Ranchi: An overall 86.18% (70,959) of students passed out of 82,340 who appeared from the state for the CBSE Class X examinations, whose results were announced on Wednesday. The pass percentage of girls was 86.91 compared to 85.6 for boys.In Ranchi, Pranya Priya of Delhi Public School (DPS) emerged as the overall state topper, securing…
Vaishali vs Zhu Jiner (Photo by Niki Riga/FIDE) NEW DELHI: R Vaishali not only created history by winning the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament with 8.5/14 points but also walked away with a significant financial reward for her impressive performance. By finishing first, Vaishali is guaranteed a winner’s prize of €28,000, marking one of the biggest…
New Delhi: In a rare conviction under Wildlife Protection Act, a court convicted a Jaipur art gallery owner for attempting to illegally export Shahtoosh shawls – made from hair of the critically endangered Tibetan antelope – in a CBI case that dragged on for 17 years.The chief judicial magistrate at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue district court…
Kolkata: The footfall at city restaurants surpassed last year’s Bengali New Year figure on Wednesday. The crowd at most of the leading restaurants on Poila Baisakh eve was also higher than last year’s. Both lunch and dinner seats at most of the restaurants on Poila Baisakh were full, with some witnessing lunch booking till 5…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the BMC and the state to take action against illegal hawkers in Goregaon and file a compliance affidavit, in response to a petition by an association of licensed shopkeepers from the suburb alleging that illegal hawkers were not only taking away their business, but also threatening them.The…
– 15-04-2026, The 28 sheets, recovered from beneath the debris after the Feb 28 bombing at a school in Minab, are on display at the Iranian Embassy in India. Photo: Anushka Kogta – 15-04-2026, The 28 sheets, recovered from beneath the debris after the Feb 28 bombing at a school in Minab, are on display…
Chennai: A city-based NGO has moved the Madras high court seeking direction to the ECI to introduce an audio-enabled VVPAT system in all the polling stations for the forthcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu.Refusing to entertain the plea moved by Nethrodaya, a public charitable trust working for the welfare of blind persons, the first bench…
Patna: Cyber fraudsters duped a retired Indian Air Force sergeant of Rs 18.15 lakh by luring him into a fake stock trading scheme operated through a WhatsApp group and a fraudulent mobile app, police said on Wednesday. The case came to light after the victim, Brajesh Kumar Singh (retired sergeant), a resident of Anandpuri under…
Ranchi: A 26-year-old woman, at whose birthday party a dentist was allegedly raped on April 9, was arrested on Tuesday for alleged attempts to tamper with evidence, police said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old survivor and the woman were best friends, the police added.Two men — the main accused, and his friend, both aged 27 years…
ঢাকা: আইপিএল চলছে জোরকদমে। তারই মাঝে বড় সিদ্ধান্তের কথা ঘোষণা করলেন বাংলাদেশের ক্রিকেটার। আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেটকে বিদায় জানালেন বাংলাদেশের ফাস্টবোলার রুবেল হোসেন (Rubel Hossain)। দীর্ঘ দেড় দশকের আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেট কেরিয়ারে ইতি টানলেন। বুধবার আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেটকে আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে বিদায় জানালেন বাংলাদেশের অভিজ্ঞ ফাস্টবোলার রুবেল হোসেন। বুধবার নিজের ফেসবুক পেজে এক আবেগঘন বার্তা দেন রুবেল। সেখানেই তিনি ঘোষণা করেন যে,…
