NEW DELHI: Centre on Tuesday tightened the stock limit for sugar dealers, reducing it from 4,000 quintals to 2,000 quintals from September 15 to November 30, as it sought to curb hoarding and contain rising retail prices.The food ministry said the existing 4,000-quintal limit would continue in Kolkata and its extended metropolitan areas “considering the...
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Bumrah, Samson back; Pandya misses out as India announce squad for Afghanistan T20Is
Team India NEW DELHI: India have announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, with Jasprit Bumrah returning to the side while Hardik Pandya misses out after suffering a fresh setback in his comeback bid.Shreyas Iyer will continue to lead the side, with Tilak Varma as his deputy. Young batting sensation...
Diabetes is not the same for men and women: Why females may be more vulnerable
4 min readNew DelhiSep 1, 2026 05:00 PM IST A new study published in PLOS Medicine has found that type 2 diabetes does not necessarily follow the same health trajectory in women and men. Researchers tracked nearly 29,000 people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK between 2010 and 2020 to examine how...
Former UK PM Keir Starmer to step down as MP: Report
Keir Starmer has been the MP for Holborn and St Pancras for eleven years (Reuters) Former UK prime minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is set to step down as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras after 11 years, bringing an end to his parliamentary career in the constituency.The New Journal reported that...
‘Most shocking decision ever’: Shahid Afridi blasts Pakistan’s Test shake-up
Shahid Afridi Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to make wholesale changes to the Test squad and coaching staff midway through the England series, calling it the “most shocking decision ever” by a selection committee.Pakistan have dropped seven players and brought in seven replacements,...
SC quashes FIRs against NEET protesters, but with a caveat for ‘hardened criminals’
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday invoked its special powers and quashed all FIRs registered against student protesters in different parts of the country during the NEET paper leak protests.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana said the order had been passed in view of the...
‘Keeping future of students in mind’: Nadda after quashing of FIRs against NEET protesters
JP Nadda on Tuesday said the Centre is fulfilling its assurance to withdraw cases NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said the Centre is fulfilling its assurance to withdraw cases registered against students who participated in the protests, while welcoming the decision to call off the protest scheduled for September 5.“Keeping the students’...
New Jersey woman paid $40,000 for land; town now wants it for 340 homes
Image credit: WHYY In South Jersey’s Middle Township, a war goes on. The township has filed an eminent domain condemnation complaint that seeks to acquire 2.4 acres of land in Whitesboro for a large-scale housing development project. But the woman who owns the property, Dawn Robinson, does not want to give it up, according to...
India’s GDP grows 7.8% in Q1: Factors powering the economy despite global turmoil
India’s GDP grows 7.8% in Q1 War next door. Markets on edge. Commodity prices swinging. Yet India’s growth engine continues to run strong, clocking a 7.8% GDP growth for the April-June quarter.The Q1 numbers for the financial year 2026-2027 are particularly significant as they beat expectations and comfortably exceeded the Reserve Bank of India’s 7%...
OBC creamy layer: SC agrees to hear Centre’s plea against income-only criteria
SC agrees to hear Centre’s plea on OBC creamy layer ruling NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Centre’s plea challenging the retrospective application of its ruling that parents’ income cannot be the sole criterion for determining the creamy layer among Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates.Also read: Govt seeks 2 years...

