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India’s overall unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above remained broadly stable at 5.2% in April 2026, even as rural joblessness edged higher, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin released by the government.The data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed that the overall unemployment rate was little changed from 5.1% in March 2026 and April 2025, indicating broad stability in labour market conditions.Also Read: India’s urban unemployment rate eases to 6.6% in Jan-March quarter, rural joblessness rises to 4.3%At the segment level, rural…

Several months ago, the Dutch art detective Arthur Brand was surprised to be contacted by a man who had recently made an uncomfortable discovery about his family’s wartime past: he had learned that he descended from Hendrik Seyffardt, a Waffen-SS general and one of the Netherlands’ most senior Nazi collaborators.But there was more: the man had also discovered that a painting by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, looted by the Nazis from the renowned collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, remained in the possession of the Seyffardt family.Kelder’s Portrait of a Young Girl had been hanging in the…

NEET UG exam (Images/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday wrote to union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan condemning the alleged paper leak in NEET-UG 2026 and demanding immediate action against the National Testing Agency (NTA) and those involved in the malpractice.The organisation urged the government to decentralise the conduct of the NEET-UG examination by assigning greater responsibility to states and Union Territories, while also restoring transparency and public trust in the examination system.In its letter, the IMA expressed ‘profound concern and deep disappointment’ over the developments surrounding the medical entrance examination, stating that repeated controversies and alleged…

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Helping him navigate a leak of such magnitude was his senior, also a teacher in Sikar, who pored over the ‘guess paper’ with him, and convinced him this was the best course of action to ensure due process.Narrating the events to The Indian Express, the senior teacher, who did not wish to be identified, said, “He told me about the ‘guess paper’ around the same time he found out, about 6 pm on the day of the exam. We had to study it since it was a 150-page PDF. At the same time, students were calling us with their queries…

A fast stream of solar wind flowing from a colossal coronal hole in the sun’s atmosphere could spark geomagnetic storms tonight and into the weekend (May 15 through May 17), potentially bringing the northern lights as far south as northern Michigan and Maine.The strongest geomagnetic activity is expected between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. EDT over the next few nights (0300-0600 GMT), which could trigger minor (G1) geomagnetic storm conditions according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Elevated geomagnetic activity could continue into May 17 as the fast stream of solar wind continues to buffet Earth’s magnetic field.During G1 geomagnetic…

Last summer, Peter Degen’s postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much. Citations are the currency of academia, but there was something unusual about these. Published in 2017, the paper had assessed the accuracy of a particular type of statistical analysis on epidemiological data and had received a respectable few dozen citations in other research papers over the years, but now it was being referenced every few days, hundreds of times, placing it among the most cited papers of his career. Another professor might be thrilled. Degen’s adviser asked him…

The e-Vikas fertiliser distribution system has benefited 1.3 million farmers so far by reducing queues at centres and encouraging more need-based fertiliser usage, says Nishant Warwade, Agriculture Secretary, Madhya Pradesh. MP Agriculture Secretary says e-Vikas is driving behavioural change, with farmers increasingly buying fertilisers based on crop needs and ICAR norms, while acknowledging concerns around digital access and allocation limits. Show more Show less Source link

Monika Alcobev, an importer, distributor and marketer of premium alcohol brands, has reported a 22 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 22.32 crore in the March quarter of FY205-26.Its revenue was up 21.36 per cent to Rs 184.28 crore in the last quarter of FY26 compared to the year-ago period.For the financial year 2025-26, the company reported a 39 per cent increase in its profit to Rs 32.14 crore. Its total income was Rs 310.36 crore, up 30.21 per cent for the financial year.Growth in FY26 was “led by categories including premium tequila and agave spirits, Irish…

Currency traders are not convinced that high interest rates are here to stay. Source link