NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and states on a PIL seeking a sufficient increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for the procurement of grains to enable farmers to recover at least the input cost and prevent thousands of them from ending their lives out of financial distress. A...
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Wangchuk renews push for talks, says Ladakh ‘hangs between trust and mistrust’
SRINAGAR: Environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk urged the Centre Monday to initiate dialogue on Ladakh’s key issues, issuing the appeal almost a month after his release from jail and saying the Union territory is “hanging between trust and mistrust”.“Today marks a month since the revocation of my National Security Act (NSA)...
J&K: Sighting of terror suspects prompts search ops in Kathua
JAMMU: Residents of Safiyan village in J&K’s Kathua district allegedly spotted two armed terror suspects on Monday morning, prompting security personnel to launch search operations in multiple border areas in the district.Villagers allegedly saw the duo, carrying heavy backpacks, move from Safiyan towards the forests of Ambanall in Rajbagh, officials said. “On being informed, a...
Vikram’s ‘hop’ unravels surficial ‘layers’ near lunar south pole region
BENGALURU: When Vikram, India’s Moon lander, briefly lifted off and settled back down on the Moon in 2023, it marked a small but telling moment in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Now, that short “hop”, which lasted around 3 minutes, is helping scientists piece together what lies just beneath the lunar surface, with very fine measurements.The manoeuvre,...
Racing to build a quantum computer in Hyderabad
At Raman Research Lab at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad, India’s first quantum computer is taking shape. It is not an assembled computing wonder but something that is being built right from chips and physics that shape the next-generation computing devices. The principal investigator is Karthik Raman, a physicist who studied at...
1, W, 0, W, 0, W: Praful’s dream IPL debut nurtured by Aaron, McGrath
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge, centre, celebrates the wicket of Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: When a career is hanging by a thread, it often takes more than talent to survive....
Watch: Trump gets McDonald’s delivered by DoorDash ‘grandma’ at Oval Office
US President Donald Trump had lunch delivered to the Oval Office on Monday afternoon (US local time) when a driver from DoorDash brought two bags of McDonald’s.The worker, identified by the company as Sharon Simmons, hand-delivered the food to the commander-in-chief on the colonnade outside the West Wing.As the delivery unfolded, Trump said, “This doesn’t...
Rueben Bain Jr draft buzz rises after Miami crash death details emerge
NFL prospect Rueben Bain Jr draft buzz grows as 2024 Miami crash report reveals passenger’s death and dropped citation details (Image via Getty) Rueben Bain Jr. is getting ready for the NFL Draft, where many expect him to be picked early. But a serious off-field story from 2024 is now getting attention again. According to...
Praful Hinge scripts history in 19 years of IPL, becomes first-ever to …
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: When Ishan Kishan tossed the new ball to debutant Praful Hinge, few could have imagined what would follow. The 24-year-old right-arm pacer produced a sensational opening over, ripping through Rajasthan Royals’ top order and turning the game on its head within minutes.Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,...
Who is Praful Hinge? 3 wickets in 1 over! SRH debutant who destroyed RR
NEW DELHI: Who is Praful Hinge? That question quickly started trending after the 24-year-old pacer from Vidarbha rattled Rajasthan Royals’ top order in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2026 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. On debut, Hinge tore through the lineup, dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius – all for ducks...
