EC orders strict EVM checking, warns of action on tampering and re-polling in Bengal. india news
यूबीएसई 12वीं रिजल्ट 2026: पिछले साल उत्तराखंड बोर्ड 12वीं में 83.23% बच्चे पास हुए थे, अनुष्का ने टॉप किया था – यूबीएसई यूके बोर्ड 12वीं रिजल्ट 2026: पिछले साल का रुझान, पास प्रतिशत और टॉपर्स के नाम देखें
यूके उत्तराखंड बोर्ड 12वीं परिणाम 2026: उत्तराखंड बोर्ड ऑफ स्कूल एजुकेशन, रामनगर 25 अप्रैल 2026 को सुबह 10.30 बजे 12वीं कक्षा के नतीजे (यूबीएसई उत्तराखंड बोर्ड इंटरमीडिएट रिजल्ट 2026 डेट) घोषित करेगा। ऐसे में पिछले साल के आंकड़ों पर नजर डालना जरूरी हो जाता है.
आइए जानते हैं कि पिछले साल उत्तीर्ण प्रतिशत क्या था, किसने टॉप किया, लड़के-लड़कियों का प्रदर्शन कैसा रहा और टॉपर लिस्ट में किसने जगह बनाई?
May 2026 in Australia: full list of public holidays and events
Summer season has started and the month of May is also near. Interestingly, in Australia, May is the time when the weather is not too hot or too cold, making it the perfect time to travel and work out. May is a time to learn about Australian culture and have some fun. Here is a list of holidays and events in the upcoming month; Read on to find out…labor dayMay 4 is celebrated as Labor Day in Queensland, Australia. On this day people thank the workers for how they made life simple. People in Queensland get the weekend off and have events and marches to celebrate this day. People in the northern region celebrate May Day on 4 May 2026, which is similar to Labor Day. It is a day to think about workers and what they do for us. There are events and gatherings to celebrate.Festivals and EventsMay is a time of festivals and events and one such special event is Vivid Sydney, which starts in late May. Goes in June. It’s a festival of lights, music and art, and people come from all walks of life to see the magic!all about foodThere are also food and wine festivals in May. The Noosa Eat & Drink Festival is one of them. It is in Noosa. It celebrates the food and wine of the region. You can try foods and drinks, watch cooking demonstrations and have a good time.love sportsThe month is also about making sports a part of Australian culture. In fact, if you like sports then this year you can experience the NRL Magic Round. It is a rugby league event where all the teams play each other. This is quite fun for the fans. The State of Origin series also begins in May. It is a rivalry between Queensland and New South Wales. It is one of the sporting events held in Australia.Sydney Film FestivalLast, but not least, there are film festivals in May. The Sydney Film Festival starts in late May. It shows movies from all over the world. Premieres and red-carpet events take place. Here are some events in Australia in May 2026:

*Labor Day (4 May). Holidays in Queensland*May Day (4th May). A holiday in the Northern Territory* Vivid Sydney (late May). Festival of Light, Music and Ideas* Noosa Eat and Drink Festival. a food and wine festival* NRL Magic Round. a rugby league competition*State of Origin series. a major sports rivalry* Sydney Film Festival (late May). a film festival*Australian Heritage Festival. Celebration of History and Culture
‘Arrest first, plan later’: Lawyer of arrested Indian-origin Texas woman Meenu Batra says Trump 2.0 is using legal loophole
Her lawyer Deepak Ahluwalia said that Meenu Batra has never been called to the ICE office in the last 26 years.
