“Birthday wishes to Union minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji,” PM Modi wrote on X. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday received a community note on his X post after he wished Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his birthday, days after the NEET retest, which was necessitated by the leak of the question paper...
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Why India making its own bullet trains is a big deal – explained
Manufacturing bullet trains involves an entirely different set of capabilities. (AI image) Come 2027 and India may launch its first bullet train service. The Surat–Bilimora section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to be operational by August 2027. While that will put it into a league of few countries that have high-speed rail...
‘Even vice-captains get dropped’: Ex-India cricketer’s blunt warning to Tilak Varma
India’s Tilak Varma (AP/PTI Photo)( Tilak Varma may have earned one of the biggest promotions of his career, but former India batter Mohammad Kaif has reminded the youngster that the vice-captaincy comes with no guarantees in the current Indian team setup.The 23-year-old left-hander was recently appointed India’s new T20I vice-captain following a significant leadership reshuffle...
Couple denied boarding despite valid passes, spent night at airport; airline to pay Rs 62,000
AI generated image NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Srinagar has directed SpiceJet to pay Rs 62,078 to a Haj returnee and his wife after they were denied boarding despite having valid boarding passes and checking in on time. The commission held the airline liable for deficiency in service as well as unfair trade...
‘Influential people’ spared: Shankaracharya targets Ram Temple probe, calls BJP’s Hindutva ‘fake’
The seer criticised the functioning of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and claimed that the temple’s affairs had not been managed in accordance with religious traditions. NEW DELHI: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath on Friday questioned the FIR registered in the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, alleging that...
Ketan Agrawal murder case: Siya is ‘spinning stories’ during interrogation, say police
Chats contradict Siya Goyal’s statements, say Lonavala Police LONAVALA: The investigation into realtor Ketan Agarwal’s alleged murder has taken a fresh turn, with police claiming that prime accused Siya Goyal has been giving conflicting statements during interrogation, while chats recovered from her and Ketan’s mobile phones appear to contradict her claims.According to police officials, Siya...
NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani files motion to ban delivery app Motoclick: What lawsuit says
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to ban the food delivery platform Motoclick after it reportedly admitted to paying workers less than a quarter of New York City’s required delivery worker minimum wage, city officials told a federal judge this week. New York Commissioner Samuel Levine,...
Under Gambhir’s watchful eye, Sooryavanshi unleashes fiery shots – Watch
BCCI Photo NEW DELHI: The excitement around the 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s possible India debut continues to grow. BCCI has now given fans a glimpse of Sooryavanshi’s first training session with the senior team ahead of the first T20I on Friday in Belfast.In a video shared by the BCCI, Sooryavanshi looked completely at ease...
For first time, names of soldiers martyred during Operation Sindoor made public
The identities of six Indian armed forces personnel who laid down their lives during Operation Sindoor have been made public for the first time NEW DELHI: The identities of six Indian armed forces personnel who laid down their lives during Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack in May last year, have...
Amid India-US trade deal talks, Trump admin’s fresh warning to world: ‘Old tariffs may return’
Bessent said tariff rates could revert to their earlier levels if the ongoing Section 301 investigations lead to the imposition of new duties. (AI image) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest warning of additional tariffs under Section 301 comes at a time when US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was in India this week.Greer met Commerce...
