NEW DELHI: Dealing with fuel shortages after Ukrainian attacks damaged its refineries, Russia has started importing gasoline from India.Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri, however, said no Indian refiner – private or state-run – has dealt directly with Russian agencies and that the purchases must have been made through a trader.“Because of damage to its refineries…
Indian-origin tennis champion graduates from Stanford University. Stanford University celebrated Indian-origin tennis player Samir Banerjee as he graduated this month with a degree in science, technology, and society. For his final project in Stats 100: Mathematics of Sports, Samir built an algorithm to analyze years of tennis server data across different surfaces to determine which…
Ranveer Singh continues to dominate headlines after the massive success of the ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise. Post which, the actor was also in the news for the ‘Don 3’ controversy following his exit from the Farhan Akhtar film. Amidst the ‘Don 3’ row, a video of Ranveer attending a family wedding has gone viral on the internet….
PSEB introduces online Pustak Portal to provide discounted textbooks and transparent distribution The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has launched the PSEB Pustak Portal, an e-commerce platform that enables students, parents and schools to order PSEB-authored and printed textbooks online. The initiative aims to improve access to authentic textbooks, make learning materials more affordable and…
Usain Bolt and Novak Djokovic Olympic sprint great Usain Bolt was among the well-known faces at Wimbledon 2026 on Friday, with the Jamaican legend watching Novak Djokovic‘s third-round match from the Royal Box on Centre Court.Bolt, widely known as the “fastest man alive”, attended Djokovic’s match against France’s Arthur Rinderknech as one of the special…
George MendoncaNavi Mumbai: Subhash Balkhande (42), the father of college student Shubhangi (16), who along with her college friend Ujwala Wagh (18) suffered severe shocks from an underground exposed live electrical wire while wading through a waterlogged stretch near Nerul flyover on Wednesday, has said that he will lodge a complaint at Nerul police station…
The electoral rolls were frozen in June 2026, and enumeration forms are being issued only to those whose names already appear on the rolls Bengaluru: With parents worried about enrolling first-time voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election officials clarified that eligible young voters can be added even if they do…
Chennai: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district has increased to 18 after another worker died while undergoing treatment at a govt hospital, according to a health department bulletin issued on Friday.The latest fatality, Alathi Maharana Juanga from Odisha, was reported on Thursday. A total…
Hyderabad: Telangana panchayat raj minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) on Friday urged the 16th Finance Commission (16th FC) to provide special relaxations for tribal, Scheduled Area and backward village panchayats in the proposed performance-based grant system, saying they should not be disadvantaged because of their limited revenue-generating capacity.Participating in a national workshop on rural local body…
Kolkata: The Bengal cabinet on Thursday, chaired by CM Suvendu Adhikari, decided to hand over nearly 54.2 acres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on a perpetual transfer basis. The decision aims to strengthen border infrastructure in the strategically sensitive Siliguri Corridor, popularly known as the “Chicken’s Neck”.In…
