NEW DELHI: The NDA government’s muscular approach in rooting out Naxalism, brought forth by encounter killings of its armed cadre and top commanders in large numbers, has been a constant fodder for admirers of this hardline policy as well as for its critics. But what has been less talked about is a parallel focus on…
Negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to a halt without a deal after 21 hours of marathon talks in Islamabad, as both sides failed to bridge deep differences despite the highest-level engagement in decades. While both countries indicated that discussions may continue, sharp disagreements over nuclear commitments, sanctions relief and regional control…
Ashok Kumar Panda on Saturday assumed charge as chairman and managing director of state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), succeeding Amarendu Prakash whose tenure ended on April 1, 2026, PTI reported.Before taking over as CMD, Panda was serving as Director (Finance) at SAIL, according to a company statement.Panda joined SAIL in 1992 as a…
NEW DELHI: The owner of a hotel in south Delhi where a fire killed 21 people allegedly drove past the burning building and left without stopping because he was afraid.According to TV reports, during interrogation, Lavkesh Bajaj allegedly told investigators that he passed by the hotel after the fire had broken out but did not…
If your weekend felt unusually blinding, no, it was not the sun, it was rhinestones. Between glitter-drenched Coachella and the return of Euphoria (the no glitter one), and this weekend screams that minimalism has left the chat. The clean girl aesthetic? Gone. Replaced by chaotic, sparkly energy that looks like a craft store exploded in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised concerns over the activities of armed groups operating near the India-Myanmar border and the impact of Myanmar’s internal conflict on Indian border communities during talks with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi.Speaking at a special briefing after the high-level bilateral meeting, foreign secretary Vikram…
Chennai: Chennai district ups its ranking from 34 in 2025 to 29 in 2026. Pass percentage wise, the district scored 92.34 — a jump from 90.73 last year. Assessing the performance of govt schools alone, the district secured 86.25% pass — a jump from 82.84 in 2025. The rankings have marginally also improved from 37…
US retail sales rose 0.6 per cent in February after a slight decline in January, signalling cautious consumer activity even before a sharp surge in fuel prices triggered by the Iran war, according to AP.Data released by the Commerce Department showed retail sales rebounded from a 0.1 per cent drop in January, beating expectations. However,…
King’s College London and Cranfield University have signed an agreement to merge in a move expected to create one of the UK’s largest centres for research, engineering and advanced technology studies, according to the BBC.The merger is scheduled to take effect from August 2027, although the name of the combined organisation has not yet been…
Rishabh Pant’s decline in T20s (Photo: Screengrab/X) Rishabh Pant finally gave Lucknow Super Giants something to cheer about on Thursday night, remaining unbeaten on 32 off 10 balls as LSG edged Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs via the DLS method in Lucknow in match 49 of IPL 2026. While Mitchell Marsh’s blistering 111 and…