May 17, 2026
NTA JEE Mains session 2 paper 2 results out: Check direct link to download your marks, All India rank and toppers

NTA JEE Mains session 2 paper 2 results out: Check direct link to download your marks, All India rank and toppers

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Representational file photo The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) 2026 Session 2 Paper 2 results. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check their scores on the official website — jeemain.nta.nic.in.This year, in Paper 2A (B.Arch), Meera Krishna R S and Suryathejus S from Kerala secured…

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Did you know Allu Arjun’s ‘Raaka’ title has a strong ‘Pushpa’ connection? Atlee’s massive plan REVEALED

Did you know Allu Arjun’s ‘Raaka’ title has a strong ‘Pushpa’ connection? Atlee’s massive plan REVEALED

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Allu Arjun surprised fans with the powerful first look of his upcoming film ‘Raaka’ on his birthday (April 8). The poster quickly went viral across social media because of his intense makeover. With a shaved head, dark eye makeup, animal-claw-style accessories, and a fierce expression, the actor appeared in a never-before-seen mass avatar. Fans immediately…

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Twin Town India: Inside India’s ‘twin town’ where twin births far exceed the national average

Twin Town India: Inside India’s ‘twin town’ where twin births far exceed the national average

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Kerala’s mysterious ‘Twin Town,’ Kodhini, baffles scientists with an exceptionally high birth rate of twins, far exceeding national and global averages. This phenomenon, with an estimated 35 twins per 1,000 births, has led to unique local beliefs and a vibrant annual festival celebrating this extraordinary occurrence. India is the homeland of diversity and varied phenomena…

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Blasts in Amritsar, Jalandhar ignite political clash: Bhagwant Mann claims ‘BJP hand’, opposition demands answers

Blasts in Amritsar, Jalandhar ignite political clash: Bhagwant Mann claims ‘BJP hand’, opposition demands answers

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday reacted to two blast incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar that occurred within hours of each other, sparking panic across the state.Blaming the BJP, Mann said, “This is BJP’s way of working — in any state where they want to contest elections, they first create riots, carry out…

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Pakistan News: ‘Safety concerns’: US to shut Peshawar consulate in Pakistan, to shift operations to Islamabad

Pakistan News: ‘Safety concerns’: US to shut Peshawar consulate in Pakistan, to shift operations to Islamabad

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The United States on Wednesday announced it will carry out a phased shutdown of its consulate general in Peshawar, citing concerns over the safety of diplomatic staff as well as the need for better allocation of resources.“The US department of state is announcing the phased closure of the US consulate general in Peshawar. Responsibility for…

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Updated: May 06, 2026, 12:30 IST

Updated: May 06, 2026, 12:30 IST

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File photo of the Narendra Modi Stadium. New Delhi: The final of the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League is set to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 31, TOI has learnt. The likely dates for the playoffs are May 26 (Qualifier 1), May 27 (Eliminator) and May 29…

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CBSE Class 10 admit card 2026 for second board exam released at cbse.gov.in: Check steps to download hall ticket

CBSE Class 10 admit card 2026 for second board exam released at cbse.gov.in: Check steps to download hall ticket

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CBSE Class 10 admit card 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the admit cards for the Class 10 second board examinations 2026 today, . Schools can now download the hall tickets from the official website, which is cbse.gov.in.The board will conduct the second Class 10 board examinations from May 15, 2026….

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Richard Osman receives OBE at Windsor Castle; Bill Bailey and Marcus Wareing also get honoured by Princess Anne

Richard Osman receives OBE at Windsor Castle; Bill Bailey and Marcus Wareing also get honoured by Princess Anne

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Richard Osman, the bestselling author of the hit ‘Thursday Murder Club’ novel series and former co-host of ‘Pointless’ and ‘House of Games’, was among several prominent figures to receive an OBE (Order of the British Empire), one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious civilian honours awarded for outstanding contributions to public life, from the Princess…

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Never pick a fallen mango in Singapore or this could happen; what first-time travellers need to know about the country’s strict ‘fruit rules’

Never pick a fallen mango in Singapore or this could happen; what first-time travellers need to know about the country’s strict ‘fruit rules’

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If you ever spot a mango lying on the ground in Singapore, think thrice before picking it up because what may feel like a harmless travel moment can actually land you in several legal troubles, including hefty fines. As a first-time visitor, you might not be aware of the ‘mango laws’ of Singapore. It’s strange…

