Category: Events

Glasgow: India’s Neeraj Chopra during the men’s javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. Chopra wins the silver medal in this event. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI08_01_2026_000155B) New Delhi: India finished the 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals to its name – 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. It placed India in...

Could India get its own fire cloud? (Image: AP) In July 2026, firefighters in southwest France watched something the country had never recorded before: a burning forest near Bordeaux, which manifested as a churning, anvil-shaped cloud, dark with smoke and crackling with its own lightning. It was a pyrocumulonimbus, a “fire cloud”, born when a...

India is currently defending nine trade disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO), with countries including Japan, China, the European Union (EU), Brazil and Australia challenging a range of its trade measures. The government has so far spent about Rs 2.43 crore on empanelled law firms to fight these cases, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.In...

The protesters gathered at Gandhi Maidan before marching towards the CM’s residence. NEW DELHI: Hundreds of students and youth activists took to the streets in Patna on Tuesday, accusing the Bihar government of failing to honour its promise to release students arrested during last month’s NEET paper leak protests. Police used water cannons to disperse...

Ben Stokes. (Reuters Photo) Former England Test captain Ben Stokes has dismissed suggestions that England alone has a drinking problem, arguing that alcohol has long been embedded in cricket’s culture across all levels of the sport. Speaking on the For The Love of Cricket podcast with former teammates Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler, the 35-year-old...

Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow at their Big Bear Valley nest. (Image credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley) IThe 63 acres of shoreline forest below Jackie and Shadow’s nest was supposed to become 50 luxury homes and a marina. It won’t, because Greg Brockman, OpenAI‘s co-founder and president, and his wife Anna wrote a $5.5...

NEW DELHI: Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to release DMK leader and former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin after questioning him over his alleged “double meaning” remark made during a protest in Thanjavur over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.The court issued the direction after the Tamil Nadu government informed it that...

Venture capitalist David Friedberg has pushed back against predictions that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s planned municipal grocery store initiative will immediately fail. The tech investor argued that the heavily subsidised locations will prove wildly popular with consumers in the short term before creating broader economic strains.Speaking on a recent episode of The All-In...

Jana Nayagan continues its strong theatrical run after two weeks of release. The film has amassed a worldwide gross of Rs 300 crore and is nearing Rs 180 crore India net. Early estimates show Rs 0.34 crore India net collection on its thirteenth day. Weekday collections have slowed but steady footfalls maintain its momentum. The...

The Income Tax Department begins processing refunds only after a taxpayer completes e-verification of the return. Income tax refund status: Have you filed your income tax return within the deadline? Were you eligible for a refund and are wondering when the amount will be credited in your bank account? The deadline for filing Income Tax...