The Indian Consulate General in Dubai issued advisory for Grade 12 students on Wednesday, offering them a one-time walk-in opportunity to obtain NRI certificates. The move is in response to the approaching college admissions in India, giving families and students a limited but welcomed window to get their paperwork in order. “On April 4, Saturday,…
UPSC NDA NA I 2026 e-admit card release date and instructions for candidates NDA NA 2026 admit card: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2026 on April 12, 2026, across multiple centres in India. Candidates who have been admitted to the examination are required…
NEW DELHI: Strengthening India’s indigenous defence capabilities under the govt’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the defence ministry has inked a major capital acquisition contract with defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of two mountain radars, including associated equipment and infrastructure, for the Indian Air Force, at a cost of around Rs 1,950 crore.The…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Wednesday inaugurated the RuPay On-The-Go, NCMC-enabled smart card scheme on April 1, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis launching the initiative to make travel more convenient, transparent and digital for various sections of society. On the occasion, NCMC smart cards were distributed to Amrutmahotsavi senior citizen Ramesh…
Mojtaba Khamenei is in Iran but has been avoiding public appearances “for understandable reasons,” Russia’s ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov has said, amid growing speculation over the leader’s whereabouts and health.Speaking to RTVI, Dedov said Khamenei has not left the country, even as his absence from public view for nearly a month since taking office…
Trigger warning: This article contains sensitive details. Reader discretion is advised.It’s been almost two months since Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Arizona home, and the whole case keeps getting more complicated and frustrating. What started as a straightforward abduction has spiraled into one of the most talked-about missing-persons cases in the country. Law enforcement…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death. Reader discretion is advised.Christopher North, the founding keyboard player of the iconic American rock band Ambrosia and the man his bandmates lovingly called the ‘Hammond B3 King’, has passed away at the age of 75. North died on March 30, 2026, after battling pneumonia in the hospital for nearly…
HYDERABAD: Singer Arpit Bala has broken his silence following a viral video from his Hyderabad concert, where he was seen involved in an on-stage confrontation with a fan.The incident occurred on March 28, when a bottle was thrown toward him during his performance. The footage shows Bala reacting angrily—pointing at the individual, tossing the bottle…
Representative image (AI-generated) Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with Brent crude climbing above the $100 per barrel mark and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also gaining sharply.Brent crude rose by 0.63 per cent to $104.63 per barrel. WTI crude rose by 0.95% to $102.34 per barrel, while WTI futures for June rose 46 cents,…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged continued support for the resistance against the United States and Israel in a message to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, while also acknowledging condolences over the death of his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.In a formal letter, Khamenei thanked Qassem for his sympathy following the “martyrdom” of Ali…