Dhruv Jurel marked his century on Day Two of the second Test with a salute, before pointing to the tattoo on his biceps, ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ — former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s tribute to India’s soldiers and farmers during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.Jurel is the son of Kargil War veteran Nem Singh Jurel,…
Noida: A four-year-old boy died on Friday after he allegedly fell into an uncovered water tank next to a slum cluster in Sector 122, prompting his family to file a complaint against Noida Authority.According to police, the child, Firoz Alam alias Golu, had gone to wash his hands at the tank next to a tubewell…
Alia Bhatt’s upcoming action film Alpha is already generating buzz ahead of its release, with new details suggesting that the actress will not be playing a spy, but rather, an assassin.Directed by Shiv Rawail, ‘Alpha’ has long been reported to be the next chapter in the YRF Spy Universe. The film was set to mark…
Panaji: The criminal case registered against YouTuber Gautam Khattar at Vasco police station for making statements against St Francis Xavier was handed over to the crime branch on Tuesday. Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that this has been done to help trace Khattar and secure his arrest.“Multiple teams are working to apprehend the accused as…
JAIPUR: Congress workers on Thursday marched towards the BJP state headquarters to protest alleged “irregularities” in the NEET UG medical examination. Police stopped the protesters at barricades, used water cannons to disperse the crowd, and detained several participants.Carrying posters and placards, the protesters led by Pradesh Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra demanded the resignation of…
Chennai: TNCC president Manickam Tagore on Saturday backed VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan’s remarks on DMK and TVK coming together at the national level to jointly take on BJP.On his way to Coimbatore to console the families of students who died by suicide this year over NEET-related distress, Tagore told reporters at Chennai airport that Congress…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested three people, including a former multi-tasking staff (MTS) employee of income tax department, for allegedly running a fake govt job recruitment racket that duped unemployed aspirants by promising them MTS posts. Police said the gang is suspected to have cheated six to seven victims of around Rs 10 lakh.The…
Confirmatory dope test of the pilot-in-command the flight last Tuesday has also come positive NEW DELHI: The confirmatory dope test of the pilot-in-command (PIC) operating Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight last Tuesday has also come positive, say sources. His screening test done on arrival was “non negative” and then as per procedure, a confirmatory test was…
The strongest gains, the IITM study found, are likely across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Northeast India and the Western Ghats Pune: A new IITM-led study suggested that India could become progressively greener over the coming decades — forests, croplands and other vegetation are expected to grow more and absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.The study,…
The UK government has firmly asserted that sovereignty over the Falkland Islands “rests with the UK”, pushing back against reports that the United States could reconsider its stance on the disputed territory.According to Reuters, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain’s position was “longstanding and unchanged”, emphasising that the islanders’ right to self-determination…
