Ben Stokes said he has no second thoughts about retiring from international cricket, insisting he is “very happy” with his decision despite ending his England career with a Test series defeat to New Zealand.The England captain announced on Sunday, in the middle of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, that he would…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday vowed that Puducherry will be granted full statehood if his party comes to power. Addressing an election rally at Lawspet, he said, “We are committed to giving full statehood to Puducherry.”Rahul Gandhi alleged that the current Union Territory government does…
Lalremsiami (Image credit: Hockey India) RANCHI: Indian women’s hockey team forward Lalremsiami is set to become the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the Arjuna Award, according to sources. The award is expected to be announced in the coming days.Popularly known as ‘Siami’, she made her senior debut in 2017 during a Test series against…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal’s message to teenage sensation and his opening partner Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was simple, clear and telling — “khel bindaas.” And it perfectly summed up Rajasthan Royals’ fearless approach in their 27-run win over Mumbai Indians in a rain-hit IPL 2026 clash in…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal now has over 7.04 crore voters in its post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral rolls, chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Saturday.During the revision, more than 5.46 lakh names were deleted through Form-7. At the same time, over 1.82 lakh voters were added through Form-6 and Form-6A. Mamata Banerjee vs…
India has deplored the attack on the Thai-flagged cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, in the Strait of Hormuz, while confirming the ship was bound for Kandla port, Gujarat. It condemned the commercial ship being made a target amid the ongoing conflict.The ministry of external affairs, in a statement, said that targeting the Thai cargo ship and…
Thousands of candidates who appeared for the Rajasthan Pre Teacher Education Test (PTET) 2026 can check their results on Thursday, June 25.Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Kota, will announce the Rajasthan PTET 2026 result at 11.30 am on the official website, ptetvmoukota2026.in. Candidates will need their roll number and other required login credentials to access…
The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has invited applications for Graduate Apprentice Trainees (Engineering) for the training year 2026–27. Interested engineering graduates can apply through the official HPCL portal. The online application process began on February 25, 2026, and the last date to apply is March 10, 2026.Candidates who want to apply must complete the…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s dig at him for choosing the Bharatiya Janata Party as an alliance partner rather than the Congress.Hours after Kharge’s address in Rajya Sabha, Deve Gowda wrote a letter saying that he was in a “forced marriage” with the grand…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday asked the Telangana govt whether it wanted to keep former state Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao in jail till he broke down. The SC was hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by Rao, who is an accused in a phone-tapping case.As the hearing commenced, a bench…
