It was supposed to be over. Aryan Gupta had spent an entire year preparing for one exam. One date. One chance. He had studied through late nights, skipped outings, sacrificed sleep, and poured everything he had into a single goal: NEET UG. And then, overnight, it was cancelled. Paper leak allegations. An announcement that blindsided…
Punjab Kings completed the highest successful run chase in IPL history on Saturday by chasing down 265 against Delhi Capitals in Delhi, but for Karun Nair, it turned into a night of missed chances and visible heartbreak on the field.Nair appeared close to breaking down after dropping Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer twice in the…
Judoka Arun Kumar and Tulika Maan (Image credit: Agencies) Shortly before the Commonwealth Games (CWG) began at Glasgow, a startling doping scandal rocked the weightlifting contingent. Four national campers – N Ajith (71kg), Sairaj Pardeshi (88kg), Harcharan Singh (110kg) and Vanshita Verma (77kg) – tested positive for prohibited substances during the qualification period, forcing them…
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks recruited 50,552 employees in the last financial year, 33% higher than 37,860 hired in the previous financial year, as they expanded their operations.In a statement, the finance ministry said that offer letters were sent to over 50,000 candidates in 2025-26 after the recruitment exercise conducted through the Institute of Banking…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday quashed and set aside a show cause notice issued in 2022 to Tata Sons for a demand of Rs 1,524 crore as Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST).Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe on Thursday also agreed with Tata Sons that following the final settlement in 2017, Docomo’s withdrawal…
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya, centre, with head coach Mahela Jayawardene, right, and batting coach Kieron Pollard during a training session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. New Delhi: Mumbai Indians‘ (MI) top brass will meet in England next…
NEW DELHI: Several coal-based power plants with a combined capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) have deferred their scheduled maintenance by three months to meet the country’s electricity demand, while an additional load of up to 27 GW is expected at the distribution level due to the shift towards induction-based cooking amid a squeeze on LPG…
Mumbai: Gold loans have expanded fourfold since March 2022, and their share in the retail credit portfolio is now second only to housing loans at Rs 16.8 lakh crore. However, despite the growth the business is disproportionately concentrated in South India with three states accounting for over 50% of all gold loans.According to the Gold…
A beach suddenly lights up with every crashing wave. A tiny insect flashes through a dark forest. Thousands of glowing dots turn the ceiling of a cave into what looks like a starry sky. It may seem like something out of a fantasy film, but these spectacles are created by real animals. For some, glowing…
Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will lead India’s weightlifting team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which begins on July 23 in Glasgow.Mirabai, who has won three Commonwealth Games medals — two gold and one silver — will compete in the women’s 48kg category.She will be joined by Bindyarani Devi in the women’s 58kg…