New Delhi: The BCCI has shortlisted Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai as the venues for next year’s T20 World Cup, with the final to be played in Ahmedabad. The 2023 ODI World Cup final, between India and Australia, was also conducted in Ahmedabad, home to the world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan as part of a money-laundering probe linked to the operations of an alleged illegal betting site, official sources said on Thursday. A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
New Delhi: Bihar, recording the highest-ever voter turnout in the first phase of assembly polls, is a victory of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Thursday, lauding the “transparent and dedicated” election machinery. “Bihar has shown the way to the nation. SIR with Zero Appeals and the highest voter turnout since 1951. Purest…
Mumbai: Veteran actor and playback singer Sulakshana Pandit, known for movies like “Uljhan” and “Chehre Pe Chehra”, died on Thursday due to cardiac arrest, her brother Lalit Pandit confirmed the news. She was 71. Sulakshana was being taken to Nanavati Hospital when she breathed her last. “She passed away due to cardiac arrest around 7…
Patna: A voter turnout of 64.46 per cent was recorded provisionally at the close of polling in 121 seats in the first phase of assembly elections in Bihar on Thursday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said. A total of 3.75 crore voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase, to decide…
It’s the tale of two brothers who inherited the same empire but built dramatically different destinies. While Mukesh Ambani today stands tall among the world’s business elite — driving digital revolutions, shaping markets, and competing with global giants — his younger sibling Anil Ambani now finds himself grappling with criminal probes that could well drag…
There was a time when Western capitals, particularly London, Washington, and Brussels, issued judgments on India with the borrowed authority of colonial memory and the presumed superiority of an old world order. That time has faded. India no longer reads foreign commentary as evaluation—it reads it as projection. And the global mindset has begun to…
I joined NIPER Mohali on May 12, 2017, and soon after attended my first Board of Governors (BoG) meeting — the 70th — held on June 29, 2017, in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. V. M. Katoch and attended by Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Ms. Meenakshi Gupta (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,…
In the radiant court of Indraprastha, the venerable sage Dhoumya, his heart brimming with delight at the peerless achievements and transcendent virtues of the Pandava princes, turned to Dharmaraja with words of benediction. “O scion of the Kuru race,” he said, “your rule, founded upon spotless conduct and abundant virtues, has bestowed true wealth and…
Goddess Durga Temple is situated on the peak of the Sadashivgad Hill Fort in Karwar, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The fort lies on the north bank of the River Kali, right at the confluence of the river and the Arabian Sea, forming one of the most scenic views along the Karnataka coast. The temple…
