NEW DELHI: The iconic “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-daro, one of the most celebrated artefacts of the Indus Valley Civilisation, appeared in an altered form in the NCERT’s new Class 9 arts textbook, with its traditionally bare torso visually covered, sparking debate over the representation.The 4,500-year-old bronze figurine, traditionally depicted with its bare torso visible, appears…
An Indian national was arrested in Nepal’s Lumbini Province on Monday after police allegedly recovered narcotic drugs concealed inside his undergarments, according to Nepal Police.The arrested individual was identified as Mohmad Rijwan, 40, a resident of Uttar Pradesh in India. He was detained during a security check in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City, police said in a…
Jairam Ramesh; PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran but criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “blind devotion” to Israel.Congress MP Jairam Ramesh cited Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Israel just days before it launched strikes…
TMC MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Mala Roy, Yusuf Pathan, and others meet Union minister and BJP leader Bhupender Yadav at his residence, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: A little-known political outfit that struggled to make an impact in the 2023 Tripura assembly elections has suddenly found itself at the centre of…
Protests against education minister Dhrmendra Pradhan in Ahmedabad (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the NEET-UG re-exam, scheduled for June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday acknowledged that some candidates were facing issues downloading their admit cards and assured them that the problem would be resolved very soon.Also Read | NEET-UG retest: Centre…
Football fans carry cut-outs of Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi in Kolkata; Kozhikode fans watch Brazil vs Morocco. (PTI and Reuters photo) Cross. Control. Dribble. Goal! Add the alarm’s snooze to the play and you have World Cup magic in this part of the world.In its opening weekend, the Cup has begun capturing Indian fans’ imagination…
The US Navy said it rescued 14 Indian seafarers on Sunday as Virat-1, an Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel or dhow, was sinking off the Oman coast following a mechanical failure. The Indian Embassy in Oman said all rescued crew members are “safe and in good health” and were moved to a vessel that is heading…
MUMBAI: Computer science continues to dominate the imagination of India’s best engineering aspirants, but the first round of IIT seats preference for 2026 shows another branch quietly clawing its way back into favour: civil engineering.The shift was the most dramatic at IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. At Powai, civil engineering opened at an All India…
NEW DELHI: Days after INDIA bloc’s meeting witnessed an intense discussion on NEET and other paper leaks, students’ woes and youth unemployment, Congress has announced that leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold town hall discussions around the country on these issues.The first phase of the party’s nationwide campaign will start…
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Sunday called PM Narendra Modi an “obedient servant” of foreign forces that kill Indians.Congress asked whether the PM would raise the killing of Indian seafarers and the “threatening language” of secretary of state Marco Rubio with the Indian the foreign minister in his upcoming…
