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From July 1, a new 36-page passport or its reissue for applicants aged 18 years and above will cost Rs 2,500 under the normal scheme, up from Rs 1,500 at present. The Tatkaal fee has been raised to Rs 5,000 from Rs 3,500.

NEW DELHI: The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution and Nazism will no longer be part of class IX student's history syllabus. NCERT officials said these modern world-history themes will be taken up in class X as part of the secondary-stage progression, while the new class IX textbook will chart the story of early humans, the Harappan world and the ancient civilisations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and China.

The travel visas were halted nearly two years ago amid an escalated security situation and deteriorating ties with New Delhi during the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime.

The travel visas were halted nearly two years ago amid an escalated security situation and deteriorating ties with New Delhi during the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime

Angelina Jolie is opening up like never before. While promoting her new film 'Couture', the Oscar-winning actress revealed how years of personal loss, grief, illness and family struggles helped shape her performance. Jolie reflected on losing loved ones, hospital stays and turning painful life experiences into meaningful art. Her emotional comments are resonating with fans as Couture arrives in theaters and sparks conversation worldwide.

With the return of the Indian pavilion after a gap of seven years, the dramatic Austrian project, and the feel-good Japanese experience, the 61st edition of the Venice biennale explores modern living and the new world order

Sujata Rout Karthikeyan said she considered it a privilege to have served the people of the state for 24 years and pledged to continue working with dedication and integrity in her new political role.

IISc launches a new four year BTech program in Aerospace Engineering starting August 2026 with admissions via JoSAA counselling.

Nearly 50 years after the Emergency was imposed in India, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has included the topic for the first time in a Class 9 Social Science textbook. The new textbook, "Understanding Society: India and Beyond," describes the Emergency as "one of the major challenges" faced by Indian democracy. The topic has been added in a chapter that discusses the strengths and challenges of democracy in India. An NCERT official confirmed that this is the first time a section on the Emergency has been included in a Class 9 textbook. The addition comes as India recently completed 50 years since the declaration of the Emergency in 1975. The textbook explains the events that led to the decision and its impact on democratic rights.

NEW DELHI: Taking responsibility for the NEET-UG episode, which he said "should not have happened", Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused Rahul Gandhi of exploiting students' anxiety for political gain and promised a "radical" overhaul of NTA, including moving NEET to computer-based testing (CBT) next year.