It’s advantage RR in IPL 2026 Playoffs race. (Pic credit: IPL) With five games remaining in the IPL 2026 league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs while RCB, GT and SRH have qualified. RR are best placed among the others followed by PBKS and KKR. DC and CSK are…
Varanasi: The CBI arrested Nitesh Agarwal, senior divisional materials manager of the North Eastern Railway’s Varanasi division, while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹1.70 lakh on Thursday evening.According to officials, Agarwal had allegedly demanded the bribe from a contractor supplying furniture to the railways in return for clearing bills and facilitating contract-related work. The contractor…
Hockey Women’s Coach Sjoerd Marijne Clears The Air On His Pre-WC Absence KOLKATA: It was 2020 and the pandemic had just begun.Sjoerd Marijne, then the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, was in a cab en route to Bengaluru airport, from where he was supposed to fly back to the Netherlands to join his…
A large number of potentially high-risk districts fall in 12 states — Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. NEW DELHI: Amid a huge deficit of nearly 43% in monsoon rainfall this month, the Centre reviewed the current situation on Tuesday and set up an…
Lucknow: UP is targeting a 10% share of all new global capability centres (GCCs) coming up in India as it looks to position itself as the country’s next major hub for technology, innovation and high-value jobs.Announcing the roadmap at the GCC Summit 2026 in Noida on Monday, principal secretary, IT and electronics, Alok Kumar said…
Chennai: The state rural development department on Tuesday drew flak for continuing the practice of floating limited tenders, where only few hours are given to contractors to participate. This is a move that’s usually associated with pre-fixing contractors instead of open bidding.The department in Konnerikuppam panchayat in Kancheepuram district floated a tender worth 16.83 lakh…
Varanasi: Kashi’s looms and hands found a national stage on Tuesday as PM Narendra Modi was presented six GI-tagged treasures of the holy city during his Nari Vandan address — a moment that wove women’s empowerment with the timeless pride of local artisans.Uttar Pradesh leads India’s GI map with 79 registered handicrafts, and Kashi’s deft…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini along with others pose for photographs during the Gen-H Startup Summit–Yuva Udyami Chaupal, organised at Gurugram University, in Gurugram on Friday Chandigarh: Speaking at a ‘Gen-H Yuva Udyami Chaupal’ at Gurgaon University on Friday, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini told youngsters that his rise from an organisational worker…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA-GSB) on Friday wrote to health minister Praful Pansheriya to represent the issue of MBBS doctors who have submitted bonds.‘A large number of bonded MBBS graduates remain unemployed for several months after successfully completing their MBBS course and compulsory internship while awaiting official posting orders from…
Image from the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received greater clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate with the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the IOC’s…
