India’s economy is headed for a huge leap, on its way to touching the $7 trillion mark by the end of this decade!At the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026, India’s ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, laid out a long-term growth roadmap for the country, pointing to a series of big economic jumps…
Paul Flack passes away at 55, after being found unresponsive at home. Image credits: Instagram TRIGGER WARNING: This article mentions death and references to suicide, reader discretion is advised.Paul Flack, the brother of the late ‘Love Island’ host Caroline Flack, passed away on June 21, 2026, after he was found unresponsive at home. He was…
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduce a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to set clear timelines for providing marks or answer sheets when students request them.The recommendation came while deciding an appeal filed by a Class 12 student who sought her assessment records used to prepare…
Taijul Islam and Mitchell Starc (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam achieved a major personal milestone despite his team’s heavy defeat to Zimbabwe in the one-off Test at Harare.The left-arm spinner claimed 7 for 138 from 40.2 overs in Zimbabwe’s first innings to register the 19th five-wicket haul of his Test career….
John Cockcroft (Image: Wikipedia) Some people don’t just contribute to the world. They bend its direction. The British physicist John Cockcroft, himself a Nobel Prize winner who helped split the atom, believed history turns on such rare figures. Human progress has always depended on the achievements of a few individuals of outstanding ability and creativity,…
The accused, identified as Sanjeev Dixit alias Sanjay Sharma, 53, was arrested on Thursday (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: A man accused of cheating multiple banks of more than Rs 18 crore using forged property documents and impersonation has been arrested by Delhi Police after allegedly evading arrest for nearly nine…
Mumbai: June ended with Mumbai recording significantly less rainfall than its long-period average, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a forecast for heavy to very heavy showers in the first week of July. The IMD ‘s Colaba observatory recorded 441.1 mm of rainfall between June 1 and 30 (81% of its normal June…
BENGALURU: A disagreement over taking photographs outside Bengaluru’s iconic Vidhana Soudha escalated into a street brawl between two groups, leading to the arrest of four Nepalese nationals after a video of the incident went viral on social media, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place at around 5.45 pm on Sunday in front of the…
Jalpaiguri: A year after scripting what was described as a national record in wildlife crime convictions, the Jaldapara Wildlife Division continued its run in 2025-26, securing convictions of 22 accused in 13 separate cases, reinforcing its position as one of India’s most successful forest divisions in converting wildlife crime investigations into convictions.In 2024-25, when Jaldapara…
Imphal: Cadres of the Pambei-led United National Liberation Front (UNLF-P), which signed a peace agreement with the govt in Nov 2023, were shifted Tuesday from their camp at Nongshum in Imphal to their designated camp at Ingourok in Thoubal district.Around 80 cadres stationed at Nongshum were relocated amid stiff opposition by local residents, triggering protests…
