Washington: President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he’s long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election. Trump’s fixation on his loss to Democrat Joe Biden six years ago and the…
New Delhi: Punjab’s Aryan Gupta and Haryana’s Panshul Bansal topped the NEET-UG for medical admissions as 11.21 lakh candidates qualified the entrance exam this year, the National Testing Agency announced on Thursday. Gupta and Bansal scored 715 each out of 720. Their score was 29 marks higher than the 686 secured by the 2025 topper,…
Mehsana: Five persons were arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday in connection with its probe into a terror module of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit, officials said. The arrested persons were identified as Bilal Abidbhai Shera, Mohammad Ayub Kadiwala, Mohammad Palanpuri alias Khali Ayub Sunsara, Shafia Rais Mukhti and Mohammad Hasan Kardia….
Puri: Devotees of Lord Jagannath and his siblings will get another opportunity to pull the chariots on Friday as none of the three chariots reached the Shree Gundicha Temple due to a delay in the ‘Pahandi’ rituals, an official said. Lord Balabhadra’s Taladhwaja chariot, which began moving at 5.10 pm against its scheduled time of…
Cardiff: India captain Shubman Gill blamed his side’s middle-order collapse after England chased down a modest 234 with four wickets in hand in the second ODI here on Thursday to level the three-match series 1-1. Joe Root anchored the chase with a patient 99 not out as England chased down the target in 44.1 overs….
Cardiff: Joe Root dug deep into his reservoir of experience for an unbeaten 99 off 133 balls, anchoring England’s series levelling four-wicket win over India in the second ODI here on Thursday. The series decider will be played at Lord’s on Sunday and could well be Rohit Sharma’s final game in India colours. Rohit looked…
Ramu Chilimilla At 101 years of age, Charlotte Chopin of France receiving the Padma Shri stands as a remarkable testament that true greatness is measured not by age, nationality, or circumstance, but by the lives we touch through dedication, compassion, and selfless service. Born in France, Charlotte Chopin’s journey reflects the extraordinary power of lifelong…
MS Sparsha The story of success is often told through balance sheets, market share and billion-dollar valuations. Rarely do we pause to remember the dusty, uncertain beginnings of the men and women who built some of India’s most iconic brands with little more than courage and conviction. Few stories exemplify this better than that of…
Why Amara Raja’s Customer Qualification Plant in Telangana signals a new phase in India’s manufacturing journey. Shrikant Rao When Amara Raja commissioned its Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) at the company’s emerging Giga Corridor in Mahabubnagar recently, the headlines were almost predictable. A Rs 500-crore investment. Another milestone in India’s lithium-ion battery ambitions: a step towards…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The sage Gr̥tsamada, immersed in the profound cadence of the Jagatī metre, raises a luminous invocation to Agni, the eternal flame who stands at the heart of Vedic consciousness. Agni is not merely fire in its physical manifestation but the very embodiment of divine radiance, the sustainer of life, and the purifier of…