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‘Everyone wins’: Indian firms to invest billion in US across sectors, says Sergio Gor

‘Everyone wins’: Indian firms to invest $20 billion in US across sectors, says Sergio Gor

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US ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday said Indian companies are planning to invest over $20.5 billion in the United States across multiple sectors, highlighting a surge in bilateral economic engagement under President Donald Trump.“Under President Trump’s leadership investment is flowing back into the United States at record levels! Indian companies plan to invest…

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File photo 1.1) Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution.Virtually every significant hydropower project India has proposed on the Western rivers – even those explicitly permitted under the Treaty’s terms – has faced formal Pakistani objection, technical challenge or referral to arbitration.Projects including Baglihar, Kishenganga, Pakal Dul, and Tulbul have all been subjected to prolonged Pakistani challenges.In several cases, Pakistan has acknowledged the potential benefits of Indian projects for regulated water flow – including flood moderation – while simultaneously opposing them.This pattern reveals that Pakistani objections are not genuinely about Treaty compliance; they are about preventing Indian development in Jammu and Kashmir, regardless of the legal merits.1.2) The ‘Water War’ narrative and its deployment: Pakistan has simultaneously exploited India’s consistent compliance with the Treaty to construct and disseminate an international narrative portraying India as a potential ‘water aggressor’.Pakistani officials, academics and diplomatic channels have repeatedly raised the spectre of India ‘weaponising water’ against Pakistan, citing the very Treaty that India has scrupulously honoured.This narrative — posing the upper riparian as a threat — has proven remarkably effective with international audiences unfamiliar with the Treaty’s history.Pakistan has used it to generate diplomatic pressure, attract multilateral sympathy and constrain India’s ability to assert its legitimate Treaty rights.The singular irony of this strategy is that India has not committed a single violation of the Treaty — not during the 1965 war, not during the 1971 war, not during the 1999 Kargil conflict and not at any other point in the sixty-five years of the Treaty’s operation.India has maintained compliance even as Pakistan has used its territory to conduct state-sponsored terrorism against India.2. The consequences for India2.1) Unrealised development potential: The Treaty’s constraints have had measurable lasting consequences for India’s development in the Indus Basin.Vast areas of Rajasthan and parts of Punjab that could have been irrigated remain arid or dependent on alternative, more expensive water sources.The agricultural productivity foregone over six decades represents an incalculable economic loss.2.2) Jammu and Kashmir’s suppressed hydropower potential: The impact on Jammu and Kashmir has been particularly acute. The Union Territory sits astride the Western rivers and possesses enormous, largely untapped hydropower potential.Development of that potential is constrained at every turn by the Treaty’s design restrictions, Pakistan’s systematic objections, and the perpetual risk of a multi-tiered, long-drawn dispute resolution mechanism.Local populations have increasingly come to view the Treaty not as a framework for shared benefit but as an instrument of their own economic marginalisation — an external imposition that prevents them from developing the natural resources flowing through their own territory.2.3) Energy security implications: India’s inability to optimally develop the hydropower potential of the Western rivers has direct implications for national energy security.The Treaty’s restrictions mean that potential capacity — as a clean, renewable and economically efficient energy source — has been sacrificed purely because of Pakistan’s strategic obstruction of even the limited rights India possesses in this asymmetric agreement.3. India’s case: The Treaty was intended to achieve the “most complete and satisfactory utilisation of the waters of the Indus system of rivers” in a “spirit of goodwill and friendship” — a context that no longer exists.The treaties derive their legitimacy not merely from the force of law but from the good faith implementation of their terms by all signatories.Pakistan’s documented and persistent use of state-sponsored terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy against India — culminating in atrocities including the 2001 Parliament attack, the 2008 Mumbai attacks and most recently the Pahalgam attack of April 2025 — fundamentally challenges the premise upon which India’s continued compliance with the IWT rests.Bilateral agreements cannot be selectively honoured. A state cannot simultaneously breach the foundational norms of inter-state conduct while demanding that its negotiating partner fulfil treaty obligations that disproportionately benefit the norm-breaker.The Treaty cannot be an island of Indian compliance within a sea of Pakistani bad faith. India’s step represents an assertion long overdue — that international agreements are a two-way street.4. Conclusion: The Indus Waters Treaty has long been celebrated as a triumph of international diplomacy.This paper has argued that such a characterisation fundamentally misrepresents what actually occurred: a negotiation process in which Pakistani intransigence was rewarded with concessions, and Indian goodwill was systematically exploited to produce an agreement that was inequitable from its inception.Nevertheless, India surrendered 80 per cent of the water, paid £62 million (approximately .5 billion in present value) to facilitate that surrender, accepted one-sided operational restrictions on its own territory, and has maintained scrupulous compliance for sixty-five years –including through Pakistan inflicted multiple wars and sustained sponsoring of cross-border terrorism.In return, India has received a Treaty agreed to in good faith that Pakistan uses as a tool of developmental obstruction, a ‘water war’ narrative it deploys internationally with no factual basis, and the permanent underdevelopment of vast tracts of Indian territory.India’s step is to protect its legitimate interests in the Indus Basin. This is not aggression; it is the long-overdue correction of an asymmetric arrangement premised on goodwill that was never reciprocated.To those who ask why hold the Treaty in abeyance now, it would be useful to remember that there is no wrong time for a right decision.