Category: Events

R Ashwin and Sanjay Manjrekar (Agency Image) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that sharp criticism from Sanjay Manjrekar early in his career left him deeply hurt, but eventually became one of the biggest turning points in his journey as an international cricketer.Ashwin admitted that he was upset after Manjrekar questioned his fitness following...

The panel, it said, shall devise suitable norms and guidelines ‘keeping in view the cultural ethos and sensitivity of the country’ NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has told a parliamentary committee that it is mulling a comprehensive statutory framework to regulate the airing of programmes on OTT platforms, “which are offensive to...

The 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Thursday saw both sides agreeing to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels NEW DELHI: In another round of diplomatic engagement on the border issue, India and China had “frank discussions” and reviewed the situation along the line...

The report also suggested prescribing clear inter-agency SOPs ahead of the peak tourist season to ensure a coordinated and timely response to any security-related incident NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended an integrated security and surveillance framework for all major tourist destinations in Jammu & Kashmir, incorporating comprehensive CCTV coverage, centralised monitoring facilities, regular...

Several of the named sites on the map carry the weight of India-China conflict. GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: The updated Survey of India map has assigned standard place and feature names to 27 Arunachal Pradesh sites, including four mountain passes and a high-altitude lake, as part of the Union government’s strategy to remove any ambiguity on demarcation...

Accused Kulkarni chose to share questions with students who paid to attend ‘special classes’ he conducted in his apartment just before the exam NEW DELHI: A seemingly innocuous WhatsApp message from a parent asking chemistry professor PV Kulkarni for his address to gift him a watch rang the first alarm-bells for CBI sleuths probing the...

Police stand outside the home of a student who shot several people Friday at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo) A teenage Thai student killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the...

Home minister Amit Shah has held meetings with representatives of church bodies to allay their concerns about the provisions of the bill NEW DELHI: Amid indications it may seek the passage of the Foreign Contributions Regulation (Amendment) Act, the government on Friday rejected criticism of the legislation by foreigners, including a US Congressman.MEA spokesperson Randhir...

An investigation found that the exchange had moved cryptocurrency on behalf of Iran’s central bank, one of the world’s largest illegal online gambling networks The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Shelbit, its founder Siavash Kayvanpour and a network of associated companies. It alleged that the company processed millions of dollars...

Two solar farms in Minnesota restored wildflowers, grasses and have population of bees, butterflies, wasps Two solar farms in Minnesota were built on retired agricultural land, and instead of the gravel or mown turf that usually goes under panels, the ground was seeded with native wildflowers and prairie grasses. Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory came...