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CHENNAI: Congratulating A Rajeshwari, a Malayali tribal girl from Karumandurai, a village in the Kalvarayan Hills, who secured an all-India rank of 417 under the Scheduled Tribe category in JEE Advanced, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday announced that the state will bear the entire expenses for her higher studies. TNIE was the first to report the story The CM, in a post on his X handle, said, "I salute Rajeshwari, a student of the government residential school, for realising her father's dream even after his death. More girls like Rajeshwari joining the IIT will be a real source of pride ...Read More >
VMPL Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 17: Among the established CBSE schools in Dharmapuri, Senthil Public School located at Adhiyamankottai, Dharmapuri, continues to demonstrate consistent academic performance and competitive examination success across multiple years. The school's results place it firmly among the best schools in Dharmapuri, reflecting a disciplined academic framework supported by long-term planning and student-focused preparation. Consistent Performance in CBSE Board Examinations Senthil Public School's academic record began strongly with its first batch of Class ...Read More >
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to phased regularisation of daily-wage workers, announced a Rajasthan-style behavioural training model to improve the tourism experience in Jammu and Kashmir, and informed the Assembly that 578 illegal constructions had been identified in tourist destinations over the past three years. Replying to a private member's bill moved by CPI(M) MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami seeking regularisation of casual and other workers in various government departments, the chief minister said the government had already commit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Congress MPs are all set to meet in the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office today in the Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House for the day. The meeting will be held at 10:30 am.Meanwhile, both the Houses will meet at 11 am and begin with the Question Hour. The session will start with Question Hour, followed by the laying of papers by various ministers, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Jitin Prasada, amon ...Read More >
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024, one of India's largest platforms for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, is set to culminate in its Grand Finale at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee from 11th to 15th December 2024. As part of its 7th edition, SIH 2024 continues to exemplify the vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji to make India self-reliant and globally competitive through youth empowerment and innovation. He will interact with young innovators at the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2024 on 11th December 2024, at around 4:30 PM, via video con ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Mines on Friday said it has recognised seven institutes - 4 IITs and 3 R&D Labs - as Centres of Excellence (CoE) under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM). The recognition of CoEs in an important step for fulfilling a key objective of the NCMM, which is research and technology development in critical minerals. Critical raw materials form the crucial supply chain for emerging sectors of clean energy and mobility transition, in addition t ...Read More >
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur today released the JEE Advanced 2025 scorecards at July 17, 2025, on the official candidate portal of jeeadv.ac.in. The candidates can access the scorecard using their login credentials. The scorecards include detailed subject-wise marks, total scores out of 360, qualifying status, and category-wise. This year, the All India Rank (AIR) [...] The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur today released the JEE Advanced 2025 scorecards at July 17, 2025, on ...Read More >
A new study from IIT Roorkee has just flipped the long-standing belief about what keeps the Ganga flowing during the harsh Indian summer. New fingings show that it is in fact not glacier melt but groundwater that keeps the mighty river alive, at least until Patna. Researchers from IIT Roorkee tracked the river right from its Himalayan beginnings to its delta end, using advanced isotopic analysis. Published in Hydrological Processes, the study is the first of its kind to cover such a full-scale s ...Read More >
Rajeev Verma has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Delhi (File) Senior IAS officer Rajeev Verma has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Delhi, a move cleared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. A 1992-batch officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, Rajeev Verma will take charge on October 1, succeeding Dharmendra, who retires at the end of September. From IIT to Top Bureaucrat of Delhi Originally from Uttar Pradesh, Rajeev Verma's academ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notification on Sunday appointing IAS officer Rajeev Verma as the new Chief Secretary of Delhi. Verma, a 1992-AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre IAS officer, will replace incumbent Chief Secretary Dharmendra, a 1989-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre who will retire on September 30. Verma will take charge on October 1. Before being appointed as the Chief Secretary of the government of NCT Delhi, he has been serving as the Chandigarh Chief Secretary for the past one year. Earlier, he also served as the Chief Sec ...Read More >
