Spread the love Rishabh Pant (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was forced to leave the field retired hurt after being hit on the wrist during the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.The incident happened during the 58th over of India’s innings, when Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara bowled a...
Global space norms find a firm footing in India’s new re-entry rules
Spread the love On August 23, India marked its third National Space Day, three years since the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lunar lander ‘Vikram’ touched down in the moon’s south pole region. Between then and Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launching India’s first privately built rocket to orbit, India has actually come a long way — even as it is also just beginning to regulate...
$40tn debt, $1.8tn deficit: Why US fiscal strain is worrying global markets
Spread the love US fiscal strain deepens as $40 trillion debt milestone raises treasury yield risks (representative image) US fiscal deterioration is emerging as a growing risk for global markets, with rising Treasury yields potentially putting pressure on equities and limiting the Federal Reserve’s room for manoeuvre, brokerage firm Jefferies said in its latest research report.The brokerage said US public...
PM Modi urges private space sector to build global aura of innovation
Spread the love Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed creating an aura around the private sector in space research so that people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India. In an interaction with CEOs and founders of 20 space startups on Friday (August 21, 2026), Mr. Modi also highlighted India’s cost-competitiveness in launching...
28-year-old Punjab man shot dead in New York while delivering pizza
Spread the love Gurudeep Singh A 28-year-old man from Punjab, Gurudeep Singh, was shot dead in New York while delivering pizza.According to local reports, Gurdeep from Jabbowal village in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, was in the Richmond Street area of New York when an unidentified armed person allegedly opened fire during a suspected robbery attempt.Gurdeep moved to the US about 13...
How Bangladesh’s loss to Australia boosts India’s WTC final hopes
Spread the love L-R: Ajit Agarkar, Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill, and Sitanshu Kotak. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s defeat to Australia in the second Test in Mackay has given India a small but significant boost in the race for a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.Bangladesh had stunned Australia in the opening Test in Darwin to secure their...
Teeth whitening explained: What works, what doesn’t and who should avoid it
Spread the love 3 min readNew DelhiAug 23, 2026 03:00 PM IST Many people opt for teeth whitening. For some, it’s simply an addition to their beauty; for others, it’s a relief from a long-standing oral issue. But does the technique yield similar results for everyone? While whitening treatments can noticeably improve the appearance of stained teeth, they don’t work...
Explainer: What will actually change for you under UCC
Spread the love What changes for you and what doesn’t under UCC The phrase Uniform Civil Code sounds deceptively simple. One country. One civil code. One set of rules for everyone, irrespective of religion.But India’s experiment with the UCC reveals a more complicated reality.A Hindu woman in Uttarakhand does not necessarily experience the UCC in the same way as a...
Pregnant defence ministry officer found dead in Delhi; husband, in-laws booked
Spread the love The deceased was identified as Nazia Khanam. NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old pregnant woman working with the Ministry of Defence was found dead at her home in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka on Friday, police said.Police have registered a case of cruelty and abetment of suicide against her husband and in-laws after her family alleged she was harassed over dowry....
Bengal gets Rs 3,500 cr defence push: Rajnath lays foundation for 5 projects
Spread the love Rajnath lays foundation for 5 expansion projects of GRSE, Yantra India. (Image credit: X/@rajnathsingh) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday virtually laid the foundation stones for five brownfield expansion projects of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and Yantra India Ltd in West Bengal, with a combined investment of nearly Rs 3,500 crore.Singh laid the...
