New Delhi: The scoreboards see runs. The selectors see talent. The public sees a phenomenon. But somewhere beneath the helmet and behind the growing celebrity is a 15-year-old still negotiating the uncertainties of adolescence. As India celebrates the astonishing rise of batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi and eagerly awaits his debut, another conversation is quietly unfolding…
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to roll back the 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol (E20) programme, alleging that it adversely affects vehicle mileage and has raised public concerns. In a video message posted on X, Kejriwal claimed that the Centre…
Lucknow: State government authorities are preparing to initiate bulldozer action against properties linked to two accused in the alleged Ram Temple donation theft case, even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) widened its probe by questioning trustee Anil Mishra behind closed doors and separately grilling construction in-charge Gopal Rao in Ayodhya on Friday. The questioning…
Tehran: The body of Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of his funeral, state media reported. Millions of people and a coterie of foreign dignitaries were expected to attend Saturday’s official ceremony for Ali Khamenei, with Tehran’s chief…
New Delhi: Air India Ltd. announced on Thursday that it will be reducing fuel surcharge on select international routes. The routes included in North America and Australia has its surcharge reduced to $200 from $280. Similarly, European routes also saw its fuel surcharge decrease to $125 from $205. The move comes after a sharp moderation…
Online Sports Desk Ceiarino Ronaldo scored his first World Cup knockout round goal! And it helped boost Portugal to the round of 16. The 41-year-old soccer icon netted the goal in the secod half of Portugal’s 2-1 World Cup win over Croatia on Thursday, July 2 at BMO Field in Toronto, which advanced it to…
Online Sports Desk The group stage is something you have to do, but the World Cup starts here, Lamine Yamal had insisted, and down on the Pacific that was how it played out. It wasn’t just that Spain defeated Austria to reach the last 16 against Portugal or Croatia, their first victory at the knockout stage…
Dehradun: The India Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Uttarakhand’s Nainital and Bageshwar districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of the state on Friday. Meanwhile, traffic on the Badrinath National Highway and the Kedarnath pilgrimage route was briefly disrupted due to falling debris and stones from the hills, officials said….
New Delhi: The battle for control of the Trinamool Congress intensified on Thursday, with the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee staking a claim over the party before the Election Commission, even as the TMC criticised the poll panel for granting an audience to leaders expelled by it. Meanwhile, the Election Commission (EC) asked rival…
New Delhi: Gen Dhiraj Seth, who took charge as the new Army Chief on June 30, called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, officials said on Thursday. The defence minister’s office shared the update in a post on X and also shared some photos of their meeting. “The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Dhiraj Seth…
