Representational file photo As the Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) prepares to declare the Class 10 and Class 12 results on April 25, a look at the past three years shows a steady improvement in student performance across both levels.In 2025, Class 10 students recorded a pass percentage of 90.77 per cent, with 99,725…
Harbhajan Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: In a major development, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, ending his stint with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).Harbhajan, a member of India’s World Cup-winning squads in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, was nominated…
SITEEE 2026 Phase 1 admit card: Symbiosis International University has released the admit card for the Symbiosis Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (SITEEE) 2026 on the official website, set-test.org. Candidates who have registered for the exam can now download their hall ticket by using their registration ID and password. Exam dates for both phases…
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched three new artificial intelligence courses through the SWAYAM Plus platform. The courses are part of the ‘AI for All’ campaign and aim to make digital skills accessible to a wider audience, including those without a technical background.The announcement was made by Prof V Kamakoti, Director of IIT…
A young boy’s desert exploration led to an incredible find. Jude Sparks stumbled upon a fossilised tusk and skull. This prehistoric beast, a stegomastodon, lived over a million years ago. Representative Image (Image Credits: Google Gemini) It was supposed to be a normal afternoon of exploring the desert. In November 2016, nine-year-old Jude Sparks was…
CBSE second board exam sees over 6.6 lakh candidates register across improvement and compartment categories. (Representative Image) CBSE Class X second board exam 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education has reported 6,68,854 registrations for the Class X second board examination, with the application process closing on April 22, 2026, including the late fee phase….
A routine renovation in Turkey’s Cappadocia in 1963 unearthed Derinkuyu, a vast underground city. This ancient marvel, extending 85 meters deep, housed thousands with residential areas, stables, and sophisticated ventilation. Most people who take a sledgehammer to a basement wall are looking for extra storage space or a hidden pipe. But in 1963, a homeowner…
Former KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit has admitted that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made a costly call by letting go of Shreyas Iyer after their IPL 2024 title-winning season, saying, “Unfortunately, we missed him.”Pandit, who was KKR’s head coach when the franchise released Iyer, reflected on the move after the batter’s strong run with Punjab Kings….
In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi, China, digging for water near the Li Mountains, unearthed fragments of terracotta figures. A terrible drought struck the province of Shaanxi in 1974. The farmers there, who wanted to help themselves out, began to dig a well on the hills around Li Mountains, not far from Xi’an. No water came…
Khushdil Shah (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan star batter Khushdil Shah, currently playing for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has questioned the team management and the Pakistan Cricket Board over his exclusion from the national side. Khushdil played a brilliant knock of 44 not out off just 14 balls, powering Karachi…