Since the Department of Homeland Security considers Meenu Batra an illegal alien from India, her lawyer Deepak Ahluwalia said no due process was followed in the arrest of Batra, a legal interpreter who has been working in the US since 1992. In an interview with CNN, Ahluwalia said that Meenu Batra had not been asked to appear at any ICE office in the last 26 years and suddenly without any prior notice, she was arrested at an airport while she was traveling for work. DHS said Batra came to the United States illegally at an unknown date and location and was granted a final order of removal in 2000.Ahluwalia said Batra was granted a stay of deportation, which meant he could not be deported to India. But Trump 2.0 added a loophole that if a person cannot be removed to their home country, they can be deported to a third country, Ahluwalia said. But the administration has not revealed what they plan to do next as they make arrests first and plan later. Ahluwalia explained that when a person is granted status that means he or she cannot be removed from the country from which he or she came, he or she can remain in the U.S. unless DHS files a case in the same court that granted relief to reopen the case. This happens only when there is a serious case against the person.Another possibility is that DHS may request to reopen the case, citing changed circumstances in that country. But DHS did not follow these proper procedures in Meenu Batra’s case. Ahluwalia said the administration is doing this in many cases where they are trying to take people to a third country.The lawyer said DHS cannot send Batra to India but did not say where they plan to send him.Meenu Batra, 53, came to America in 1991 after her parents were murdered in India. She spent most of her life in America, married, gave birth to four children, and continued to work as an interpreter, knowing Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English. He was arrested at Harlingen International Airport on March 17 and has been in ICE custody since then.
Army rescues sick woman in hill village Chill; Carry his stretcher for 3 hours to reach the road. india news
Army rescues sick woman in hilly village Chill. Representative Image (AI Generated)
Jammu: In a prompt, humanitarian response, the Army successfully evacuated a critically ill woman from Chil, a remote village at an altitude of 7,500 feet in Dudu-Basantgarh. Udhampur district In Jammu division on Monday.PRO (Defence) in Jammu, Lt Col Sunil Bartwal said, “On April 18, around 8 pm, a villager came to the military operations base seeking immediate medical assistance for his wife Shitala Devi, who was suffering from seizures. Responding immediately, our troops mobilized in challenging night conditions and reached her residence, where immediate first aid was administered, stabilizing the patient in critical field conditions.“At first light on 19 April, a carefully planned evacuation was carried out to transfer the patient to the nearest road at Ghar Katiyas. The evacuation involved crossing about 3 km of rugged, forested terrain, marked by steep slopes and the absence of any vehicleable track. Army personnel carried the patient on a stretcher for about three hours, ensuring his safe evacuation. The patient was later taken by road to the PHC at Dudu, where he is currently stable and Providing medical care,” Colonel Bartwal said.Earlier this year, on January 29, Army soldiers provided emergency medical aid to Ashu, a 24-year-old woman suffering from post-natal problems in a remote snowy village in Udhampur district, as all roads leading to the nearest hospital, Ayushman Arogya Mandir Primary Health Center in Lathi, were blocked due to heavy snowfall.
बीकेयू की हड़ताल का असर: अयोध्या में यूरिया की बिक्री पर लगी रोक हटी, किसानों को राहत

अयोध्या में यूरिया खाद की बिक्री पर रोक को लेकर किसानों में आक्रोश है. 21 अप्रैल को भारतीय किसान यूनियन (बीकेयू) के कार्यकर्ताओं और पदाधिकारियों ने जिला कृषि अधिकारी के कार्यालय पर जोरदार विरोध प्रदर्शन किया. किसानों की मांग है कि यूरिया खाद की बिक्री पर लगी रोक को तुरंत हटाया जाए, क्योंकि इससे खेती प्रभावित हो रही है. प्रदर्शन के बाद जिला कृषि पदाधिकारी ने किसानों की मांग मान ली और जरूरतमंद किसानों को यूरिया खाद उपलब्ध कराने का आदेश जारी कर दिया. इसके बाद किसानों में थोड़ी राहत देखी गई.
खेती के लिए यूरिया खाद जरूरी है
प्रदर्शन का नेतृत्व कर रहे घनश्याम वर्मा ने कहा कि वर्तमान समय में कई किसान सब्जी, उड़द, मक्का, चरी और गन्ना जैसी फसलों की खेती कर रहे हैं, जिसके लिए यूरिया खाद बेहद जरूरी है. ऐसे में इसकी बिक्री पर रोक लगाना ठीक नहीं है. उन्होंने कहा कि इससे किसानों को भारी नुकसान हो सकता था.
