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UPSSSC extends PET-2026 application deadline to September 7

LUCKNOW, Sept. 2 -- The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has extended the deadline for registration, fee payment and online application for the Preliminary Eligibility ... Read More


Engine scare: IndiGo flight makes emergency landing

Panaji, Sept. 2 -- A Goa-Delhi IndiGo flight with 229 people on board made an emergency landing on Tuesday after the pilot reported a suspected engine failure minutes after take-off, prompting the dec... Read More


Eight decades old Naoroji portrait gets fresh lease of life in UK

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Nearly eight decades after it was painted, a portrait of Dadabhai Naoroji, the 'Grand Old Man of India', has acquired a new lease of life. The painting, which spent decades at the h... Read More


SC seeks Centre's response on EVM 'totaliser'

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre why a "totaliser" mechanism, which can mask booth-wise voting patterns during counting of votes cast through EVMs, cannot be introdu... Read More


Making the SCO work for India

India, Sept. 2 -- As Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi returns from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking the 25th anniversary of the regional grouping, th... Read More


Arabian Sea as a new laboratory for the US

India, Sept. 2 -- The Mecca defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan caused ripples both in West Asia and the wider strategic discourse. While many perhaps erroneously believed ... Read More


A fail-proof tactic called Lionel Messi

India, Sept. 2 -- Ahead of every football World Cup, the coaching staff of participating teams dig deep in an attempt to find the perfect combination of tactics and talent. Except Argentina. They did ... Read More


Unnecessary surgeries & procedures in India

India, Sept. 2 -- Gallbladder removal or cholecystectomy is among the most commonly performed surgeries in India. A 2026 BMJ Public Health review by Mohite et al., estimated that about 32 lakh cholecy... Read More


A neighbour's view of India's strategic strengths

India, Sept. 2 -- As India marks eight decades ofIndependence, its strategic position has changed almost beyond recognition. Yet the central question of strategic autonomy remains. What India chooses ... Read More


GST mop-up rises 14.8% in August; refunds up 68%

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- India's gross goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 14.8% to Rs.1.99 lakh crore in August from Rs.1.74 lakh crore a year earlier, with collections from imports contributi... Read More