ETS sets up its first test centre in Kashmir for TOEFL & GRE exams

ETS is the world’s largest non-profit educational assessment, research, and measurement organisation, and the owner of assessments such as TOEFL and GRE. The test centre will come up at Hashtag Educational Services at Regal Chowk here — offering easy accessibility to the test takers. “This historic development promises to be a game-changer for study abroad […]

Shastri, Patil back Tilak Varma to be included in India’s middle-order

New Delhi: Former stars Ravi Shastri and Sandeep Patil on Friday batted for the inclusion of the talented Tilak Varma in India’s middle-order for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The mega event will be held in India from October 5 to November 19. Shastri said the 20-year-old Varma is at an advantageous position […]

DCW issues notices to Delhi Police, DGCA over alleged sexual harassment on plane

New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women has issued notices to the Delhi Police and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over an incident of alleged sexual harassment onboard a flight. The panel said it has taken suo moto cognisance of an Instagram video about the alleged sexual harassment by a passenger onboard the […]

‘Everyone entitled to speak freely’: Manipur CM on Kuki MLAs’ letter to PM

Imphal: Days after Kuki MLAs of Manipur requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a separate chief secretary and DGP for the Kuki-dominated hills areas in the northeastern state, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday asserted that everyone was entitled to speak freely in a democracy. Ten Kuki MLAs, including seven from the BJP, submitted […]

Nothing suspicious found in Vistara flight at Delhi airport: Police

New Delhi: Authorities at the Delhi airport on Friday searched a Vistara aircraft, which was to leave for Pune, following a bomb threat but nothing suspicious was found, police said. In a statement, Vistara said flight UK971 had been delayed due to “mandatory security checks”. A senior Delhi Police officer said a threat call received […]

Unacademy sacks teacher who appealed students to vote for educated candidates

NEW DELHI: Edtech firm Unacademy has sacked a teacher, identified as Karan Sangwan, who appealed students to vote for educated candidates. Sangwan has started his own YouTube channel and announced that he will post details around the controversy on August 19. “From the past few days a video has been going viral due to which […]

Himachal Pradesh to declare heavy rains as state calamity: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to declare the massive damage caused by heavy rains as a state calamity, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday. He said a notification in this regard would be issued Friday. The state is also waiting a response from the Centre to declare the disaster in Himachal […]