प्रशासन ने दी सफाई
जिला कृषि पदाधिकारी ने बताया कि इस बार यूरिया की बिक्री पिछले वर्षों की तुलना में अधिक हुई है. इस कारण से, कालाबाजारी और जमाखोरी को रोकने के लिए बिक्री पर अस्थायी रूप से प्रतिबंध लगा दिया गया था। उन्होंने आश्वस्त किया कि कोई भी जरूरतमंद किसान यूरिया से वंचित नहीं रहेगा तथा किसान आईडी के आधार पर खाद उपलब्ध करायी जायेगी।
स्मार्ट मीटर और गेहूं खरीद पर उठाए सवाल
जिलाध्यक्ष राम गणेश मौर्य ने स्मार्ट मीटर को किसानों, मजदूरों व व्यापारियों के लिए हानिकारक बताया। उन्होंने कहा कि इससे बिजली बिल बढ़ रहा है और कई बार अग्रिम भुगतान के बावजूद कनेक्शन काट दिया जा रहा है. उन्होंने स्मार्ट मीटर को पूरी तरह से खत्म करने की मांग की। इस दौरान किसान नेता फरीद अहमद ने आरोप लगाया कि सरकारी गेहूं क्रय केंद्रों पर किसानों का गेहूं नहीं खरीदा जा रहा है, जिससे उनका शोषण हो रहा है. उन्होंने मांग की कि गेहूं खरीद के बाद किसानों को नकद भुगतान किया जाए।
पंचायत में लिए गए अहम फैसले
इस दौरान मासिक पंचायत में संगठन को मजबूत करने पर भी चर्चा की गई। साथ ही 15 मई को किसान नेता चौधरी महेंद्र सिंह टिकैत की पुण्य तिथि को प्रत्येक तहसील मुख्यालय पर किसान जागरूकता दिवस के रूप में मनाने का निर्णय लिया गया। प्रदर्शन में संतोष वर्मा, रविशंकर पांडे, रामू चंद विश्वकर्मा, जीतेंद्र कुमार, राजेश तिवारी, रामप्रताप गुप्ता, रवींद्र मौर्य, नन्हें यादव, आसमाननिशा, उर्मीला निषाद, रामसेवक, रामावती, प्रेम शंकर वर्मा, जगदीश यादव, विवेक पटेल, पूनम, बजरंगी मौर्य व सूरज मौर्य समेत कई किसान मौजूद रहे।
(रिपोर्ट:अनूप कुमार अयोध्या)
51 क्विंटल फूलों से सजाया गया केदारनाथ मंदिर: जयकारों के साथ बाबा की पालकी पहुंची केदारनाथ, आज खुलेंगे कपाट, अद्भुत तस्वीरें – 22 अप्रैल को खुलेंगे केदारनाथ मंदिर के कपाट, बाबा की पालकी पहुंची केदारनाथ, उमड़ी भीड़ तस्वीरें
केदारनाथ धाम के कपाट आज सुबह 8 बजे निर्धारित लग्न के अनुसार विधि-विधान और पूजा-अर्चना के बाद श्रद्धालुओं के लिए खोल दिए जाएंगे। इस बार धाम को करीब 51 क्विंटल फूलों से भव्य रूप से सजाया गया है. देश-विदेश से बड़ी संख्या में श्रद्धालु धाम पहुंचे हैं और उत्साह चरम पर है. कपाट खुलने के अवसर पर मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी भी धाम पहुंचेंगे और पूजा में भाग लेंगे.
