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Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Noting that medical entrance exam NEET-UG has been marred by mismanagement in recent years, Supreme Court on Friday said responsibility has to be fixed on a certain person or authority in case of paper leak which happened this year. The Centre agreed, saying the buck must stop somewhere.The…

During the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi back in December 2025, every franchise walked out believing it had cracked the tournament before a ball had even been bowled.Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in IPL history after Kolkata Knight Riders splashed Rs 25.20 crore on him, banking on a genuine all-round cricketer…

Gujarat Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill (ANI Photo) Shubman Gill produced one of the greatest knocks in IPL playoff history on Friday, smashing a breathtaking century against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 and rewriting multiple records in the process. Chasing a daunting 215 after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s stunning 96 and Donovan Ferreira’s late carnage had powered Rajasthan…

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s governing AAP won over 950 (50%) wards as municipal poll results came in Friday. Of 8 municipal corporations that went to polls, AAP won 5 – Mohali, Bathinda, Barnala, Moga and Batala – BJP won Abohar and Pathankot, Congress won Kapurthala.Congress was a distant second, winning 390 wards, followed by SAD with 191…

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo) Sanjay Manjrekar has strongly questioned the BCCI selectors over their decision to include Rohit Sharma in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan while leaving out Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan. The former India batter believes the Ajit Agarkar-led panel has failed to prioritise the…

NEW DELHI: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India – 66.4% – were first-born children, while the fourth child and births thereafter dwindled to barely 3.5%, shows the 2024 Sample Registration System Statistical Report. On birth spacing, a critical factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or…

The top US military commander for Latin America met Cuban military officials on Friday near the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, marking a rare high-level engagement between the two sides despite mounting tensions between Washington and Havana.US General Francis L Donovan held what US Southern Command described as a “brief exchange on operational security…

NAGPUR: Hyderabad-based private company COEMPT Edu Teck Pvt Ltd, which is at the centre of CBSE on-screen marking (OSM) controversy, is also facing allegations of marksheet blunders, exam glitches and fake documentation at Nagpur University, where more than 3.17 lakh students have been affected since the firm took over examination operations.The company secured a three-year…

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency told a parliamentary committee on Friday that it is taking measures to rule out a repeat of the NEET paper leak, which has affected lakhs of students, while the National Medical Commission said it will work to keep the admission seat matrix for counselling on schedule so that students…

The San Francisco 49ers’ star player, Brandon Aiyuk, has been experiencing a pretty challenging time in the last few years as he was placed on PUP in the last season after sustaining brutal injuries in Week 7 in 2024. Though the team seems focused on trading him and the Washington Commanders have been strongly linked…