Maintenance staff clean ‘bird droppings’ during the men’s singles round of 16 match between India’s H.S. Prannoy and Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) India’s presence on the global badminton calendar has taken a hit in the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) revamped schedule. While the…
Steve Smith has moved swiftly to shut down talk of an imminent retirement, insisting he remains fully invested in Test cricket ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting January 4. Australia’s stand-in captain acknowledged that recent years have not quite matched the extraordinary standards he set earlier in…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the UPSC National Defence Academy (NDA) 1, Naval Academy (NA) 1, and Combined Defence Services (CDS) 1 results 2026 on its official website, upsc.gov.in.Candidates who appeared for the examinations can now download their results in PDF format from the official portal. The results include the provisional list…
India’s Devdutt Padikkal (ANI Photo) Devdutt Padikkal’s sensational innings came to an end in the opening Test against Sri Lanka as the India batter was dismissed for a magnificent 167 off 230 balls in Galle. Padikkal, who had struck his maiden Test century on Day 1, continued his remarkable run on the rain-affected second day…
Indian chess star Koneru Humpy is considering withdrawing from the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Cyprus. Her concern is mainly about safety because of the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in the Middle East.The tournament location was decided in November last year, but the situation has…
Every year, thousands of Indian families face the same painful dilemma: give your child a world-class education, or keep them close to home. For most, it has felt like an impossible choice. American World School Chennai (AWSC) has made that choice unnecessary.The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredits 5,800 premier American schools across…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane speaks to Sunil Narine. (ANI Photo) With just 11 days left in the league stage of the IPL 2026, the playoff race has opened up dramatically. A late revival from Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings means as many as eight teams are still mathematically alive in the…
The Department of Technical Education, Karnataka has announced the DTE Karnataka C25 Diploma Result 2026. The results are for students who appeared in the June–July 2025 supplementary examinations under the C25 scheme. Candidates can now check their marks online through the official result portals. Students are advised to keep their registration number ready to access…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Rishabh Pant during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Lucknow. (PTI Photo) In their four-year journey as an IPL franchise, Lucknow Super Giants have rarely been shy about bold decisions. Last year’s Rs 27 crore splurge on Rishabh Pant rewrote auction history,…
Rob Dieperink (Image credit: KNVB) NEW DELHI: Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, just weeks after he was removed from FIFA’s list of officials for the FIFA World Cup 2026.Dieperink had been selected to work as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the tournament but was dropped in May…
