NEW DELHI: The governing council of Niti Aayog, headed by PM Narendra Modi, is scheduled to meet on June 11, weeks after Centre’s premier think tank was restructured. A day later, the PM will chair a meeting of chief ministers from the north-east, officials said. The governing council will take stock of deliberations at the…
Kuwait on Wednesday said that its air defence systems had intercepted incoming missiles and drones after loud explosions were heard in several parts of the country amid rising tensions in the Gulf.In a statement, the Kuwaiti Army’s General Staff said the sounds reported by residents were linked to operations carried out by air defence units…
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said the team’s IPL 2026 final defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru was difficult to take, admitting they came close to the title but could not finish the job.GT lost to RCB by five wickets in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 31, ending their campaign as runners-up.In a message…
NEW DELHI: Shipping services from India to alternative West Asian ports have more than doubled since conflict broke out in the region, severely impacting the movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The number of shipping services operating east of Hormuz and through the Red Sea rose from 127 in Feb to 257 in…
NEW DELHI: India’s battle against lifestyle diseases is intensifying, with the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) revealing a sharp rise in both obesity and high blood sugar levels among adults. Nearly one in three women and more than one in four men are now overweight or obese. The share of adults with elevated blood…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday administered oath to five new Supreme Court judges — Justices Sheel Nagu, Sree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V S Mohana — taking the working strength of SC judges to a record 37 with one vacancy.The entire process — involving the recommendation of names by the five-member…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has closed a coal block allocation case registered by CBI more than a decade ago against Hindalco Industries and discharged the company and its former president and CEO S K Tamotia and former general manager (Corporate Affairs) PRS Mani, reports Koushiki Saha.Special judge (PC Act) Dheeraj Mor held that prima…
Meet me at the airport.” That’s the call to supporters from Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, who intends to return from the US on June 6, “fully aware I may be arrested on landing”. Dipke’s plan “is to lead a peaceful protest demanding immediate resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated examination failures”.Protest…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday removed CBSE chairperson Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta from their posts with immediate effect and ordered a one-member inquiry into the procurement of the digital evaluation (on-screen marking) system.The appointments committee of Cabinet approved the appointment of Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, additional secretary in the ministry of home affairs,…
Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James (Image Via Getty) LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo have joined forces for Nike’s latest Mind Slide shoes campaign, and the new photo featuring both superstars quickly started trending online. Nike released the image this week to promote the recovery footwear line, which was first introduced in January 2026. The company…