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NEW DELHI: CBSE on Sunday began releasing the Class XII verification and re-evaluation outcomes, declaring results for around 87% of the candidates who had sought a review of their evaluated answer books.Revised marksheets of candidates whose scores have changed are being made available through DigiLocker. The remaining outcomes will be released in phases as applications…

NEW DELHI: With villages around cities and towns acquiring urban characteristics – more built-up area, less dependence on agriculture for livelihood and more facilities like high-speed transport network – govt is looking at creating a new category – ‘functional urban settlements’ – in addition to the existing ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ classifications.An estimate based on the…

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: In a boost to the country’s naval power, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday commissioned two indigenous frontline warships – advanced stealth frigate INS Dunagiri and anti-submarine shallow water craft INS Agray – and one large survey vessel, INS Sanshodhak, into the Indian Navy in Kolkata, saying that the country “does not want to…

SWITZERLAND: US Vice President JD Vance met senior Iranian officials on Sunday as the White House sought to build on last week’s interim agreement aimed at ending the conflict involving Iran and advancing diplomatic engagement.Vance held discussions with key Iranian negotiators, including parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, at a resort…

Birthday Celebration Turns Fatal: BMW Crashes on Under-Construction Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Two Killed MUMBAI: A birthday celebration ended in tragedy in the early hours of Sunday when a speeding BMW crashed into a divider on the under-construction Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Badlapur, killing two people and injuring another. The impact was so severe that the luxury car…

US President Donald Trump (File photo/ANI) As the United States and Iran opened talks in Switzerland aimed at ending their war, US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that he had spoken overnight with Iranian officials and recounted an expletive-filled warning he allegedly delivered to them: if the Strait of Hormuz was shut again, they…

Testosterone does more than drive reproductive health. It affects muscle mass, bone density, energy, mood, cognitive function, the whole picture of how a person functions day to day. Levels naturally drop with age. Stress, poor sleep, weight and not moving enough all make it worse.There’s growing research interest in whether yoga can slow that process….

Heat dome over Europe brings travel chaos, health alerts and wildlife stress A severe heatwave tightened its grip across large parts of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius, prompting health alerts, transport disruptions and growing concerns about the impact on wildlife and public safety.The heat surge coincided with the summer solstice on…

SRS 2024: 3.5% of people were “widowed, divorced or separated”, with 5.5% women and 1.6% men NEW DELHI: Data from the latest Sample Registration System Statistical Report brings into focus that in 2024, 3.5% people were either ‘widowed, divorced or separated’ and that more women figured in this category with the difference in percentage notably…

Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon of South Africa celebrate victory (Getty Images) Marizanne Kapp produced a match-winning all-round performance as South Africa defeated India by six wickets in their Women’s T20 World Cup Group A clash on Sunday.Kapp starred with both bat and ball, first returning figures of 2/27 before unleashing an unbeaten 81 off…