Patna schools closed till June 30 The Patna district administration has extended the suspension of academic activities for students from pre-school to Class 8 in all government and private schools till June 30 due to the continuing heatwave and extremely high temperatures.The fresh order was issued by District Magistrate (DM) Kundan Kumar to protect children…
RRB JE admit card 2026 released for CBT 2 The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the admit card for the Junior Engineer (JE) Computer Based Test (CBT) 2 examination 2026. Candidates who are scheduled to appear for the exam on July 2, 2026, can now download their hall tickets from the official regional RRB…
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has released the list of shortlisted candidates for admission to its Bachelor of Cybersecurity (B.Cyber.) programme for the 2026 academic session. Candidates who applied for the course can check whether they have been shortlisted by visiting the official website, iitk.ac.in, and searching for their application number.According to the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has declared teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fully ready for international cricket, while stressing that the 15-year-old must go through the established team process before earning his debut, even as questions intensify following India’s shock 0-2 T20I series defeat to Ireland.The omission of…
The New India Assurance Company Limited has invited applications for 550 apprentice posts under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS). The online application process began on June 23 and will remain open till July 6. The online examination is scheduled to be held on July 12.The apprenticeship is for one year, and selected candidates will…
Ryan Williams gave up his Australian passport to play for India. He made his debut in March 2026 against Hong Kong. (Pic credit: AIFF) NEW DELHI: India’s Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) player policy, ignited after the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) proposal during the Special General Meeting (SGM) on June 20, has stirred a…
The controversy over the Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board’s (TRB) assistant professor recruitment examination has intensified, with AIADMK calling for an independent and thorough investigation into the recently announced results.The TRB declared the written examination results on June 25 for the recruitment of 2,708 assistant professors in government arts and science colleges. In a statement…
Hello and welcome to Offside: your daily recap and look forward to the World Cup. The strangest thing about day 18 was that it had only one game and it was one that would have made cricket fans feel like they were watching the first round of an ICC tournament if Cricket Canada wasn’t disbanded…
AP POLYCET 2026 web option entry begins: Submit choices by July 4 at polycet.ap.gov.in The Commissionerate of Higher Education has started the web option entry process for the Andhra Pradesh Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (AP POLYCET) 2026 counselling. Eligible candidates can now submit their college and course preferences through the official website, polycet.ap.gov.in.Candidates will be…
Kidambi Srikanth (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Kidambi Srikanth finished runner-up at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament after losing a hard-fought men’s singles final to Chinese Taipei’s Su Li-yang. The 33-year-old former world No. 1 showed great fighting spirit by recovering after losing the opening game, but eventually went down 15-21, 21-16, 9-21…