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Merit doesn't mean exam performance: SC upholds OBC quota in NEET

Merit cannot be reduced to narrow definitions of performance in an open competitive examination which only provides formal equality of opportunity, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it upheld......

'India should tell China to get lost'

'We are not going to be threatened by China neither are we going to threaten China.' Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images "The Union territory of Ladakh now has a 106 km border with......

Phase-2 of Bihar polls passes off peacefully, turnout 54.64%

The second phase of polling on 94 seats in the Bihar assembly elections passed off peacefully on Tuesday with a voter turnout of over 54.64 per cent, marginally lower than the 2015 figure, as......

PHOTOS: Rare Titanic items go on display

On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic -- the 269.06-metre-long iconic British luxury passenger liner with 2,224 passengers and crew -- sank, killing over 1,500 people and in course becoming one......

2G scam: Raja points fingers at Dr Singh, Chidambaram

Former telecom minister A Raja, the main accused in the 2G scam, was not allowed to appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee that is looking into the alleged mishandling in 2G spectrum......

Rural markets drive FMCG sector; outpace urban areas

Rural markets continue to surge, while metro markets continue to drag the urban volume growth of the FMCG industry, which achieved a 10.6 per cent growth in value terms in the December quarter of......

Muted deposit and credit growth sends PSB stocks into a tailspin

Shares of state-owned bank stocks were under pressure on Monday due to muted deposit and credit growth numbers reported by these lenders in the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2024-25 (FY25).......

TCS Q4 net profit rises 9% to Rs 12,434 crore

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday reported a 9 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 12,434 crore in January-March quarter of FY24, helped by improved margin and strong performance of its......

Q3 sees startups turn a profitable corner

The third quarter (Q3) of 2023–24 (FY24) has proven to be pivotal, witnessing some startups turning profitable and others enhancing their performance as their businesses finally begin to......

Mumbai airport switches to green energy sources

Adani group-AAI operated Mumbai airport on Monday said it has switched to green energy sources, fulfilling 95 per cent of its requirement from hydro and wind and the rest 5 per cent from solar......

Aishwary Tomar shines with silver on World Cup Final debut

IMAGE: Aishwary Tomar (left) capped his season with a milestone medal at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha on Sunday. The Indian finished behind Czechia’s Jiri Privratsky (centre) and ahead of......

Conway, Rachin help New Zealand seal ODI series vs WI

IMAGE: Opener Devon Conway struck a 84-ball 90 containing 13 boundaries and a six as New Zealand beat the West Indies by five wickets in the rain-hit second ODI, in Napier on Wednesday.......

Pak batter slams bat in frustration, gets penalised!

The incident occurred in the 40th over of Pakistan's chase when she "forcefully hit her bat onto the pitch" after being dismissed by Sneh Rana. IMAGE: Sidra Amin scored a 106-ball 81, the......

1st ODI: Deepti shines as India outsmart England

IMAGE: India's Deepti Sharma celebrates her half-century against England in the first Women's ODI in Southampton on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI An unbeaten half-century by Deepti Sharma guided......

ISSF World Cup: Saurabh opens India's medal hunt

IMAGE: India's Saurabh Chaudhary won bronze in the men's 10m air pistol event at the year's second ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy NRAI/X Ace shooter Saurabh......