मंगलवार शाम करीब साढ़े चार बजे बाबा केदार की पंचमुखी चल विग्रह उत्सव डोली केदारनाथ धाम पहुंची। ओंकारेश्वर मंदिर ऊखीमठ से शुरू हुई डोली 17 किमी की पैदल यात्रा कर जंगलचट्टी, रामबाड़ा, छोटी-बड़ी लिनचोली और बेस कैंप होते हुए केदारपुरी पहुंची।

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केदारनाथ में सेना के जवान – फोटो : संवाद न्यूज एजेंसी
मंदिर परिसर में पहुंचते ही हजारों श्रद्धालुओं ने हर-हर महादेव और जय बाबा केदार के नारों के साथ पुष्प वर्षा कर डोली का भव्य स्वागत किया। पालकी ने मंदिर की परिक्रमा की और भंडार कक्ष में प्रवेश किया, जहां औपचारिक पूजा की गई।

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केदारनाथ में बाबा की डोली – फोटो : संवाद न्यूज एजेंसी
इस दौरान 8वीं सिखलाई रेजीमेंट के बैंड की मधुर धुन और डमरू-वाद्यों की गूंज से पूरा धाम शिवमय हो गया। इस दौरान पुलिस और आईटीबीपी की कड़ी सुरक्षा रहती है. कपाट खुलने के साथ ही केदारनाथ यात्रा की विधिवत शुरुआत हो जाएगी.

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राजस्थान के शेर सिंह,ऋषिकेश के सौरभ कालरा,देहरादून के ध्रुव,चमोली की पुष्पा बिष्ट,पौड़ी के नरेंद्र बिष्ट और सोनाली नेगी समेत कई श्रद्धालुओं ने केदारनाथ यात्रा को लेकर उत्साह जताया।

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कपाट खुलने का साक्षी बनने के लिए बीकेटीसी के अध्यक्ष हेमंत द्विवेदी, पुजारी टी. गंगाधर लिंग, केदार सभा के अध्यक्ष राजकुमार तिवारी, जिलाधिकारी एवं बीकेटीसी के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी विशाल मिश्रा, पुलिस अधीक्षक निहारिका तोमर, तीर्थ पुरोहित उमेश पोस्ती, बीकेटीसी सदस्य डॉ. विनीत पोस्ती समेत बड़ी संख्या में श्रद्धालु धाम पहुंचे हैं।
Male RBT covers distance of 1500 km to reach Similipal, a first for the reserve Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Adding another chapter to the story of tiger dispersal in India, a male Royal Bengal Tiger has entered Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve after covering a distance of nearly 1,500 km.Although wildlife experts have not yet determined the habitat from which it may have spread, initial assessments suggest it may have come from the central Indian landscape, possibly the Vidarbha region.Let us tell you that in November 2023, a Royal Bengal Tiger had reached the forests of Odisha after covering a distance of about 2,000 km from Tadoba.Wildlife officials said the latest dispersal is the first recorded instance of a tiger reaching Similipal on its own from the outer landscape, marking a significant moment in the conservation history of the reserve.The presence of the tiger has been confirmed through a camera trap image, although officials are still trying to match its stripe pattern to determine its exact origin.Similipal officials said the animal is an adult male and has been roaming extensively in the core area of the reserve till now.“The tiger has been captured in a camera trap. It is a male RBT. But we are yet to find out which particular habitat in the central landscape it has come from,” said a wildlife officer from Similipal, requesting anonymity.The official said that while two tigresses, Zeenat and Yamuna, were earlier shifted to Similipal from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, this is the first time that a tiger from another landscape has come to the reserve on its own.For conservation experts, the tiger’s arrival is more than an isolated sighting. This is being seen as evidence of forest connectivity and the ecological value of connected landscapes.Anoop Nayak, former member secretary of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, described the development as a positive sign for Similipal. “The reserve is trying to rebuild its tiger population with a fresh gene pool, and the arrival of a male from a different habitat naturally supports that goal. Young tigers often travel widely in search of territory, especially as they mature and move away from established ranges,” Nayak said.Similipal, known for its melanistic tigers, has ample prey, but the big cats may still continue searching before settling. At present, officials are keeping a close watch on the newcomer.
