June 12, 2026 8:01 PM

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Cabinet Secretary reviews preparedness for the NEET re-examination 

  Cabinet Secretary, Dr. T. V. Somanathan today reviewed the preparedness for the NEET re-examination in a meeting with the Director General, National Testing Agency (NTA), Abhishek Singh. During the review, the Cabinet Secretary emphasized the need for ensuring a smooth, transparent and secure cond...

June 12, 2026 7:40 PM

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West Bengal: Fencing work along  Indo-Bangladesh border begins

Fencing work in the border areas of West Bengal has started. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari today informed the media at a programme in Kolkata on the occasion of 12 years of NDA government. Mr Adhikari said people are giving their lands for fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border. He said that by ...

June 12, 2026 7:25 PM

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South Korean former President sentenced to 30 years in jail in drone case

  A Seoul court has sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison today, after finding him guilty of ordering drone incursions into North Korea to escalate tensions and justify his December 2024 martial law declaration. The Seoul Central District Court convicted the jai...

June 12, 2026 7:18 PM

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Video Story Generating Indigenous AI Model Varya launched

  The India AI Mission today launched Varya, a distilled video model built to make frontier video AI affordable, accessible and relevant. Addressing the launch event in New Delhi, Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology S. Krishnan said that the launch of one of the found...

June 12, 2026 6:25 PM

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Asian & European markets up

Asian stock market indices edged higher today. South Korea’s Kospi surged 4.6 per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 soared 2.8 per cent, Taiwan's Taiex climbed 2.4 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.9 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite advanced 1.1 per cent, and Singapore's Strait Times rose 0.8 per ...

June 12, 2026 7:12 PM

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Sindhu storms into semi-finals of Australia Open

In Badminton, PV Sindhu has stormed into the women's singles semi-finals of the Australian Open tournament in Sydney. The third-seeded Indian outclassed Chinese Taipei's Chen Su Yu 21-6, 21-9 in a one-sided quarter-final clash today. Sindhu will next face top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the sem...

June 12, 2026 6:04 PM

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India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93% in May

  India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93 per cent in May this year on an annual basis, rising for the fifth consecutive month under the new series. The inflation print was moderately higher from 3.48 per cent recorded in April. According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Progr...