England’s Ben Stokes (Mike Egerton/PA via AP) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes has admitted he apologised to his teammates after returning for the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand cricket team. Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson missed the second Test after being investigated for allegedly breaking the team’s midnight curfew following England’s win…
CNG cars continue to attract Indian buyers due to their lower running costs, especially at a time when fuel prices remain a key consideration. Suitable for daily commuting, long-distance travel and commercial applications, these vehicles offer a more economical alternative to petrol-powered models. Manufacturers have also improved the overall appeal of factory-fitted CNG vehicles in…
Mumbai’s water reserves remain critically low despite heavy overnight showers, MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai was battered by intense overnight monsoon showers between June 23-24, the city’s seven lakes, which supply drinking water, have shown little improvement in storage levels, showing a stark mismatch between urban rainfall and catchment inflows.As of 6am on Wednesday, total water…
Karnataka’s online government services will face a 24-hour outage from Thursday night for a critical upgrade of the State Data Centre’s UPS and battery systems (AI-generated image used for representation purpose only) BENGALURU: Several Karnataka government online services, including applications processed through Seva Sindhu and other portals, will remain unavailable for 24 hours from Thursday…
Kolkata: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) on Wednesday said it was nominated as the national industry partner for seven editions — 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025 — of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) and had received management fee of approximately Rs 16 crore from West Bengal…
Dibrugarh: After more than seven decades of near-total isolation, the remote village of Sangwal Khamlang in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district found its long-awaited link to the outside world on Tuesday, when deputy CM Chowna Mein inaugurated a motorable Steel Girder Bailey Bridge over the Rima River at Khamlang under Jairampur.For generations, residents had lived with…
“My personal relationship with Suvendu Adhikari was very good,” said Mahua Moitra. NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra heaping praise on Suvendu Adhikari, who is her party chief Mamata Banerjee‘s arch nemesis, has raised eyebrows as the mass exodus of leaders from the “sinking” TMC continues to shape West Bengal politics.Mahua’s “Suvendu supported…
Farmer’s donated park land becomes part of a data center deal (Representative AI image) A nearly three-decade-old land donation in Taylor, Texas, has become the subject of a legal dispute after property originally designated for future parkland was sold for a data centre project. The 87.97-acre tract was donated in 1999 for a nominal fee…
Hugh Jackman calls the unsettling mud scene in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ to be the hardest thing he has ever done. Image Credits: Instagram Hugh Jackman, starring in ‘The Death of Robin Hood,’ opened up about the struggles of fight sequences while shooting the film. Starring in the film that revolves around the mythic…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2026. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now download the answer keys for Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II from the official website, upsc.gov.in.The provisional answer key was released on June 24, 2026. Candidates…
