CBSE approves twice-a-year Class 10 board exams from 2026

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved norms to conduct Class-10 board exams twice a year from 2026, Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said on Wednesday (June 25, 2025). The CBSE announced the draft norms in February, which were put in the public domain for stakeholders’ feedback.

Axiom-4 mission with India’s Shubhanshu Shukla begins journey to ISS

After multiple delays, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. In his first message from the mission, Shubhanshu Shukla said that this is not the start of his journey, but the start of India’s human space programme.

Cabinet approves ₹5,940 crore revised Jharia Master Plan for rehabilitation: Ashwini Vaishnaw