Kota: The Session 2 of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 commenced on Thursday. JEE Main is held for Paper 1 and 2 and are conducted in two shifts - first shift from 9 am to 12 pm and second shift from 3 to 6 pm. The JEE Main Paper 1 (BE/BTech) will be held on April 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 while Paper 2A (BArch) and Paper 2B (BPlanning) are scheduled for April 7. The exams are conducted at 566 centres across 304 cities in India and 14 cities outside the country. In Rajasthan's Kota, known as the country's major coaching hub for competitive exams, there are four centres, with around 1 ...Read More >
Kerala's Higher Education Minister R. Bindu on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) indicated that the State government would appeal against the Kerala High Court single judge's order that cancelled the results of the State engineering and pharmacy entrance examination, KEAM, 2025. The issue will likely be deliberated at the State Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday. She pointed out that the normalisation method introduced this year was based on feedback and complaints raised in previous years, particularly from Kerala State Board students. Cabinet approves new KEAM mark normalisation formula "The m ...Read More >
Salem: Tribal girl A Rajeshwari, 18, of Karumandurai in Salem district has ensured a seat in an IIT after scoring high in JEE Advanced.Rajeshwari, the daughter of late Aundi and Kavitha of Appakudi, completed her schooling at the Karumandurai Government residential school in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district. Appakudi is a tribal village in the Kalvarayan Hills. She passed the Class XII board examination with a score of 521 out of 600.Rajeshwari secured All India Rank (AIR) 417 in the JEE Advanced under the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. This has ensured Rajeshwari an opportunity to study at ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Easy Ship fees by over 20 per cent for products priced below Rs 300. Easy Ship allows sellers to stor ...Read More >
Three persons have been arrested in connection with the case, and a manhunt has been launched to nab others involved, he said. The action was taken after Radha Govind University , a private institute in the district, lodged an FIR with the Ramgarh police station alleging tampering of its computer sets by some persons ahead of the JEE examination. Ramgarh Deputy Commissioner Faiz Aq Ahmed Mumtaz said that after a complaint was filed by RGU, which is one of the JEE examination centres, police hav ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 30 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC), People's Democratic Front (PDF), and Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Justice and Development Front (JDF) on Monday announced the formation of People's Alliance for Change (PAC), with an aim "to raise the issues of common masses, including restoration of the constitutional position that existed before August 5, 2019". The alliance formation was announced at JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone's official residence here in the presence of PDF president Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, JDF president Shamim Ahmad Thokar and former minister Abdul Gani Va ...Read More >
Kalyan, Maharashtra : Harsh Gupta, a 19-year-old student from Kalyan, has secured admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, defying extreme financial hardship, academic setbacks, and a debilitating medical condition. His journey reflects not only his resilience but also the transformative role played by Motion Education, Kota, in nurturing talent from underprivileged backgrounds. Harsh comes from a modest background, his father is a roadside pani puri vendor and the family of six resides in a small two-room chawl in Thane district. With limited resources and l ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 27 (ANI): The family members of Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla gathered in Lucknow to celebrate as the Axiom Mission 4 mission crew successfully reached the International Space Station. The historic mission marks a significant milestone for India's space ambitions. Shambhu Dayal Shukla, father of Group Captain Shukla, expressed his gratitude and pride, stating, 'I thank all for coming to celebrate and bless my son. His achievement is a matter of pride for the nation.' Aboard the Grace Dragon capsule, Group Captain Shukla was seen carry ...Read More >
Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday inaugurated a buyer-seller meet here to empower local artisans and boost the economy. "The Chief Minister inaugurated the Buyer-Seller Meet at SKICC today. The initiative aims to empower artisans and strengthen the local economy by creating direct market linkages and promoting local products. The meet is hosting 15 international and 30 national buyers," Omar posted on his official X handle. Talking to reporters later, Omar said the effectiveness of the meet would only be known by year end. "One buyer-seller meet would not solve the problems. ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the proposed deployment of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at vital Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) installations. The state govt asserted Punjab police's capability to secure these projects, calling the central force's deployment an unnecessary financial burden, adding that providing security at these installations falls in the state's jurisdiction.The House recommended that the Punjab govt formally take up the matter with the Government of India and relevant ministries, urging both the ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], April 2: As preparation for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2026-27 cycle intensifies, Arihant Publications has introduced an expanded portfolio of study resources designed to support aspirants across all stages of their preparation. The new lineup aims to consolidate conceptual learning, problem-solving practice, and exam-oriented revision within a single, structured ecosystem. The release includes updated editions and new additions spanning Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, developed in collaboration with former IITians and experienced faculty from leading c ...Read More >
