IMD weather alert: Heavy rain, thunderstorms forecast across multiple states this week (Image credit: ANI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast further advancement of the southwest monsoon over several parts of the country in the coming days.In its June 4 bulletin, the weather agency predicted widespread rainfall activity and issued alerts for thunderstorms, heavy…
Indian economy (AI image) With an aim to attract foreign capital, the government on Friday promulgated an ordinance to exempt capital gains tax on investments made by Foreign Institutional Investors in government securities, according to a PTI report. The move is aimed at making Indian debt markets more attractive to overseas investors while helping shield…
Legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma’s quote, “There is no failure, it’s only unfinished success,” reframes setbacks as temporary roadblocks. His own journey, marked by criticism before achieving fame, illustrates that what appears as failure is merely a stage in the ongoing process of achieving success, much like a painting in progress. Failures often feel like…
CHENNAI: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Friday accepted the resignation of former party chief K Annamalai from the primary membership of the party.Annamalai is expected to outline his future course of action during a social media interaction at noon, intensifying buzz that he may launch a new political outfit. Taking to social media, Annamalai wrote,…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s performances, fitness and insatiable appetite for runs have left Indian selectors with little doubt over his place in the 2027 ODI World Cup plans, but former India wicketkeeper and selector Saba Karim believes Rohit Sharma still has plenty of work to do if he…
An NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh, who allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Nagpur last month, left behind a handwritten note expressing fear about appearing for the NEET re-examination and apologising to her parents.Akanksha Chaturvedi had appeared for the NEET-UG examination held on May 3. However, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the examination on…
Emilio Gay takes the catch of Kane Williamson bowled by Ollie Robinson during Day One of the 1st Test Match between England and New Zealand at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 04, 2026 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) England pacer Ollie Robinson created Test cricket record by becoming the first England bowler to take three…
Meta’s highest-paid employee Alexandr Wang has reportedly signaled how the company plans to compete with rivals such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in the AI race. In a recent interview, Alexandr Wang said that the future Meta AI models will stand out because of their health-related capabilities. Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San…
Something unusual is happening deep beneath Switzerland, and it is not getting much attention outside energy circles yet. Engineers are building what could become one of the world’s largest underground energy storage systems, designed to store renewable electricity on a massive scale and release it when the grid is under pressure.Early reports suggest the system…
‘I have been humiliated time and again’: Karnataka minister R Ramalinga Reddy quits as minister, flags ‘U-turn’ by DK Shivakumar KOLKATA: TMC’s post-split turmoil played out Thursday along divergent tracks, with several Lok Sabha MPs receiving feelers to dump the Mamata Banerjee -Abhishek Banerjee duo amid signs that some among the 58 MLAs of the…