Congress has held nationwide protests demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s removal NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday hit back at West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya after the latter said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar deserved the Padma Bhushan for his role in conducting the state’s recent assembly election and revising the voter list.Reacting to...
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September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Science & Tech
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday (September 25, 2026) less than three months after launching on the bold mission. Katalyst Space Technologies announced the demise of its three-armed spacecraft named Link. It reentered the atmosphere overnight, bringing the $30 million, NASA-sponsored salvage effort of...
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Jay Meena battled typhoid, hip injury & self-doubt to win historic Asian Games medal
Indian athlete Jay Meena, winner of the Bronze Medal in soft tennis at the Asian Games 2026, arrives at the IGI Airport, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo/Neeraj) NEW DELHI: Weeks before the 2026 Asian Games, Jay Meena was bedridden with typhoid and a severe infection, losing eight kilograms in the process. Sent home...
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Watch: Stone pelting shatters Duronto window as passengers sit just inches away
One of the passengers is heard saying they were travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai and were having food when the window suddenly broke. NAGPUR/MUMBAI: A stone pelting incident was reported on the Duronto Express after it passed Borkhedi station in Maharashtra on Friday night, cracking the window glasses of coaches A-1, B-2 and B-5, according...
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Another gold for India! Women’s kabaddi team beats Iran to clinch Asiad title
Indian players react after winning the women’s kabaddi final at the Asian Games in Tokai City, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) India beat Iran 37-33 to clinch the gold medal in the women’s kabaddi event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, adding another gold to the country’s medal tally.The victory marks...
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Pakistan govt puts Islamabad on lockdown as Imran Khan’s party pushes ahead with march
Islamabad locked down as PTI prepares for Imran Khan march Leaders of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have vowed to press ahead with nationwide demonstrations demanding his release, as authorities tightened security in Islamabad ahead of the planned march.More than 1,000 shipping containers, many reinforced with spikes, have been placed...
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Boots on ground but Pak nowhere to be seen: Is Mecca agreement a pact without an impact
The army chiefs of Pakistan, Turkey,and Saudi Arabia hold talks in Riyadh, even as the Houthis continue their onslought. (Image credit: KSA) As Houthi missiles and drones continue to pound southern Saudi Arabia, a glaring question has emerged from the crisis: where is Pakistan? More than a month after Islamabad signed a landmark mutual defence...
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September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Science & Tech
Science Snapshots: September 27, 2026
IIT-Madras tool bridges quake science and dam safety An IIT-Madras team evaluated 6,545 dams under India’s National Dam Safety Authority and found standard seismic zone maps misjudge earthquake risks. For Himalayan ‘mega-dams’ like Tehri and Bhakra, site-specific modelling revealed previously projected ground accelerations were too conservative. The team achieved this using a combination of a...
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‘SC/ST MPs need more speaking time in Parliament’: NDA ally Jitan Ram Manjhi
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi asked the Speaker to issue necessary directions to the concerned authorities. NEW DELHI: Union minister and NDA ally Jitan Ram Manjhi has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, backing a BJP MP’s request for adequate speaking time for MPs from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities...
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US planning military action in Cuba? Officials weigh ‘possible’ military action
The US Army Reserve is currently evaluating the potential deployment of military police and medical personnel to bolster US southern command operations. The US Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide military police, medical personnel and other support units to US southern command within the next four months, as the US steps up military...
