Special Correspondent Hyderabad’s cricket fraternity is running out of patience. The High Court-appointed Supervisory Committee, headed by Justice (Retd.) Naveen Rao, once seen as a ray of hope for cleansing the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), is now being branded “toothless” and “ineffective.” Despite multiple police complaints, media exposés—including this very publication’s detailed investigations—and even ongoing…
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 40 paise to 87.68 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, primarily driven by central bank intervention, a softer dollar index. Forex traders said other supportive factors like positive domestic equities, lower crude oil prices, and renewed foreign fund inflows also boosted investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange…
Kohima: NITI Aayog is exploring the possibility of establishing an AI centre for skilling in Nagaland’s Dimapur, officials said. A team from the NITI Aayog visited Dimapur on Wednesday in this regard, they said. It is exploring options to establish the centre under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and frontier technology skill training for…
HAL’s Rise from Criticism to Cutting-Edge Innovation For decades, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was the easy punchline in India’s defence circles — a lumbering public sector giant accused of inefficiency, delays, and technological stagnation. Defence analysts routinely derided it as a relic of the license-raj era, incapable of producing world-class aircraft despite decades of government…
Moscow: India is mainly paying in roubles for Russian oil, but has started payments in the Chinese currency yuan, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “I am aware that such payments have started. I believe the percentage is small at present because payments are largely made in roubles,” Novak was quoted as…
Patna: Several leaders of the Congress, including its state president, got tickets for the assembly polls in Bihar on Wednesday, when the leadership also contended with backlash from disgruntled elements and tried to iron out differences with allies. Although the party has not yet come out with a list of candidates, several aspirants stormed the…
Kolkata: As part of preparations to roll out SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, election officials have successfully mapped and matched the records of nearly 3.5 crore voters with the 2002 data, a senior officer said on Wednesday. According to West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, this mapping process eliminates the…
New Delhi: The BJP announced its candidates for all 101 seats, which the party got after the seat-sharing arrangement in the NDA, with the party on Wednesday evening releasing the third list of 18 nominees for the upcoming Bihar polls. Earlier in the day, the party released the second list of its 12 candidates for…
Fifteen years after Delhi’s disgrace, India readies to redeem its sporting honour under a government that delivers. When India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, the world expected a rising superpower to flaunt its potential. Instead, it witnessed the rot of a system steeped in greed. The Delhi Games became a carnival of corruption…
Once celebrated for its azure waters and ancient civilizations, the Mediterranean Sea today has become a cauldron of geopolitical tension. The scent of salt and sea breeze now mingles with the smoke of gunmetal, as rival powers navigate the delicate balance between dominance and diplomacy. Amidst this turbulent backdrop, India’s assertive naval maneuvers have introduced…
