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Exam scrutiny widens as panel summons officials
Senior officials from the Union Education Ministry, the National Testing Agency and the Central Bureau of Investigation have been called before a parliamentary panel as scrutiny intensifies over the integrity of national entrance examinations and the handling of paper-leak investigations. The Committee on Government Assurances is scheduled to hear...
Iran says US base hit after Bandar Abbas strike
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck a US air base early Thursday after American forces carried out an attack near Bandar Abbas airport, raising pressure on a fragile ceasefire around the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said the base used to launch the operation against Iran’s southern...
Border queues test Bengal migration crackdown
Hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals without valid stay documents have gathered near the Hakimpur border point in North 24 Parganas, seeking to cross back into Bangladesh after West Bengal’s new BJP government moved to intensify action against illegal infiltration. The movement at the Bithari-Hakimpur crossing, about 90km from Kolkata, has...
Doha talks face new military strain
Washington’s strikes on targets in southern Iran and Israel’s pledge to intensify operations against Hizbollah have injected fresh uncertainty into delicate Doha negotiations aimed at extending a fragile ceasefire and easing the wider West Asia conflict.US forces struck Iranian military assets near the Strait of Hormuz after identifying what...
Fuel shock pushes Delhi petrol past ₹100
Petrol crossed ₹100 a litre in Delhi on Monday after state-run fuel retailers raised pump prices for the fourth time in 11 days, passing part of the global oil shock from the Iran war to consumers and transport operators. Petrol was increased by ₹2.61 a litre and diesel by...
US-Iran framework advances as Hormuz pressure rises
Washington and Tehran moved closer to a possible framework aimed at lowering military tensions and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said a peace understanding had been “largely negotiated” while Iran indicated that major gaps still needed to be closed.The diplomatic push gathered pace over the...
