NEW DELHI: After a hot day, the weather took a sudden turn on Wednesday night as rain and gusty winds of up to 98 kmph swept across the city. It led to a drop in mercury by 10 degrees Celsius. Parts of Delhi, including Green Park, Dhaula Kuan, Uttam Nagar and Moti Bagh, also witnessed…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday urged the Union govt to scrap NEET-based admissions and allow states to fill MBBS, BDS and AYUSH seats under the state quota based on Class 12 marks after the Centre cancelled NEET-UG 2026 following allegations of question paper leak.Vijay said the cancellation of the May…
A wedding procession in Bihar’s Ballia district ended without a marriage after the bride allegedly refused to go ahead with the ceremony over a saree brought by the groom’s family, police said. BALLIA: A wedding procession in Bihar’s Ballia district ended without a marriage after the bride allegedly refused to go ahead with the ceremony…
Ranchi: Bhavya Ranjan of Oxford Public School, Ranchi, emerged as a national topper in the humanities stream after scoring 499 out of 500 marks in CBSE Class XII examination, whose results were declared on Wednesday. Bhavya, who missed the perfect score by just one mark in economics, said the result still feels “surreal”.“I was expecting…
মুম্বই: আপাতত রমরমিয়ে চলছে আইপিএলের মহারণ। তবে ৩১ মে আইপিএল শেষ হতেই কিন্তু একেবারে টি-টোয়েন্টি থেকে সোজা টেস্ট মোডে ঢুকতে হবে ভারতীয় দলের ক্রিকেটারদের। ৬ জুন থেকে শুরু হবে ভারত বনাম আফগানিস্তানের (IND vs AFG) একমাত্র টেস্ট ম্যাচ। সেই ম্যাচ বিশ্ব টেস্ট চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের অংশ না হলেও, নির্বাচকরা সহজে যে কাউকে টেস্ট ক্যাপ দিতে রাজি নন।…
प्रतीक यादव के अचानक निधन ने पूरे परिवार को गहरा सदमा पहुंचाया. सिर्फ 38 साल की उम्र में उनका जाना बहुत मुश्किल लगा. उनके जाने के बाद अब उनके ससुर अरविंद सिंह बिष्ट ने उनके बारे में एक भावुक नोट लिखा है, जिसमें उन्होंने प्रतीक की जिंदगी को बेहद सरल लेकिन गहरे भावों के साथ…
Ranchi: Jharkhand recorded the highest number of deaths linked to the consumption of spurious liquor, accounting for 84 out of 421 deaths recorded nationwide, according to the recent report on ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicide in India 2024’ released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).Jharkhand was followed by Uttar Pradesh with 58 cases, Himachal Pradesh…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli celebrates his century (AP Photo) Virat Kohli added yet another golden chapter to his legendary T20 career on Wednesday, becoming the fastest batter in history to complete 14,000 runs in the format during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. The RCB superstar reached the landmark…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday made it mandatory for all public service vehicles (buses, taxis and tourist coaches) to install Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTDs) and alarm buttons, report Amit Anand Choudhary & Dipak Dash. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan directed states and UTs to ensure the vehicles…
Kolkata: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered two new spider species and carried out the first comprehensive taxonomic revision of Indian whip scorpions in over a century.The findings, published in the international journal Zootaxa, highlight northeast India’s importance asa hotspot for rareand lesser-known species. The ZSI team identified two previously unknown spiders from…
