New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the constitutional amendment bill on delimitation is an attempt by BJP to change the electoral map of India in the guise of women’s reservation in legislatures because the governing party feared losing power.Calling it an anti-national act, he said there is…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Bhuvneshwar Kumar says returning to the Indian team is no longer something he is chasing. The 36-year-old pacer, who last plays for India in 2022, says he is now focused on enjoying cricket and maintaining a healthy balance in his life.He has represented India in 21 Tests,…
Helsinki, Finland (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The body of an 18-year-old Hyderabad-based student who went missing in Finland in May has been recovered from the sea in Helsinki, according to an email sent by the Indian Embassy in Finland to his family.The embassy informed the family on Friday that Finnish authorities had confirmed the recovery…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has held that a woman returning from maternity leave is ordinarily entitled to be restored to the same position she held before going on leave and cannot be placed at a professional disadvantage because of pregnancy or motherhood. The court also directed…
After Skyroot, more pvt firms aim to take commercial dreams to sky Sriharikota: Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 (Mission Aagaman), India’s first private orbital rocket launch, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI07_18_2026_000284A) Hyderabad/Bangalore: India’s private space industry is set to accelerate its activity after…
5,000-year-old Solstice monument unearthed near Stonehenge in Wiltshire / Image – file Archaeologists have uncovered what could be an early prototype of Stonehenge, a remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that predates Britain’s most famous prehistoric landmark by around 500 years.The discovery was made near Bulford in Wiltshire, about five kilometres from Stonehenge, and is already being described…
United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino embraces United States’ Folarin Balogun. (AP Photo) United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino has thrown his full support behind FIFA’s extraordinary decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban, insisting the ruling upheld the principles of “ethics and integrity” as the co-hosts prepare for a blockbuster FIFA World Cup…
PV Sindhu enters Japan Open finals (Image: ANI) PV Sindhu booked her place in the women’s singles final of the Japan Open 2026 on Saturday, becoming the first Indian shuttler to reach the summit clash of the prestigious tournament. The two-time Olympic medallist progressed after reigning Olympic champion Chen Yufei retired midway through the second…
Quote of the day by Elon Musk (AP photo) Success tends to look inevitable once it has already happened, the finished company, the working invention, the achievement everyone now takes for granted. What usually gets left out is the genuine uncertainty that came before any of it. Elon Musk described exactly that uncertainty in one…
Iran says Hormuz will reopen only after US accepts its demands, while Washington seeks unrestricted commercial shipping. (Donald Trump, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian) Iran has made clear that a deal with Oman on a new shipping arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz will not, by itself, reopen the strategic waterway. Tehran says the strait will…