England’s decision to bring Joe Root back as Test captain after Ben Stokes’ retirement may have surprised many, but the England and Wales Cricket Board believes it is the right move for both the present and the future.With Harry Brook already serving as England’s white-ball captain and acting as Stokes’ deputy in the Test side,…
‘Little red dots’ may be pulsating monster stars that created early-universe black holes, study finds Mysterious, compact objects discovered in the early universe may actually be enormous “monster stars” with masses up to 100,000 times greater than the Sun.According to a new study by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, these giant stars…
A Delhi-based YouTuber faces arrest for allegedly assaulting and blackmailing a 16-year-old girl. (Representational image) NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and blackmailed with objectionable videos by a Delhi-based YouTuber, who was arrested and booked under the POCSO Act after her family approached police earlier this week.Police said the complaint was received…
The new rules explicitly target legal ambiguities used in the past by liquor traders. MUMBAI: In a major win for urban residents across Maharashtra, the state government has officially handed cooperative housing societies the power to veto liquor shops from moving into their premises. Under a fresh notification issued by the Home Department, liquor vendors…
Priests from temples under Karnataka’s Muzrai Department submit their grievances to then Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy. (File) Bengaluru: Before the recent cabinet expansion, Karnataka’s Muzrai dept (which handles temples and charitable endowments) was hardly a prize portfolio. Overshadowed by power ministries like finance, home, revenue, and energy, it rarely figured in cabinet negotiations or political…
Hyderabad: In order to modernise mining technology, enhance safety, and explore potential collaborations to support Telangana’s coal-to-clean-energy transition, Telangana deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka and senior SCCL officials visited the Caterpillar Demonstration & Learning Centre at Tucson, Arizona, and the Komatsu Mining Corporation facility at Longview, Texas.At Tucson, the delegation reviewed live demonstrations of Caterpillar’s latest…
Dipawali Mitra & AgenciesKolkata/New Delhi: The three minority MPs from Murshidabad now with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), who have refused to be a part of BJP or NDA bloc, will meet PM Narendra Modi over breakfast on Friday.On Thursday, Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahaman and Yusuf Pathan met Union home minister Amit Shah,…
Chandigarh: Anticipating a Supreme Court challenge by the Punjab govt to the Punjab and Haryana high court’s order directing release of pending dearness allowance (DA) instalments, employees and pensioners have filed caveats in the apex court to ensure they are heard before any interim order is passed.The caveats were filed on Wednesday after the high…
Rahul Gandhi on Jharkhand student protests NEW DELHI: Breaking his silence on the ongoing student protests in Jharkhand, where the Congress is part of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said governments must listen to students and act to reform the education system.During an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on Instagram,…
Canada deported 3,323 Indians in first half of 2026 Canada removed 3,323 Indian nationals in the first half of 2026, the highest among all nationalities during the period, according to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) data.The figure has already reached nearly 88 per cent of the 3,779 Indian nationals removed in all of 2025, putting…