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSecurity alert in Punjab after Jalandhar and Amritsar blast incidentsDMK Hits Out As Congress Directs TNCC To Take Final Call On Vijay’s Support Request’Historic, Decisive’: Trump Congratulates PM Modi Over BJP’s Win In Bengal ElectionsDefeat but ‘Moral Win’? 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File photo 1.1) Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution.Virtually every significant hydropower project India has proposed on the Western rivers – even those explicitly permitted under the Treaty’s terms – has faced formal Pakistani objection, technical challenge or referral to arbitration.Projects including Baglihar, Kishenganga, Pakal Dul, and Tulbul have all been subjected to prolonged Pakistani challenges.In several cases, Pakistan has acknowledged the potential benefits of Indian projects for regulated water flow – including flood moderation – while simultaneously opposing them.This pattern reveals that Pakistani objections are not genuinely about Treaty compliance; they are about preventing Indian development in Jammu and Kashmir, regardless of the legal merits.1.2) The ‘Water War’ narrative and its deployment: Pakistan has simultaneously exploited India’s consistent compliance with the Treaty to construct and disseminate an international narrative portraying India as a potential ‘water aggressor’.Pakistani officials, academics and diplomatic channels have repeatedly raised the spectre of India ‘weaponising water’ against Pakistan, citing the very Treaty that India has scrupulously honoured.This narrative — posing the upper riparian as a threat — has proven remarkably effective with international audiences unfamiliar with the Treaty’s history.Pakistan has used it to generate diplomatic pressure, attract multilateral sympathy and constrain India’s ability to assert its legitimate Treaty rights.The singular irony of this strategy is that India has not committed a single violation of the Treaty — not during the 1965 war, not during the 1971 war, not during the 1999 Kargil conflict and not at any other point in the sixty-five years of the Treaty’s operation.India has maintained compliance even as Pakistan has used its territory to conduct state-sponsored terrorism against India.2. The consequences for India2.1) Unrealised development potential: The Treaty’s constraints have had measurable lasting consequences for India’s development in the Indus Basin.Vast areas of Rajasthan and parts of Punjab that could have been irrigated remain arid or dependent on alternative, more expensive water sources.The agricultural productivity foregone over six decades represents an incalculable economic loss.2.2) Jammu and Kashmir’s suppressed hydropower potential: The impact on Jammu and Kashmir has been particularly acute. The Union Territory sits astride the Western rivers and possesses enormous, largely untapped hydropower potential.Development of that potential is constrained at every turn by the Treaty’s design restrictions, Pakistan’s systematic objections, and the perpetual risk of a multi-tiered, long-drawn dispute resolution mechanism.Local populations have increasingly come to view the Treaty not as a framework for shared benefit but as an instrument of their own economic marginalisation — an external imposition that prevents them from developing the natural resources flowing through their own territory.2.3) Energy security implications: India’s inability to optimally develop the hydropower potential of the Western rivers has direct implications for national energy security.The Treaty’s restrictions mean that potential capacity — as a clean, renewable and economically efficient energy source — has been sacrificed purely because of Pakistan’s strategic obstruction of even the limited rights India possesses in this asymmetric agreement.3. India’s case: The Treaty was intended to achieve the “most complete and satisfactory utilisation of the waters of the Indus system of rivers” in a “spirit of goodwill and friendship” — a context that no longer exists.The treaties derive their legitimacy not merely from the force of law but from the good faith implementation of their terms by all signatories.Pakistan’s documented and persistent use of state-sponsored terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy against India — culminating in atrocities including the 2001 Parliament attack, the 2008 Mumbai attacks and most recently the Pahalgam attack of April 2025 — fundamentally challenges the premise upon which India’s continued compliance with the IWT rests.Bilateral agreements cannot be selectively honoured. A state cannot simultaneously breach the foundational norms of inter-state conduct while demanding that its negotiating partner fulfil treaty obligations that disproportionately benefit the norm-breaker.The Treaty cannot be an island of Indian compliance within a sea of Pakistani bad faith. India’s step represents an assertion long overdue — that international agreements are a two-way street.4. Conclusion: The Indus Waters Treaty has long been celebrated as a triumph of international diplomacy.This paper has argued that such a characterisation fundamentally misrepresents what actually occurred: a negotiation process in which Pakistani intransigence was rewarded with concessions, and Indian goodwill was systematically exploited to produce an agreement that was inequitable from its inception.Nevertheless, India surrendered 80 per cent of the water, paid £62 million (approximately $2.5 billion in present value) to facilitate that surrender, accepted one-sided operational restrictions on its own territory, and has maintained scrupulous compliance for sixty-five years –including through Pakistan inflicted multiple wars and sustained sponsoring of cross-border terrorism.In return, India has received a Treaty agreed to in good faith that Pakistan uses as a tool of developmental obstruction, a ‘water war’ narrative it deploys internationally with no factual basis, and the permanent underdevelopment of vast tracts of Indian territory.India’s step is to protect its legitimate interests in the Indus Basin. This is not aggression; it is the long-overdue correction of an asymmetric arrangement premised on goodwill that was never reciprocated.To those who ask why hold the Treaty in abeyance now, it would be useful to remember that there is no wrong time for a right decision.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSecurity alert in Punjab after Jalandhar and Amritsar blast incidentsDMK Hits Out As Congress Directs TNCC To Take Final Call On Vijay’s Support Request’Historic, Decisive’: Trump Congratulates PM Modi Over BJP’s Win In Bengal ElectionsDefeat but ‘Moral Win’? 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1.1) Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution.Virtually every significant hydropower project India has proposed on the Western rivers – even those explicitly permitted under the Treaty’s terms – has faced formal Pakistani objection, technical…

