The Ministry of Education has asked the CBSE to work out logistics for conducting the board exams twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session, according to sources. The plan for introducing a semester system has been ruled out, they said.

Hyderabad, Seven intermediate students allegedly died by suicide across Telangana in the last 48 hours due to failure in exams. Telangana Board of Intermediate Examinations announced first year and second year results April 24.

The Supreme Court Friday rejected pleas seeking complete crossverification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and said ‘blindly distrusting’ any aspect of the system can breed unwarranted scepticism.

Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid a few complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action-taken reports (ATRs) from the Chief Secretaries of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, and the Superintendents of Police (SPs) of Jharsuguda and Raigarh within six weeks in connection with the boat tragedy in Jharsuguda district that claimed eight lives April 19.

The political battle to win the General Election 2024 has begun and Odisha will join the epic contest in four phases starting May 13, 2024. The Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency is among the 21 in the state where voting will take place in the coming days.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and BJP president JP Nadda will address election rallies in different parts of the state April 28, official sources said Friday.

A fivemember team of the Election Commission of India Friday searched a helicopter used by bureaucrat-turned-politician Kartik Pandian in Nabarangapur district, an official said.

 In the first experiment of its kind in the country, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has successfully connected the upcoming Mumbai Coastal Road (MCR) with the existing Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) using ‘tidal waves conditions’ in the Arabian Sea, officials said here Friday.

The process of filing nomination papers for five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly constituencies to be held May 20 started Friday with the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issuing the notification in this regard.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal will spearhead AAP’s Lok Sabha campaign in the national capital and other states, which begins with her maiden roadshow Saturday in support of party’s East Delhi candidate Kuldeep Kumar, senior party leader Atishi said.

 Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane emphasised the need to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism in all its forms at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’meeting held in Astana Friday.

A Delhi court Friday dismissed an application filed by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seeking further investigation into a sexual harassment case lodged by six female wrestlers against him.

A court here Friday extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, co-accused Vijay Nair and others till May 8 in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Twenty-four Indian fishermen who were detained by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s waters were Friday repatriated to India, two days after another group of five Indian fishermen were sent to their homeland.

 Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza’s city of Rafah — on the border with Egypt — could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability.

 The chairman of Vietnam’s parliament Vuong Dinh Hue resigned over unspecified “violations and shortcomings”, the ruling Communist Party said oFriday, a new sign of political turbulence weeks after the dismissal of the country’s President.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday proposed that lending service providers (LSPs), acting as agents of banks, should give information on all the loan offers available with them to borrowers so that they can make an informed decision.

Sri Lanka will hand over management of its $209 million Chinese-built airport to two Indian and Russian companies, a cabinet statement said Friday, as the island nation attempts to reduce losses from its state enterprises.

Bolstered by Rishabh Pant’s brilliant batting form and inspiring leadership, the resurrected Delhi Capitals will aim to continue their upward march in the IPL points table when they take on an inconsistent Mumbai Indians here Saturday.