Psychology says coworkers who stand through a meeting may finish faster without making worse decisions; a study found seated meetings lasted 34% longer with no better decision qualityStudies suggest standing meetings are shorter and yield similar decision quality. Standing can increase physiological arousal and reduce id...
07 Jul, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
How France's Le Pen ended up fighting in court to save her presidential hopesMarine Le Pen faces a court decision on her appeal regarding EU fund misuse charges. A Paris court previously banned her from elected offic...
07 Jul, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
UK's Farage referred to standards watchdog after new report of undeclared benefitsFarage is already under investigation by the standards watchdog over whether he should have declared a £5 million ($6.7 million) donation f...
06 Jul, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
NITI member backs MCQ format for entrance tests: 'Helps test candidates' intelligence in less time'NITI Aayog member Gobardhan Das has defended the use of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for university entrance exams, including for insti...
05 Jul, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Opposition to seek discussion on NEET, inflation during Parliament's Monsoon session: Imran MasoodOpposition parties are gearing up to confront the government in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, slated to begin July 20. Key is...
05 Jul, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Parliament Monsoon session to be conducted from July 20 to Aug 13: Kiren RijijuParliament's Monsoon session is scheduled from July 20 to August 13, 2026, as announced by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. This session is ant...
04 Jul, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
From being a trust to gaining trust: AIFs call for switch to LLP modelIndia's private equity and venture capital sector is pushing for a crucial structural change to attract more foreign investment. The indust...
03 Jul, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
RBI backs crypto containment and keeps ban on table, officials tell house panelThe Reserve Bank of India has strongly advised a prohibition strategy for crypto assets, recommending that banks and financial institutions...
03 Jul, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
RBI tells parliamentary panel that virtual digital assets like cryptocurrency a threat to economyThe Reserve Bank of India has informed a parliamentary panel that virtual digital assets like cryptocurrency pose a threat to India's devel...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Parliament Standing Committee on Finance to review Virtual Digital Assets; RBI, ICAI to take partParliament's Standing Committee on Finance is set to scrutinize the regulatory future of Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) on July 2nd. The com...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Parliamentary panel to review NEET-UG re-exam learnings, NTA reforms on July 1Top officials from the Ministry of Higher Education and the National Testing Agency are set to brief a Parliamentary panel on lessons learn...
29 Jun, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Engineering graduates dominate UPSC selections but overwhelmingly opt for HumanitiesHumanities graduates are increasingly succeeding in civil services exams, while engineering graduates, despite dominating the pool, overwhe...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary committee meets Ladakh LG; region's key challenges discussedLadakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena said he held a detailed discussion with a Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary standing committee...
26 Jun, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Top army officers brief parliamentary panel on country's defenceTop Army brass, led by Chief of Defence Staff General N S Raja Subramani, assured a parliamentary panel of robust defense strategies. Force...
24 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor says parliamentary panel's J&K-Ladakh tour progressing well, conclusions only after full visitCongress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a parliamentary delegation in Jammu and Kashmir, stated their visit is progressing well. The committee ...
24 Jun, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Congress MP Mukul Wasnik succeeds Digvijaya Singh as chair of key parliamentary panelCongress MP Mukul Wasnik has taken over as the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sp...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Govt initiates recruitment for 1.83 lakh vacancies across sectorsCentral government has launched recruitment for over 1.83 lakh positions, with Railways accounting for the largest share. Parliamentary pan...
23 Jun, 2026, 12.32 AM IST