NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday hit out at recent remarks by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale that India’s doors for dialogue with Pakistan ‘should not be closed’, calling it an ‘obnoxious statement’.Addressing a press conference, Sibal said that if he had made similar remarks, he would have immediately been labelled ‘anti-national’…
Cricket Canada has described the ICC’s decision to suspend its membership as “unexpected” and said it has already begun taking corrective steps to address the governance and financial issues identified by the sport’s global governing body.The ICC suspended Cricket Canada with immediate effect following its Board meeting in Ahmedabad on Sunday, citing what it called…
NEW DELHI: India is likely to face a greater impact on its energy system from this year’s El Nino than any other country, according to a new report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The report said the transition from La Nina to El Nino between July 2026 and June 2027…
Blast near Shambhu–Ambala rail track in Patiala PATIALA: A man died, allegedly while attempting to plant an improvised explosive device, after a blast ripped through a section of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) railway track near Bathonia village, at Kilometre Marker 1174/1–6, between Rajpura and Shambhu in Patiala district, late Monday night. The explosion, which…
KANPUR: A 23-year-old BTech gold medallist, who had unsuccessfully attempted to secure a govt job around 50 times, allegedly died by suicide at his rented house in Gujaini under Govind Nagar police station limits on Friday.In a heartbreaking suicide note, he repeatedly apologised to his father, writing, “Sorry Papa, I tried for a govt job…
Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an injury setback ahead of the second ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow on Wednesday, with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the match due to a sore left thigh.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the 23-year-old was unavailable for selection…
CBSE Class 12 result 2026 declared; experts cite OSM and tougher papers for drop NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class XII board examination results on May 13, 2026, with the overall pass percentage falling to 85.20%, down from 88.39% last year. While more than 15 lakh students cleared the…
New Delhi: Starting next Tuesday, India’s official statistical machinery is set to release the index of services production (ISP), with base year 2024-25, which will act as a high frequency indicator to gauge short- term economic momentum, covering nearly two-third of gross value added (GVA) of the sector.Till now, policymakers have only relied on the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the fuel price hike and said that “an economic storm is on the way.”Speaking to reporters in Rae Bareli, the Congress leader said “tough times are coming” for the country’s economy and alleged that…
Lok Sabha Abhishek Banerjee met Speaker Om Birla TMC parliamentary party leader in Lok Sabha Abhishek Banerjee met Speaker Om Birla on Friday and submitted separate petitions against each of the 20 rebel MPs, seeking their disqualification, citing anti-defection law and SC judgments.Birla had invited him to present TMC’s case before ruling on the rebels’…