India’s Tilak Varma (PTI) Tilak Varma‘s fighting half-century was one of the few positives for India in their dramatic one-run defeat to Ireland in the second T20I on Sunday, but the left-hander also found himself on an unwanted list after registering one of the slowest fifties by an Indian in T20 Internationals.Walking in with India…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: Newborns and young children identified as being at high health risk will receive more intensive homebased care, including additional follow-up visits by frontline health workers, under a new national programme that the Centre will launch Monday to strengthen care during the first three years of life. Health minister JP Nadda…
‘A desperate person clings even to a knife’ Why a desperate person ‘clings to a knife‘ and why this Filipino proverb still speaks to the modern world Imagine standing at the edge of a cliff with nowhere to turn. In panic, you grab the nearest object for support, only to realise it is a sharp…
Electric passenger vehicle sales may cross 3 lakhs in 2026 CHENNAI: India’s electric passenger vehicle (EPV) market is expected to maintain strong growth momentum in 2026, with annual sales likely to exceed 3 lakh units for the first time, compared with just under 2 lakh last year. So far in 2026, registrations are closing in…
Almost a decade after her final appearance in ‘Game Of Thrones‘, the Mother of Dragons, aka Daenerys Targaryen, is making her way into ‘House of the Dragon’ lore. A newly released clip from the latest episode of Season 3 has gone viral online, with fans buzzing over a reference to the iconic character, originally played…
Today asks for steadiness more than speed. Confidence may dip, and you may feel you need moral support from someone who understands your practical worries. That’s not a weakness. It’s just the Moon pressing on your inner doubts while Saturn makes you feel every responsibility more sharply.Expenses can rise above income, and that alone may…
Hyderabad civil engineer’s viral Reddit post reignites debate on six-day work weeks in India. (AI Image) For many young graduates, landing a job after college is supposed to mark the beginning of financial independence and career growth. But for one 25-year-old civil engineer from Hyderabad, it has instead become a story of relentless work schedules,…
India’s P.V. Sindhu (AP/PTI) New Delhi: Fifty days from now, the world’s finest badminton players will walk into New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi (IG) indoor stadium for the BWF World Championships from Aug 17-23, returning to Indian soil for the first time since Hyderabad hosted the event in 2009. For the country’s badminton, this is far…
Medical device makers set for quicker clearances NEW DELHI: Manufacturers of blood pressure monitors, cardiac stents, hip and knee implants and other medical devices could soon get regulatory approvals up to 25 days faster, with the Centre proposing changes to streamline the licensing process while retaining existing quality, safety and performance standards. Union health ministry…
Pakistan carries out ‘calibrated strikes’ near Afghanistan border, 29 militants killed (Image/AP) Pakistan on Sunday carried out an intelligence-based ground operation and ‘calibrated strikes’ on terrorist hideouts and safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants, news agency AP reported. The operation came a day after militants armed with guns and explosives attacked a…
