NEW DELHI: The rebel group of parliamentarians in the Trinamool Congress is believed to have secured the support of 19 MPs — the two-thirds of the party’s parliamentary strength required to form a separate faction.Yusuf Pathan, Sayoni Ghosh and Mala Roy are among the MPs who have signed the rebel list, pushing the party towards…
Referee Omar Artan, center, of Somalia (AP Photo) Somalian referee Omar Artan received an emotional welcome on Wednesday after returning to Mogadishu, days after being denied entry into the United States despite being selected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup.Artan had been on course to make history as the first referee from Somalia to…
Jemimah Rodrigues (AP Photo) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has revealed how a timely message from cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar helped her stay grounded after one of the biggest moments of her career.Rodrigues played a match-winning unbeaten 127 against Australia in the Women’s ODI World Cup semifinal last year, helping India beat the dominant side and…
UNSW, Bristol, York and Liverpool campuses approved to expand higher education presence in India NEW DELHI: India’s foreign university push gathered momentum on Tuesday with the Centre granting Letters of Approval (LoAs) to three globally ranked institutions — the University of Bristol (QS World University Rankings 2026: 51), the University of York and Australia’s University…
Every harvest season, the outcomes are dreaded. Tomatoes get mushy, leafy vegetables go limp within hours of being cut. In Northeast India, most agricultural yields never make it to urban markets, the reason isn’t a lack of produce or demand, but because refrigerated vehicles are the only option, and their fuel and transit costs make…
Arjuna Award trophy, being held by a recipient, during the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. (left), and Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya (Photo/Agencies) More than six months after the selection committee submitted its recommendations, the National Sports Awards for 2025-26 are yet to be announced, leading to…
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar (ANI Photo) Sunil Gavaskar has strongly defended the IPL and the BCCI amid renewed criticism from former players and commentators over the growing influence of franchise cricket on the international calendar.The debate intensified during and after the 2026 IPL season, particularly in England, where concerns were raised about players prioritising…
UGC NET City Slip Out: NTA Releases Advance Exam City Intimation For June 2026 Candidates UGC NET June 2026 city slip: National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the advance intimation for allotment of examination city for UGC-NET June 2026. The slip is available for candidates on the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in from June 10, 2026.According to…
Trinamool Congress, born from the grassroots in 1998, is seeing the ground slip from beneath its feet, with rebels asserting themselves in the assembly and Parliament.In 2011, Mamata Banerjee‘s party ended 34 years of Left rule in West Bengal, making her the state’s first woman chief minister and ushering in a 15-year stint in power….
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: SLC) NEW DELHI: After a spectacular IPL 2026 campaign, the focus quickly shifted to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and was expected he will continue his six-hitting spree in the India A tri-nation one-day series in Sri Lanka. However, things did not go according to plan for the young batting sensation in his…