MUMBAI : Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday posted a video on X purportedly showing the state's social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat of the Shiv Sena sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of currency notes. Shirsat, however, rubbished the claim, saying the bag only contained clothes.The allegation came a day after it emerged that Shirsat had received a notice from the income tax department seeking an explanation for increase in his financial worth between the 2019 and 2024 assembly elections from Rs 3.3 crore to Rs 35 crore. Last month, S ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar on Wednesday said that cheating and use of fake certificates in any government job recruitment examination by the candidates is "unacceptable" and it can cause long-term career damage to them. In a first-of-its-kind virtual town hall, he asked candidates to avoid "going that path", which may attract the strictest action, including debarment from appearing in any examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for three years. "For UPSC, cheating is not at all acceptable. We have a zero-tolerance policy on this. And if anythi ...Read More >
Interacting with the students of Shaheed Subedar Mewa Singh School of Eminence here, the chief minister said the state government has ushered in a new era of educational revolution in Punjab. This revolution is yielding the desired results by grooming students for competitions and enabling them to excel in life, he said in a statement. On one hand, unprecedented steps have been taken to provide jobs to youths and on the other, several endeavours have been made to channelise their unbounded ener ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the demolition began, Khaira went live on social media, criticising the state government. Anticipating the ...Read More >
Kota: The National Testing Agency(NTA) will on Thursday, April 9 release the question papers of candidates, who appeared in the second session of the April session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026, which concluded on Wednesday. The exams of the April session -- Paper 1 (BE/ BTech) and Papers 2A and 2B (BArch and BPlanning papers -- were held from April 2-8 in two shifts, first shift from 9 am to 12 pm and second shift from 3 to 6 pm. Results of the January session of JEE Main 2026 were announced on February 16 while those of the April session are scheduled on April 20. The N ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's passenger vehicle sales crossed the one million mark in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 with exports registering a double-digit growth, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday. "Passenger Vehicles, comprising utility vehicles and cars, saw their highest ever exports in Q1 of 2025-26 of 2.04 Lakh units, registering a growth of 13.2 per cent over Q1 of 2024-25," according to the SIAM statement. Export growth in this segment was driven by stable demand across most markets, with strong perfo ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 25: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released the complete exam schedule for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026. According to the official announcement, Session 1 of JEE Main 2026 will be held from January 21 to 30, 2026, while Session 2 will take place between April 1 and 10, 2026. The registration for JEE Main 2026 is expected to start today, October 25, on jeemain.nta.nic.in. JEE Mains 2026 Exam Dates Announced: Check Complete Schedule for Session 1 and Session 2 at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Once the link is active, students can apply for JEE Main 2026 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Students from the Centres of Excellence (COEs) run by the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS) have delivered an impressive performance in the first session of JEE Main-2026.From the Gowlidoddi COE campus, Y. Navadeep emerged as the top performer with 98.39 percentile, followed by Satya Swaroop (97.99), Yashwanth (95.70), M. Mahesh (95.18), and S. Raju (94.83). From the Gowlidoddi Girls COE, K. Sri Varsha secured 94.64 percentile while V. Manjula scored 92.25 percentile.In a notable achievement from a rural region, P. Suryanarayana of Mada ...Read More >
IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India - July 18, 2025: In a landmark initiative that bridges India's rich historical legacy with the transformative power of artificial intelligence, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has co-developed the world's first AI framework for transliterating the historic Modi script into Devanagari. Leveraging a Vision-Language Model (VLM) architecture, the model MoScNet offers a powerful tool for preserving medieval manuscripts and supporting large-scale ...Read More >