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Gold price prediction today: Will gold, silver price rally on May 6, 2026 sustain? Check near-term outlook

Gold price prediction today: Will gold, silver price rally on May 6, 2026 sustain? Check near-term outlook

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We see the current rebound in Gold to extend towards the initial resistance of $4,700 and then reverse the course, says Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Any upside in gold and silver prices may face resistance at higher levels, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies,…

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Vikraman BREAKS DOWN in emotional video after RB Choudary’s demise, says ‘I am living because of him’

Vikraman BREAKS DOWN in emotional video after RB Choudary’s demise, says ‘I am living because of him’

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RB Choudary, the veteran producer, who was the backbone of South Indian films and produced movies in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and more, met with a tragic road accident in Rajasthan, leaving the film fraternity in mourning. He was the head of Super Good Films. His sudden demise has triggered emotional reactions from many directors and…

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Desi rival to Musk’s Starlink? Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance eyes big-bang entry in satcom space; LEO satellites in focus

Desi rival to Musk’s Starlink? Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance eyes big-bang entry in satcom space; LEO satellites in focus

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Reliance Industries has begun discussions with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to support the process of securing orbital slots. (AI image) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is exploring a major foray into satellite communications space, looking to invest billions in low earth orbit (LEO) satellites – a space that is currently dominated by Elon Musk’s Starlink….

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‘Education mafia derailing affordable schoolbooks’: NHRC member alleges conspiracy to block NCERT, SCERT

‘Education mafia derailing affordable schoolbooks’: NHRC member alleges conspiracy to block NCERT, SCERT

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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Tuesday alleged that an “education mafia” was attempting to derail a government push for affordable schoolbooks.In a post on X, Kanoongo said he had directed state governments to ensure the use of affordable NCERT and SCERT books in place of expensive private publisher books in private…

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