UP vs RCB, WPL Live Score: UP Warriorz enter their penultimate league fixture staring at another disappointing season unless a sharp turnaround arrives immediately. Since finishing third in 2023, their campaign has unravelled year after year, and even bold decisions have failed to arrest the decline. A near-complete squad overhaul, Abhishek Nayar’s arrival as head…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has delivered a blunt assessment of Sanju Samson’s prolonged dip in form, insisting that pressure cannot be cited as a justification for the wicketkeeper-batter’s repeated failures. Samson’s struggles continued in the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam, further clouding his prospects ahead of the…
Supreme Court stays UGC equity regulations 2026 (image source: PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the implementation of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Equity Regulations 2026, halting a contentious framework that triggered campus protests, political reactions and multiple legal challenges within days of being notified.According to PTI, a bench of Chief Justice of India…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced government’s decision to provide an additional financial assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh to the women beneficiaries under the “Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar” scheme.In a social media post on X, Nitish said that the amount selected beneficiaries in phases, “provided that the amount previously…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Thursday after recovering from sharp early losses, supported by buying in heavyweight Larsen & Toubro and optimism following the Economic Survey’s growth outlook for the next financial year.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 221.69 points, or 0.27 per cent, to close at 82,566.37. The index had slipped…
Players of Pakistan Cricket team. (File photo) Iceland Cricket has taken aim at the Pakistan Cricket Board through a series of sarcastic posts on social media over the past week, reacting to developments linked to the ICC T20 World Cup.In its latest post, Iceland Cricket said that even if Pakistan were to pull out of…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has backed Glenn Maxwell to rediscover his spark at the upcoming T20 World Cup, insisting that a difficult Big Bash League season should not define what the all-rounder can deliver on the biggest stage. Maxwell endured a tough BBL campaign with Melbourne Stars, scoring just 76 runs at an average…
Federal changes to student aid and research funding At a time when federal higher education policy is being decisively reshaped, New York is choosing a different path.Across the country, colleges are tightening budgets, shelving research plans, and recalibrating financial aid strategies as federal dollars become harder to secure. But in New York, state leaders are…
NEW DELHI: Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) on Thursday publicly declared that he was “ready” for reunification with Edappadi K Palaniswami’’s (EPS) AIADMK faction ahead of Tamil Nadu‘s 2026 assembly polls.At a press meet in Madurai, OPS threw a pointed challenge at both EPS and AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran, asking whether they were…
Union Budget 2026 is being pitched around growth, skills and competitiveness, but school education still gets judged by access—more classrooms, more enrolment. Education leaders argue the real test now is outcomes. Shiv Nadar School CEO Arti Dawar says sustained investment in teacher development, modern pedagogy, industry exposure and equitable tech access is essential to turn…
