Of the 20 IITs, nine reported staff vacancies exceeding 35%. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Over 15 lakh students appeared for the high-stakes Joint Entrance Examination this year to secure a seat in the country’s premier technical institutions. The competition has always been gruelling, particularly for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with roughly … Read more
A woman Banking Business Correspondent handing over the payments under Old Age Pension (OAP) in Tiruchi District in 2017 | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) — the Government of India’s flagship cash assistance scheme for the elderly under its National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) — is in … Read more
Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Panama City, Panama – May 26, 2026 People pose for a picture with a giant replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy on the Cinta Costera REUTERS/Enea Lebrun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | Photo Credit: Enea Lebrun On June 11, the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City … Read more
(1) Cockroach Janta Party calls for Education Minister’s resignation The Cockroach Janta Party, an online movement that gained pace earlier this year, held a protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday last week (June 6, 2026) calling for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for lapses in examinations and recruitment tests. Activist Sonam … Read more
Vector illustration – Startup | Photo Credit: akindo The Indian startup economy has truly come of age in the 10 years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the clarion call during his Independence Day address on August 15, 2015, to make India the “Number 1” country in startups, and thereby sowed the seeds of significant … Read more
Picture for representation | Photo Credit: Freepik The Indian rupee has lost nearly 12% of its value against the U.S. dollar since May 2025. Several analysts have noted the consistent decline in net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and net Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) flows as a cause. The ebbing of net FDI and FPI flows … Read more
1) D.K. Shivakumar to be new Karnataka Chief Minister After months of speculation and uncertainty, Karnataka is set for a leadership transition on June 3, when D.K. Shivakumar will be sworn in as the State’s new Chief Minister. The eight-time MLA, popularly known as “DKShi”, is regarded as one of the Congress party’s most resourceful … Read more
Gurindervir Singh of Reliance flashing a sheet of paper with ‘Time is 10.10. Not finished yet’ written on it after winning the men’s 100m run at the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at Birsa Munda stadium (Morabadi) in Ranchi on Satuday, May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR By the time … Read more
A person’s hands tightly grasp the vertical, weathered metal bars of a rusty prison door or window, emphasizing feelings of confinement and despair in a stark, dimly lit setting. | Photo Credit: Hari Sucahyo While the latest Prison Statistics report released by the National Crime Records Bureau show that the occupancy rate in Indian jails … Read more
The Government RSRM Lying in Hospital in Royapuram has been catering to a large section of pregnant women in and around north Chennai for several years | Photo Credit: RAGU R That women outlive men is a long-established fact that the data on Life Expectancy (LE) at birth have repeatedly shown. However, the healthy-life advantage … Read more