National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the fee for the FASTag Annual Pass. Effective April 1, 2026, the annual pass will cost Rs 3,075. NHAI announced the FASTag Annual Pass in June 2025. It is a prepaid toll plan which is designed exclusively for non-commercial private vehicles such as cars, jeeps, and vans....
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‘No team is bigger than the organisation’: ICC chairman Jay Shah sends clear message
ICC Chairman Jay Shah emphasized that no team is bigger than the organization, reflecting on the recent T20 World Cup’s success despite pre-tournament uncertainties. He highlighted shattered viewership records and congratulated associate teams for their strong performances. Shah also urged India’s captain and coach to maintain their winning momentum and plan for future tournaments. Jay...
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Opposition questions EC’s neutrality ahead of state assembly schedule announcement
Jairam Ramesh (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will hold a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule for the general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The terms of these assemblies are set to end on different dates in May and June.Ahead of the...
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Remembering Rosalind Franklin, whose photograph was crucial to discovering DNA’s structure
For a discipline so wedded to reason and fact as science is, it has fiendishly guarded its gender bias. Over centuries, pioneering women in science have been ignored, their achievements overlooked or usurped by male colleagues, their names left out of scientific publications; they have been underpaid and undervalued, denied promotions and advancements in careers,...
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‘My weekly trips to jail finally ended’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife on his release
NEW DELHI: Activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after spending nearly six months in detention, with his wife Geetanjali J Angmo describing the moment as the end of a long and exhausting ordeal for their family.In a message posted on X shortly after his release, Angmo wrote about...
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Pakistan says it hit military facilities inside Afghanistan, attacks tunnel used by Taliban
Pakistan said on Sunday that its forces carried out strikes on military facilities and “terrorist hideouts” in southern Afghanistan, in the latest escalation between Islamabad and the Taliban administration.Security sources cited by AFP said Pakistani troops targeted and “effectively destroyed technical support infrastructure and equipment storage facility in Kandahar,” the southern Afghan city that hosts...
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Middle East War Day 16: UAE and other Gulf countries report fresh attacks; Kuwait airport hit
Representational photo Loud explosions were heard in parts of Dubai on Sunday while Iran claimed it launched attacks at the UAE’s al-Dhafra airbase. Meanwhile, several drones struck Kuwait International Airport and damaged its radar system, though authorities said no one was injured, according to AFP.Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said...
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‘Will shoot you in head’: Rapper Badshah gets death threat from Lawrence Bishnoi gang
‘Will shoot you in head’: Rapper Badshah gets death threat from Lawrence Bishnoi gang NEW DELHI: Singer-rapper Badshah has received a death threat allegedly issued by members linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, days after his latest song ‘Tateeree’ sparked controversy over its lyrics.A purported Facebook post attributed to individuals associated with jailed gangster Lawrence...
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‘All the films I produced ended up being a loss’: Why Vijay Sethupathi refused to play it safe as a producer
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Mar 15, 2026 01:04 PM IST Actor Vijay Sethupathi has never hidden the fact that his taste in films does not always translate to box office numbers. But in a candid recent conversation, he put a figure to it for the first time, spelling out what his journey as a producer has...
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From Bridgerton balls to fake shaadis: How theme parties are the new rage
The modern social scene has undergone a seismic shift and theme parties have begun dominating the plains. It is not just an evening anymore; it is Bridgerton evening or a Swiftchella now.There is seldom a party invite that does not follow a theme. On the flip side, there are also hardly any popular themes that...
