Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders turned out to be a gripping thriller. Rinku Singh steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in the first Super Over of IPL 2026. LSG managed…
Candidates undergo checking at an examination centre in Mathura on Saturday Lucknow: The Home Guards’ written examination was conducted across 74 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in a largely peaceful and well‑managed manner, though four persons were arrested in separate incidents for attempting to use unfair means on the first day of the three‑day…
Mumbai: Accused in the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea has moved the special CBI court seeking to travel abroad. Rejecting her plea in April, the Supreme Court said that it had already asked her to move the trial court where proceedings against her are pending. Earlier in Feb 2025, the Supreme Court…
Panaji: A major presence of Mozambique tilapia and African catfish in the freshwater catch during the annual fish harvesting at Batim lake raised concerns about the growing dominance of invasive fish species, as populations of native ones are showing a sharp decline.The fish catch on Tuesday morning at Batim lake, renowned as a scenic birding…
CHENNAI: ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay-led TVK has emerged as a major political force in Tamil Nadu, reshaping the state’s political landscape in the 2026 Assembly elections. TVK achieved what other political scions had failed to do by emerging as the third pole in Tamil politics, with its gains coming largely at the DMK’s expense and causing some…
Melania Trump has criticised late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a controversial joke about her, calling his remarks “hateful and violent” and urging his network ABC to take action.The backlash comes after Kimmel, during a monologue last week, made a remark about the first lady while previewing the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Our First Lady, Melania,…
Kota: An 8-year-old boy’s call to Childline 1098 Sunday helped stop the child marriage of his 8-yr-old schoolmate, scheduled for Akha Teej on Sunday night, officials said.“Bhaiya/Didi, please stop my friend’s marriage … she is very young … we play together, go to school … she doesn’t want to get married, she wants to study,”…
Panaji: The 2026 edition of the Campus Bird Count (CBC), a growing citizen-science initiative conducted as part of the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), recorded an impressive global turnout this year, with 395 participating campuses, 2,382 eBirders, 558 bird species and 20,874 checklists submitted.In the state, 12 institutions took part in the exercise, collectively…
Lucknow: On the directions of Mayor Sushma Kharakwal, Lucknow Municipal Corporation on Tuesday issued a notice for a special session of the House on Apr 23.Though the notice does not specify the agenda, the mayor said, a motion to condemn those who opposed the constitutional amendment related to implementation of Women Reservation Bill in the…
Vinesh Chandel (Photo credit:I-PAC co-founder Vinesh Chandel/X) NEW DELHI: I-PAC promoter director Vinesh Chandel, arrested here late on Monday, was sent to 10 days of ED custody after being produced around midnight before additional sessions judge at the Patiala House courts, Shefali Barnala Tandon, at her residence. The judge gave her order at 3.30 am.Meanwhile,…
