Neymar will miss FIFA World Cup 2026 opener between Brazil and Morocco due to a calf injury suffered in May. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the forward is recovering well and could return next week. Neymar has not played for Brazil since 2023. Brazil begin their Group C campaign under pressure as they chase their...
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‘No writs after polls begin’: Supreme Court rejects Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea
Supreme Court to hear Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s writ on RS nomination rejection NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday dismissed Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s petition challenging rejection of her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh, refusing to carve out an exception from the judicially well-settled principle that bars courts from entertaining election disputes after...
Price cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%
Representative image NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over shortages of two critical cancer medicines, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has approved a 50% hike in ceiling prices of Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections, citing escalating raw material costs and supply concerns.The regulator has also revised prices of anti-tetanus immunoglobulin and three key childhood vaccines to ensure their continued...
Record SpaceX IPO rockets Trill’Elon’aire Musk as stock ends at $161
SpaceX made a blockbuster debut on the Nasdaq on Friday, with its shares surging 19 per cent and pushing the company’s valuation beyond $2 trillion. The rally elevated SpaceX to the position of the sixth-largest publicly traded company in the United States and helped make founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.Investor demand was strong...
Candidates get 15 minutes extra time for NEET retest
File photo NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced a set of candidate-friendly changes for the June 21 NEET-UG 2026 retest, extending the overall examination window from 180 minutes to 195 minutes and increasing the number of rough-work pages in the question booklet.The retest comes after cancellation of the May 3 exam following...
Forecasts indicate El Niño to grow stronger during monsoon: IMD
File photo NEW DELHI: With the summer monsoon gradually advancing into other states after making onset over Kerala on June 4, IMD Friday said forecasts indicated “further strengthening” of El Niño conditions during the season, which call for immediate action on the ground as kharif sowing is underway.“El Niño conditions are present over equatorial Pacific...
‘Lethal actions against commercial shipping not justified’: Jaishankar to Rubio
Jaishankar with Rubio NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to convey India’s strong objections to US Navy attacks in the Gulf that resulted in the deaths of three Indian mariners.Describing the incidents as unacceptable, Jaishankar said commercial shipping should not be subjected to such...
T20 World Cup: Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s ton powers England to big win over SL
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Danni Wyatt-Hodge smashed an unbeaten century as hosts England began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating Sri Lanka by 87 runs in the tournament opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.Wyatt-Hodge’s magnificent knock helped England post a record-breaking 219/1 –...
Accidental grenade blast wounds 2 soldiers in J&K’s Poonch
Representative image JAMMU: Two Army personnel were severely injured Friday after a grenade accidentally exploded during a training exercise near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The mishap came two days after an accidental blast near the LoC in Kamalkote area of Uri, Baramulla district, killed two 8RR soldiers from...
3-year-old cancer patient dies at AIIMS Bhopal after nurse injects formalin
Bhopal: In the probe over the death of a three-year-old child at AIIMS Bhopal, police on Thursday registered an FIR against two nursing officers after an internal inquiry reportedly found gross negligence in handling a hazardous chemical, leading to the child’s death during treatment.The case pertains to the death of Sarthak Yadav, 3, a resident...
