Image credit: T20 World Cup NEW DELHI: The countdown to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has begun, with England preparing to host the tournament for the first time in 17 years. The last time the competition was staged in England was in 2009, when the home side created history by becoming the inaugural champions…
A worn volume bound in faded red leather has been formally recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as one of England’s earliest surviving paper-based archives. It is the kind of object most visitors would walk past without realising they are looking at something that predates printing presses, predates modern record keeping,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Narendra Modi on Wednesday ate Jhalmuri served by West Bengal chief minister at the NDA meeting in New Delhi.The PM shared a video on social media, saying, “Sharing Jhalmuri with fellow NDA leaders at the NDA meeting today.” In the clip, PM can be seen enjoying and laughing while tasting the Jhalmuri….
The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved Phase 2A of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project, a 6.032-km corridor connecting Koteshwar Road to Ahmedabad Airport.The project, approved by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be built at a total cost of Rs 2,169.04 crore, including interest during construction (IDC).The new corridor will have five…
HPBOSE releases TET June 2026 admit cards; Exams for TGT and JBT candidates from June 13 HP TET 2026 admit card: The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBoSE) has released the admit cards for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) June 2026 session. More than 24,000 candidates from across the state are set to appear…
More than three decades after they shared screen space in the blockbuster ‘Mohra’, Raveena Tandon, Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty have reunited, sending fans on a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The trio, whose chemistry became iconic in the 1994 action thriller, will now be seen together once again in ‘Welcome To The Jungle’.As the…
Centuries-old painted stories on walls and ceilings, like those at India’s Lepakshi temple, offer a visual narrative akin to ancient cinema. These well-preserved Vijayanagara-era panels depict epic tales, including Manu Needhi Cholan’s justice, Arjuna winning Draupadi’s hand, his penance for the Pashupata weapon, and an intimate scene of Shiva and Parvati playing dice, captivating viewers…
Comedian Pranit More (File Photo) GURGAON: A fresh controversy has erupted around comedian Pranit More’s show after another video from the programme went viral on social media, in which a woman from the audience was allegedly seen making comments about male cadavers’ private parts.The purported clip has triggered criticism online, with several users questioning the…
Russia on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru’s record to become India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that 250 million people had been pulled out of poverty during his rule.“During the rule of Modi, 250 million people have been pulled out of poverty,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters….
Benchmark equity indices gave up most of their intraday gains on Wednesday, with the Sensex ending marginally higher and the Nifty closing in the red as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran dampened investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 64.42 points, or 0.09%, to settle at 73,983.18.The index had surged as much as…
BSF Constable Tradesman Result 2025 Released, PET PST Qualifiers Move To Recruitment Written Exam BSF constable tradesman 2025 result: The Directorate General Border Security Force under Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a notice declaring roll numbers of candidates shortlisted for the second phase of examination for direct recruitment to the post of Constable (Tradesmen)…
Actress Madhoo fondly recalled her first encounter with the legendary Sridevi, a moment that deeply impacted her. As a devoted fan, Madhoo admired Sridevi’s work long before her own debut. The coincidence of their films, ‘Lamhe’ and ‘Phool Aur Kaante’, releasing simultaneously left her overwhelmed. She met Sridevi during a dance rehearsal, a brief but…
A hood, a split-second pause, and a question that usually follows: “Was that a cobra?” That’s often how encounters begin in India – with doubt that quickly turns into distance being created. The Indian cobra is so familiar in name that people assume they know it well. The reality is a little more layered and…
Sri Lanka’s public security minister has directly accused the country’s former intelligence chief of orchestrating the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, marking the first official statement linking a senior state official to one of the deadliest attacks in the island’s history.Addressing parliament on Wednesday, Ananda Wijepala said investigations had found that retired Major General Suresh Sallay…
Archaeologists working in western Slovakia did not expect the perimeter ditch of an early farming settlement to become one of Europe’s most unsettling burial puzzles. But as excavation layers were removed from the Neolithic site near modern-day Vráble, what emerged was not a typical cemetery. It was a boundary feature filled with disarticulated, headless human…
Malviya nagar fire incident (Image source: ANI) A Delhi court on Wednesday sent two accused in the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj and hotel accountant Jay Mishra, to 12 days of judicial custody.The order was passed by Judge Bhanu Pratap Singh following a request by the Delhi Police, which is investigating the…
UNSW, Bristol, York and Liverpool campuses approved to expand higher education presence in India NEW DELHI: India’s foreign university push gathered momentum on Tuesday with the Centre granting Letters of Approval (LoAs) to three globally ranked institutions — the University of Bristol (QS World University Rankings 2026: 51), the University of York and Australia’s University…
The Tamil film fraternity is gearing up to say a poignant goodbye to the great movie director Bharathiraja, who breathed his last on June 10, 2026, owing to age-related illnesses. The last rituals of the deceased director have been scheduled in his hometown of Neelankarai, Chennai, with many film personalities and his admirers mourning his…
Growing up makes us realise that the best memories of our childhood often came from the moments that seemed ordinary that time. The simplest moments sometimes turn into the most precious experiences. When parents do things wholeheartedly for their children, they build a lifelong connection between them and their children. Here are some simple yet…
A Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday shortly after take-off due to a technical fault, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).The military said all personnel on board were killed in the crash, with no survivors reported.The Mi-17 is a Russian-made medium-lift transport helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant…
