NEW DELHI: India has successfully test-fired a long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile (LR-AShM) off the Odisha coast. The missile, developed by DRDO, accurately struck a designated target at a range of 1,500 km, marking a major milestone in extending the country’s defensive reach at sea. The missile is designed to hit targets at speeds exceeding Mach…
Kashvee Gautam (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s squad announcement for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup brought a few surprises, but one of the biggest talking points was the absence of all-rounders Kashvee Gautam and Amanjot Kaur. The BCCI clarified on Saturday that both players were unavailable for selection because of injuries, forcing the selectors…
In a clip from Kareena Kapoor Khan’s talk show What Women Want, shared on Instagram, the actor is asked what she most wants her children to grow up with. Her answer does not drift toward fame, achievement or even the glossy language of “success” that often follows children of celebrities. Instead, she lands on something…
NEW DELHI: A court on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Nida Khan, a prime accused in the case of alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) unit in Maharashtra’s Nashik, after the prosecution stressed the need for her custodial interrogation. “The offence is a serious one. Nida…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh will undertake the census 2027 exercise in two distinct phases, beginning May 2026, with one of the largest administrative deployments in the country involving nearly five lakh enumerators and supervisors. The scale of the exercise will spread across 75 districts, more than 1.04 lakh villages and 783 towns.According to Sheetal Verma, director…
There is something quietly radical about a book that begins not with a theory but with a classroom moment. A student raises his hand and tells a veteran corporate leader, with polite but unmistakable firmness, that everything he just said belongs to a different world. It is an uncomfortable opening. It is also the perfect…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed confidence that her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) will emerge victorious in the assembly elections by securing more than 200 seats in the state. Addressing the counting agents via video conferencing, she dismissed the exit poll projections and recognised them as an attempt to ‘manipulate…
Let’s talk about the heavy hitters. We are hearing loud, persistent rumors that Karan Johar is finally making his official Met Gala debut. After catching the action from the sidelines in 2025, KJo stepping onto the carpet feels long overdue. Expect him to bring his signature, unapologetic flamboyance, likely wrapped up in a custom Manish…
Women can have six-pack abs and remain healthy, but it depends on how they achieve it. Scroll through fitness reels and one question keeps popping up, can women really have six-pack abs and still be healthy? Recently, Dr Karan Rajan addressed this on Instagram, and the clip struck a nerve. It challenged a common belief…
India women’s cricket team NEW DELHI: India have largely stayed with experience while making a few bold calls in announcing their 15-member squad for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in England, with the return of Yastika Bhatia and the omission of Pratika Rawal emerging as the biggest talking points from Saturday’s selection meeting at…