TET qualifying certificate extended from 7 years to lifetime

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government on Thursday announced extension of the validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) qualifying certificate from seven years to a lifetime with retrospective effect from 2011.

Union Education Minister…

Sensex, Nifty settle at record closing highs

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices surged to end at record closing highs on Thursday tracking a bullish trend in the global markets.

Decline in the daily cases of Covid-19 and strengthening of the Indian rupee supported the market…

Happy Class 12 board exams cancelled: SC seeks assessment criteria in 2 weeks

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said, it is happy that the board exams have been cancelled and emphasized that the interest of students will be protected, as it asked the Centre to submit the objective criteria to assess Class XII students…

2nd Made-in-India vax coming, deal signed for 30 cr doses

New Delhi (IANS) In another landmark move in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, the Central government has booked 30 crore doses of another Made-in-India vaccine to be manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological-E's Covid vaccine, which is still…

Monsoon to hit Kerala today, conditions perfect: IMD

New Delhi (IANS) The Southwest monsoon will hit Kerala on Thursday later, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said considering the favourable conditions for its onset that has already been delayed by a few days.

Fairly widespread to widespread…

Choksi produced before magistrate, to face charges of illegal entry into Dominica

New Delhi (IANS) Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been produced before a local Magistrate in Dominica to answer charges of his illegal entry into the island country following a court order.

Choksi appeared before the magistrate on a wheelchair.

Nifty record run continues, Sensex cross 52K

Mumbai (IANS) The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange continued to hit new highs and touched a fresh record high of 15,693.15 points on Thursday morning.

The Indian stock market traded in tandem with its Asian peers.

Around 10.30…

'Arbitrary, irrational': SC on Centre's vax policy for 18-44 yrs

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday made scathing remarks on Centre's vaccination policy against Covid-19, terming the replacement of free vaccination in the first two phases with paid vaccination for persons between 18-44 years as…

IB, CBI, Income Tax, CRPF officers debarred from publishing material without consent

New Delhi (IANS) Government servants having worked in any intelligence or security related organisation have been directed through a notification not to make any publication without prior clearance from the competent authority.

The Departments…

Canadians fear more tragedies in indigenous kids' tale

Toronto (IANS) Canadians fear there could be more graves of indigenous children after the discovery of the remains of 215 kids from the grounds of a former native school.

The discovery of the remains at the former Indian residential school…