NEW DELHI: India made a sensational start to their Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign as lawn bowler Putul Sonowal pulled off a stunning upset against reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada in the Men’s Singles competition on Thursday.Making his Commonwealth Games debut, the Assam-born bowler showed remarkable composure to defeat one of the biggest…
File photo: Activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday appealed to supporters to maintain peace during the ongoing protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying some “antisocial elements” were trying to provoke violence and urging demonstrators to respond only with non-violence.In a post on X marking the 26th day of…
Khalid Satary at Washington Dulles International Airport after he was extradited to the US. After years of being on the run, 54-year-old Khalid Satary, a foreign national, was arrested in connection with $547 million Medicare fraud scheme. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that Satary was arrested overseas and was successfully brought back to the US…
Wall Street opened lower on Thursday, with Nasdaq leading the losses, as the first round of earnings from Big Tech companies renewed concerns over their huge spending on artificial intelligence. At the same time, oil prices breaching the $100 per barrel levels amid rising tensions in the Middle East also down on market sentiment.Around 9…
Nasa’s NISAR satellite has captured an unusual view of Antarctica, revealing a frozen landscape that appears to form the shape of a hummingbird from space. The striking pattern is not a feature simply carved by nature, but the result of a mountain interrupting the slow movement of glacier ice around it. Using advanced radar technology,…
Actor Imran Khan joined a protest in Mumbai on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with students demonstrating over the alleged NEET paper leak and other examination-related irregularities. His participation came a day after he strongly criticised the reported police action against protesters during the ‘Chalo Sansad’ march in Delhi.During the Mumbai protest, Imran was asked…
On July 24, 2026, Mercury turns direct after delays and mixed signals, bringing clearer thinking. In numerology, this shift is significant for finances related to communication, trade, paperwork, interviews, payments and business decisions. According to Money Numerology Today, there may be some major financial movement for three birth numbers. Response could be delayed. A stalled…
UTU cancels two semester exams after alleged paper leak The Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU), Dehradun, has cancelled two current semester examinations after an inquiry found that an external paper setter had allegedly shared questions with students before one of the papers. The decision affects students from 12 institutes affiliated with the…
Hare Ram Pandey with his daughters On a cold December day in 2004, Hare Ram Pandey’s life changed forever. Walking through a forest near his home in Deoghar, Jharkhand, he heard the faint cries of a newborn baby. When he reached the spot, he found an infant girl lying alone, her tiny body covered in…
Captain Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer reserved special praise for teenage batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the 15-year-old produced a breathtaking match-winning knock to power India to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening T20I in Harare on Thursday.Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off just 19 balls,…
