Inquiry find lapses in Covid PPE kits procurement Nearly £9.9 billion worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic was wasted in the UK, a public inquiry has found. It concluded that the country entered the health crisis with inadequate stockpiles and an emergency procurement system that was ill-prepared for the surge…
CBSE Class 10 2027-28: School-based R3 assessment mandatory for pass certificate, no Board exam for third language NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that while the third language (R3) will not be part of the Class 10 Board examination for the current batch of Class 9 students, clearing the school-based…
Shubman Gill retired hurt after suffering cramps India captain Shubman Gill retired hurt after suffering cramps in his right leg during India’s chase of 259 in the first ODI against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Tuesday.Gill was batting on 80 off 75 balls when he experienced discomfort in the 26th over of the innings. After…
Several dead in Brussels construction site fire Several people were killed after a fire broke out at a major construction site in central Brussels on Tuesday, with rescue teams continuing to search for six workers who remain missing, news agency Reuters reported citing local authorities. The blaze erupted at a large renovation project on Place…
France Vs Spain Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi Finals: One of the biggest matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will take centre stage as France and Spain meet in a heavyweight semi-final at Dallas Stadium with a place in the final on the line. France have looked the most complete side in…
NCP dismisses notice challenging Sunetra Pawar’s election as party president NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday dismissed a notice issued by the party’s national secretary Sachchidanand questioning the election of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s national president, while asserting that there was no rift within the organisation.The…
Can you imagine reaching a beach and finding all the beach chairs occupied not by visitors but by sea lions? In most parts of the world, you would ask them to get out of your way, but in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, the animals remain and people patiently wait. This is one of the…
JENPAS UG 2026 result expected soon; WBJEEB preparing final rank cards JENPAS UG 2026 result: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) is expected to release the JENPAS UG 2026 final rank cards in late July 2026. The official result date has not been announced yet, but the evaluation process has moved to the…
The story of life in the oceans changed long before dinosaurs appeared and vanished. Around 252 million years ago, the planet experienced the most destructive biological crisis known in the fossil record, wiping out almost all marine species and reshaping life beneath the waves. Although scientists have spent decades examining what happened during the Permian-Triassic…
India: The import of goods produced or manufactured, wholly or in part, through the use of forced labour is prohibited. (AI image) Amid Donald Trump administration’s Section 301 probe, the government has revised the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) to prohibit the import of goods that are produced wholly or partly through forced labour.The move comes…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) The referee appointed for Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final between England and Argentina has found himself at the centre of attention even before a ball has been kicked. Moroccan-American official Ismail Elfath will oversee the high-profile clash at Atlanta Stadium, adding another major fixture to his growing résumé. The…
Hello and welcome to Offside’s preview of the first semi-final: France vs Spain. ‘Dictator’ Mbappé vs ‘Baby Yoda’ Yamal. And to make matters even more wondrous, it is the day France shaped the rest of the world: Bastille Day. France’s National Day is celebrated on July 14 and commemorates a bunch of Parisians who became…
