incidents in Madhya Pradesh's Katni and Seoni districts on Diwali night, turning the festival of lights into a night of mourning for their...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that renewed military strikes on Iran were "highly unlikely" as long as negotiations made progress, but did not rule out further military actions. In a phone interview with CNN, Trump claimed Sunday that the United States had already dealt...

Jagdalpur: Targeting political opponents, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said armed Maoists have been eliminated, but "dimagi Naxals" have infiltrated several political parties and organisations and are instigating people against the Constitution and democracy. "We must identify and defeat such elements and secure the country,"...

Jagdalpur/Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that the country's prolonged battle against Maoist terror and Naxalism had been extremely challenging, recalling how nearly 230 districts across around 20 states were once affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Addressing security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on the...