Meet Pragya: She could not take the JEE route during Covid, but her IIT dream found another path. (Photo: LinkedIn) For many students aspiring to study at an IIT, the journey seems to begin and end with one examination: the Joint Entrance Examination, or JEE. But Pragya’s story offers a different perspective. When the Covid-19…
US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon US farmers are facing a bigger fuel bill as diesel prices hit record highs just as the corn and soybean harvest gets underway, pushing up the cost of running combines, tractors and trucks. The national average price of diesel reached $5.85 a gallon on September 4, the…
Merchandise exports rose 17.04% to $173.78 billion during April-July, while imports climbed 19.27% to $292.38 billion. India’s merchandise exports have grown by more than 15 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal despite a challenging global trade environment, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.The union minister said the…
Bengaluru scientists are training dogs to detect cancer using breath samples ( AFP image) BENGALURU: The test begins with something almost deceptively simple: A person breathes into a specially designed mask for about 10 minutes.There is no needle, no scan and no elaborate procedure for the person being tested. What the mask captures, however, is…
The Bombay High Court considered Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act. (Image for representative purpose only) A couple gifted their son a flat that they had bought in 2005 on the condition that he take care of them. Years later, the Bombay High Court directed the son to vacate the flat. Here’s what the…
Orhan Awatramani, better known as Orry is once known to share a close friendship with Sara Ali Khan, but their equation eventually turned sour. Since their fallout, Orry has made several comments about his former friend and her family, bringing their strained relationship back into the spotlight on multiple occasions. Orry has now revisited an…
The mobile clipping screenshot of Two BESCOM staff injured on Varthur Main Road on Sunday Bengaluru: Two Bescom workers sustained electric shocks while attending an 11 kV jump cut near Sahasra Hospital on Varthur Main Road between 10.30am and 11am, allegedly due to back-feeding from a diesel generator.Venkataraju, 46, and Srinivas, 47, were attending the…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) Jasprit Bumrah was back in the thick of India’s preparations on Friday as the full squad took part in a training session ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.The session started quietly, with the players going through a light warm-up before moving into fielding drills. Ten players were then split…
RBI has garnered $136.38 billion through the special dollar swap scheme which it launched in June In May 2026, amid the raging US-Iran war, PM Narendra Modi urged citizens to reduce gold buying, travel abroad and fuel consumption to preserve India’s foreign exchange reserves which had come under pressure due to rupee’s depreciation exacerbated by…
AIAPGET 2026 re-exam admit card out The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit cards for the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2026 re-examination. The admit cards are available on the official AIAPGET website.The re-examination will be held for 49 candidates who were affected by a power failure at an examination…
