NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc on Monday reached a consensus on five points after opposition leaders huddled at Delhi’s Constitution Club — their first formal meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.At a press conference, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that 25 parties attended the meeting and shared their views.“The INDIA alliance meeting has concluded, with...
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Ships attacked in Hormuz: 24 Indian seafarers ‘seek urgent assistance’
NEW DELHI: The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) on Sunday sought urgent assistance for 24 Indian seafarers aboard a vessel reportedly attacked off the coast of Oman, amid heightened tensions in the region linked to the Israel-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the union said the vessel was located near the Strait of Hormuz...
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Manav Suthar stars on debut; India crush Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs
NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, weaving a web around Afghanistan’s batters as India registered the biggest victory in their Test history with an innings-and-300-run win in the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Monday.Making his Test...
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‘You don’t need a turning track’: Gavaskar decodes Suthar’s six-wicket haul
Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan’s batting line-up and put the hosts in...
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World comes to China, Xi goes to North Korea: Why Kim Jong Un makes Beijing uneasy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea for his first overseas trip of the year.While global leaders are making a beeline for Beijing — Xi has hosted 17 world leaders in just the first 4 months of 2026 — the Chinese president is personally courting Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit...
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Praggnanandhaa beats Tamil Nadu CM Vijay in friendly chess game, watch
2 min readNew DelhiJun 8, 2026 01:49 PM IST Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay felicitated grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa in Chennai on Monday, honouring the 20-year-old chess prodigy for becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess tournament on June 6. On behalf of the Tamil Nadu government, Vijay presented Praggnanandhaa with a cash reward...
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Physicists predict a Solar Deepavali this year
The sun may well add to this year’s Deepavali celebrations, if predictions made by solar physicists come true. A solar flare that occurred on the Sun has triggered a magnetic storm which scientists predict will arrive at the Earth in the early hours of November 4, and this can give rise to spectacular displays of...
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Northern lights in India? Here’s how to see Auroras tonight
‘Aurora Borealis’, more popularly called ‘northern lights’, is expected to be visible in India on June 8, 2026. A massive solar storm is expected to make the beautiful phenomenon, commonly seen in Nordic countries such as Switzerland and Finland, a reality in the country. When and where to watch auroras? The auroras are expected to...
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CBSE revaluation row: Delhi HC issues notice to board, Centre on OSM discrepancy plea
Images/Agencies NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), seeking their response to a plea alleging discrepancies in the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used during the post-result verification and re-evaluation process.The development comes amid an ongoing controversy over CBSE’s digital evaluation...
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Watch: CM Vijay plays chess with Praggnanandhaa after announcing Rs 50 lakh reward
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with Norway Chess champion R Praggnanandhaa (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay honoured chess star R. Praggnanandhaa on Monday after his historic victory at the Norway Chess tournament, presenting him with a cash award of Rs 50 lakh and a memento. The event also featured a friendly...
