NEW DELHI: More than four in ten young Indian women are living with a hidden mix of anaemia, vitamin deficiencies and early signs of diabetes — often without realising it — a major new study has found. Researchers warn this silent nutritional decline among women in their reproductive years could have long-term consequences for families…
NEW DELHI: Iran has backed the Chabahar port and cooperation with India amid the uncertainty looming over the project because of ongoing US efforts to isolate Iran, including the Trump administration’s decision last year to revoke a sanctions waiver that allowed India to develop a terminal at the port. While Washington extended the waiver till…
NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said opposition parties assured full support to the government after an all-party meeting on the Middle East crisis, adding that ministers had answered all questions raised over the fallout of the Iran-Israel-US conflict and its impact on India.Speaking after the meeting in New Delhi, Rijiju…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) The spotlight was firmly on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi heading into Rajasthan Royals’ clash against Lucknow Super Giants, with Sooryavanshi coming into the game in red-hot form. But on this occasion, the teenage sensation endured a rare failure.Sooryavanshi managed just 8 runs off 11 balls, unable to find the rhythm that…
India Women continued their impressive run in the T20 World Cup with a comprehensive 95-run victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday. Powered by a dominant opening partnership from Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, India posted 209/5 — their highest total in Women’s T20 World Cup history — before bowling out the Dutch side for 114…
JAMMU: J&K Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) attached the property of a Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist in Doda district on Wednesday.Officials identified the accused as Zahid Hussain, a self-styled commander of the proscribed outfit. A native of Mangota village in Doda’s Marmat area, he had illegally crossed over to Pakistan in 2000 and has since…
City employment climbs 4.5% while rural jobs decline 4.7% in July–September, highlighting shifts in India’s workforce India’s unincorporated sector, a major engine of jobs and small-scale entrepreneurship, showed modest growth in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in its latest quarterly report. Between July…
University of Delhi has started registrations for admission to its two-year postgraduate programmes for the 2026-27 academic session, according to an official statement on Saturday.The application window will remain open from May 16 to June 7. Admissions will be conducted through the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) PG portal and will be based only on…
Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world’s biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.The two groups are expected soon to publish their final figures for 2025, and based on sales data so far this year, there is almost no chance the American company led by Elon Musk will…
Deepti Sharma of India (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India spinner Deepti Sharma etched her name into the record books during India’s must-win Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Australia, becoming the highest wicket-taker in the history of women’s international cricket.Deepti achieved the landmark when she dismissed Australian opener Beth Mooney, who miscued…
