IGNOU students and alumni invited for Mumbai recruitment event featuring leading private sector employers participation NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi National Open University’s Campus Placement Cell, in collaboration with the IGNOU Regional Centre Mumbai, will conduct a mega placement drive in Mumbai for students and alumni seeking employment opportunities across multiple sectors. The recruitment event…
The Bihar Education Department has asked all private and government-aided schools in the state to follow NCERT guidelines so that the weight of school bags does not go beyond 10 per cent of a child’s body weight. The department has also directed schools to install weighing scales on campus so that bag weight can be…
Goldman Sachs has a neutral rating on ITC with the target price maintained at Rs 330. Analysts said the company’s Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) earnings numbers are not comparable on a yearly basis (YoY) due to cigarette tax structure change. They expected peak earnings impact from cigarette tax hike in Q1FY27. They estimate cigarette volume decline…
Quote of the day by Gaur Gopal Das (Photo: @gaurgopald/ X) We are all surrounded by choices every day. While deciding between some choices is easy and comfortable, others feel hard and uncomfortable. Often, the easy choice gives us instant relief but might leave us with regret later. The hard choice asks more from us…
MUMBAI: Investors continued to invest in equities, debt and gold through the mutual fund route despite volatile markets due to geopolitical tensions. In April, net inflows in equity funds were at Rs 38,440 crore, down marginally from Rs 40,450 crore in March while the corresponding figure in debt funds showed a huge reversal with a…
Kerala Board DHSE Plus 2 result 2026 The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala, has announced the Kerala Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) Plus Two result 2026 on May 26. The results were declared by General Education Minister N Shamsudheen after the completion of the evaluation process for Class 12 students across Kerala and centres…
MCC NEET UG Counselling 2026 dates announced: Important schedule, eligibility, information bulletin and application process The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has launched the choice-filling window for Round 1 of NEET UG Counselling 2026. It marks an important stage in the process of admissions in undergraduate medical/dental courses under the All India Quota (AIQ).Candidates who have…
The Cowichan Estuary is getting a major ecological reset. The Province of British Columbia is investing $500,000 in a large-scale restoration effort covering 70 hectares of marshland, to strengthen watershed health, improve climate resilience, and supporting Indigenous stewardship in the Cowichan Valley.This is not just an environmental cleanup project. It is being framed as a…
Danish traveller shares surprising first Indian Railways experience India’s railway journeys often leave travellers with stories that go far beyond reaching their destination. For one Danish tourist, it was not just the overnight train ride that became memorable. The moments leading up to it, the unexpected twists during the journey, and the reactions that followed…
Sigmund Freud’s wise words flip the common myth about creativity on its head. Most people believe inspiration is like lightning that strikes suddenly, unpredictably, and you have to be ready to catch it. Freud disagreed. He believed inspiration is something you meet through action, not passive waiting. “Going halfway” doesn’t mean forcing yourself to produce…
A ginger cat and a King Cobra recently engaged in a tense standoff in a Chinese park. The snake struck multiple times, but the agile feline skillfully dodged every single attempt. A passerby captured the extraordinary encounter on camera, and the footage quickly went viral online. The cat displayed remarkable indifference, which became a defining…
A routine family outing along the Suffolk coast turned into an unexpected encounter with Britain’s distant prehistoric past when an 11-year-old boy noticed an unusual object lying close to the water’s edge. At first glance, it looked a little different from the countless stones scattered across the shoreline, yet its shape suggested it was something…
