NEW DELHI: India’s room air-conditioner market is heading into the summer season under clear price pressure, even as companies remain bullish on long-term growth. Manufacturers including Blue Star have indicated further price hikes, driven by rising commodity costs, tighter energy-efficiency labelling norms that came into effect in Jan 2026 and current global headwinds. “The increase…
Divya Deshmukh vs Anna Muzychuk (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: After the relative calm of Monday’s rest day, where some players were out on the court playing padel, the storm returned to the boards at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Cyprus with a hint of vengeance. Tuesday’s Round 8 of the…
Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal carved his name into an elite power-hitting club as he completed 100 sixes in the IPL, headlining a dominant 27-run win over Mumbai Indians in a rain-curtailed clash in Guwahati on Tuesday.The landmark came during a dazzling unbeaten 77, his 17th IPL…
Admissions to undergraduate programmes at the University of Delhi are expected to begin in the third week of May, aligning closely with the commencement of the Common University Entrance Test (UG) 2026, officials told PTI on Monday.The university will once again conduct admissions through its centralised Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal, which operates in…
NEW DELHI: Highway construction and awards for new works fell to a seven-year low in 2025-26, official data show. While overall construction stood at less than 10,000 km, a first since 2019-20, barely 7,000 km of works were awarded in FY26.The reasons for the fall in performance on these two key parameters in the highway…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the biggest total in the ongoing IPL season, scoring 250 against the Chennai Super Kings with Tim David hitting eight sixes. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), teams crossed the 200-run mark a record 52 times. In the ongoing season, the 200-run mark has already been…
Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer Punjab Kings (PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer’s sister, Shresta Iyer, has issued a clarification after a video of her comment following the washed-out match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders led to reactions on social media.After the match at Eden Gardens was called off, Shresta was seen in a video saying…
CBSE DRQ Tier 2 exam 2026 city intimation slip: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release the city intimation slip for the Direct Recruitment Quota (DRQ) Tier 2 Examination 2026 tomorrow, April 8, 2026. Candidates who are scheduled to appear for the Tier-II examination will be able to download the advance city intimation…
NEW DELHI: In a debate over faith and belief vs fundamental rights emerging from the striking down of the customary ban on the entry of menstruating women into Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, Justice B V Nagarathna on Tuesday criticised the past social practice of treating women as ‘untouchables’ for three days every month.Part of…
TS EAMCET 2026: The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) has opened the application correction window for the Telangana State Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET) 2026. Candidates who made mistakes while filling out the application form can now edit their details.The correction window is open from April 6 to April…
