CBSE’s new three-language framework places students at the crossroads of choice, compulsion and India’s unresolved language politics. A circular arrived in mid-May. With a quiet administrative confidence that is the hallmark of a policy that believes it is on the right side of history, the Central Board of Secondary Education informed schools across the country…
RRB Group D 2026: CEN No. 09/2025 registration deadline revised to March 9 The Railway Recruitment Boards under the Government of India’s Ministry of Railways have extended the closing date for submission of online applications under CEN No. 09/2025 for recruitment to various posts in Level 1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix.The recruitment drive…
On 6 April 2026, inside a contained steel vessel on the southern coast of Tamil Nadu, something quietly extraordinary happened. A controlled nuclear chain reaction was initiated inside India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, and for the first time in the country’s seven-decade nuclear journey, the second stage of Homi Bhabha’s original vision came…
David Lloyd George (Image: Wikipedia) Almost everyone has had a moment when they knew a small change was no longer enough.A person keeps talking about leaving a miserable job but never actually resigns. Someone spends years saying they want to move abroad, start a business, lose weight, write a book, or end a relationship that…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested Indian Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with a protest staged at Bharat Mandapam on Feb 20.Sources said Chib was questioned on Monday before being formally arrested. With his arrest, the total number of people held in the case has risen to eight.On Monday, three…
Saudi Arabia hosted leaders and officials from across the Gulf on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the region. The talks in the coastal city of Jeddah come as the White House considers Iran’s latest proposal to end the two-month-old conflict. “During the summit, a number of topics and issues related to regional and…
Argentina’s Vice President Victoria Villarruel Tensions over the Falkland Islands have intensified after Argentina’s Vice President Victoria Villarruel said residents of the disputed territory should “go back to England”.Her remarks came in the wake of a leaked Pentagon memo suggesting the United States could reconsider its stance on Britain’s claim to the islands. Pentagon memo…
Brendon McCullum (AP Photo) The Brendon McCullum era at England came under intense scrutiny following explosive allegations about dressing-room culture during the disastrous The Ashes tour. Reports, primarily from Telegraph Sport, have painted a picture of a team environment that blurred the line between freedom and lack of discipline, raising serious questions about leadership, accountability,…
Seventy-six years after the enactment of our Constitution, it is time to critically review one of its key creations- the stee frame of Indian bureaucracy. Has it delivered as designed? Have the safeguards intended to protect its neutrality and integrity functioned effectively? Are we still sourcing the best talent for it? And most importantly—does this ‘steel’…
For the global economy, the Strait of Hormuz is less a waterway and more a jugular vein. As the conflict in West Asia intensifies, most nations are monitoring developments with bated breath, fearing a total blockade. Yet, in the wood-paneled corridors of New Delhi’s North Block, the mood is one of wary relief rather than…