A mysterious German skull found in 1973 was once thought to be a Neanderthal hybrid; The truth revealed by the new study. world News
In 1973, a partial human skull was found in Hannofarsand, Germany, during archeological work. It had no obvious cultural objects nearby, making initial classification difficult. At first glance the bone looked unusual. Its shape had features that resembled partly Neanderthal and partly modern humans. That observation led some researchers to suggest a possible hybrid origin between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. This idea attracted attention because both species are known to overlap in parts of Europe and the Middle East. Over time, the interpretation changed as new dating methods and analyzes were applied. What once seemed like a rare hybrid case now appears to be somewhat more common within modern human diversity.
hanofersand skull discovery of the frontal bone and early neanderthal hybrid written
According to the scientific report titled, Morphological analysis of a modern human frontal bone from Hanaufersand, GermanyThe fragment was of a frontal bone, which was found in northern Germany. It was not the entire skull, only a portion of the upper part of the forehead. The context became unclear due to the lack of surrounding artifacts. No equipment. No buried objects. Just bones.At that time researchers had limited material to work with. He focused on shape and structure. The specimen showed features that seemed unusual compared to typical modern human skulls from the same period. Preliminary studies described the bone as a mixture of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens features. This timing appears to have been favorable to early assumptions about interbreeding between the two groups. Radiocarbon dating at one stage put the specimen at about 36,000 years old. That period corresponds to known contact between Neanderthals and modern humans.Because of this, the idea of hybrid took hold. This was not an absurd claim at that time. Interbreeding is well established in genetic evidence today. Small percentages of Neanderthal DNA are still present in most non-African human populations.
New dating evidence completely rewrites the timeline
Subsequent analyzes changed the picture substantially. More sophisticated dating methods revealed that the bone is much younger than previously thought. According to estimates it is 7,500 years old. By that time, Neanderthals had already been extinct for thousands of years. No direct overlap existed anymore. A hybrid origin became unlikely on the basis of time alone.Instead this specimen fits into the Mesolithic period, a stage of human history marked with tool use and social structures developed by modern Homo sapiens populations living across Europe.
3D analysis confirms bone belongs to modern human variety
A recent study applied three-dimensional comparative techniques. The bone was measured and compared with a large dataset of Neanderthal and modern human skulls from different periods.The results placed the Hanofersand frontal bone firmly within modern Homo sapiens diversity. Not intermediate. Not mixed. Within the range of normal human skull variation.The researchers noted that the first impressions of “Neanderthal-like” traits may have come from its shape appearing slightly unusual compared to some reference specimens. But that variation also exists in modern populations, including medieval and Holocene skulls.
Genetic evidence confirms ancient hybridization between species
Neanderthals and modern humans interbred in the past. Genetic evidence clearly supports this. This probably occurred in many areas, especially in the Middle East about 100,000 years ago, and later in parts of Europe. Mixed traits have existed in some populations for thousands of years. Fossil remains found at some cave sites indicate a possible mixture of cultural and biological characteristics.Nevertheless, those cases date from a time period long before the discovery of the Hanofersand. By the time this frontal bone was formed, Neanderthals did not exist. During the Mesolithic period the population landscape throughout Europe shifted entirely to Homo sapiens groups.
Gadkari takes a dig at car manufacturers regarding CAFE-3 lobbying. india news
New Delhi: Taking a dig at carmakers lobbying for CAFE-3, the next phase of fuel efficiency norms, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said they are trying from behind the scenes to influence the policy and are not exposed like political leaders.He also indicated some similarity in the criteria for flex-fuel hybrid cars with EVs.Speaking at the Indian Federation of Green Energy’s Green Transport Conclave, Gadkari said, “The file (on CAFE-3) will come to me in the next 15 days. I don’t want to say what has happened. There have been controversies. In politics, we get exposed because we are 100% open. Industries are not exposed because they do publicity on the back.”Meanwhile, TOI has learned that auto industry body, SIAM, has written to Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal demanding an increase of Rs 4 for EVs, three for range extended electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and 1.5 for flex-fuel vehicles. Car makers have also urged the government to allow credit points to be carried over to the next two-year block for meeting emissions and energy efficiency targets for the first three years.CAFE-3, which will be in effect for five years, proposes pooling of compliance among manufacturers and rolling out the credit within the bloc – initially for three years and then two years. Any surplus credits will expire at the end of each block.As of now, carmakers have officially said that they are on board with the latest version of the government’s CAFE-3 proposal.
