Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) IPL-2026 was a season of extremes. A 15-year-old rewrote batting records as if they were practice drills, Virat Kohli discovered new gears at 37 and Rajat Patidar joined an exclusive club of captains with back-to-back titles. Batters routinely made 200-plus totals look inadequate, yet a handful…
NEW DELHI: The law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of five judges for Supreme Court, taking the strength of the apex court to 37, including the Chief Justice of India. The five new judges who will assume charges after taking oath on Tuesday are senior advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana, and four high court chief…
As tensions across the Middle East continue to escalate, attention is gradually shifting beyond the Strait of Hormuz to another highly strategic maritime chokepoint -the Bab al-Mandab Strait.Iran, through its allies in Yemen, is considering this narrow sea passage as a possible pressure point against its adversaries, according to Iranian state-linked media outlet Tasnim. This…
NEW DELHI: Education ministry told a parliamentary committee on Monday that “many hands and many cities” present many chances to leak question papers in pen-and-paper exams, while Computer-Based Test (CBT) takes out this “weakest link” and will serve as the foundation for computer-adaptive testing (CAT) along the lines of CRE and GMAT. In a presentation…
Russia Ukraine war (Image credit: AP) Just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending major Russian strike, Moscow launched a large-scale overnight attack targeting multiple Ukrainian cities.The attack marks the latest in a series of intensifying cross-border drone strikes as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade blows in the more than four-year…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark ruling, Delhi HC has recognised the “right to be forgotten” as an “integral facet” of the right to privacy, saying individuals cannot be condemned to suffer harm to their reputation merely because information about them remains indefinitely available in the digital domain.HC said search engines such as Google cannot be…
Oil prices increased slightly on Tuesday amid ongoing uncertainty over talks between the United States and Iran and speculation around the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy transit routes.Brent crude futures rose by 0.06% to $95.04 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate declined slightly by 0.18%…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday weighed into the debate over the recitation of Vande Mataram, questioning whether the national song needs to be sung in full at every public event. Calling such a requirement “unnecessary and burdensome” for audiences, Tharoor said respect for Vande Mataram should not be…
Rajat Patidar’s AURA post for Krunal Pandya (Image: Rajat Patidar/Instagram) RCB’s back-to-back IPL title triumph was built on complete team dominance, and Krunal Pandya once again proved why he remains one of the franchise’s most valuable players. Following the historic campaign, captain Rajat Patidar made sure to acknowledge the all-rounder’s contribution with a cool Instagram…
NEW DELHI: Amid India’s efforts to diversify its oil supplies, Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, is likely to visit New Delhi this week, according to official sources. Rodriguez was earlier supposed to visit India for the International Big Cat Alliance meeting, but the event was deferred.While talking about the US initiative to sell more energy…