Axar Patel, right, during a net session at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s decision to leave out vice-captain Axar Patel triggered a major selection controversy after a crushing 76-run defeat to South Africa exposed the gamble in their Super 8 clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Assistant…
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, is likely to announce the matriculation examination results by the second week of May, according to media reports. Officials have indicated that evaluation work has already begun, setting the stage for result preparation after the successful completion of examinations that drew massive participation across the state.More than 5.61 lakh…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) With the Indian Premier League 2026 set to begin in just six days, all eyes are once again on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The Rajasthan Royals prodigy, who turns 15 this Friday, returns after a spectacular debut last year when he smashed a 35-ball century against Gujarat Giants, leaving fans and…
NEW DELHI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has ignited one of game’s oldest debates with a forceful argument that flips the global batting skill hierarchy on its head. In his latest Sportstar column, the former India captain not only defends turning pitches in the subcontinent but also questions why surfaces that endanger batters with steep bounce…
NEW DELHI: Sparks flew in SC as Telangana opposed Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar Project (PNSP) with A Revanth Reddy-led govt accusing AP of attempting to misappropriate its share of Godavari water and N Chandrababu Naidu-led govt charging Telangana of attempting to stall farmer-friendly projects even after taking erstwhile capital city Hyderabad.Telangana through senior advocate A…
After finding out her sitar was cracked on a flight from London to Delhi, Anoushka Shankar posted: ‘How have you done this? I have special cases, you guys charge a handling fee and yet you’ve done this? This week, Anoushka Shankar did what she’s done for most of her life, reached for her sitar to…
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin (PTI Photo) Former England spinner Monty Panesar has said that the BCCI should have done more to honour some of India’s biggest cricket stars. He believes that Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin deserved proper farewell Test matches before retiring from international cricket.Panesar feels that India missed…
Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma NEW DELHI: Amid the poor run of form of opener Abhishek Sharma in the T20 World Cup, India captain Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday backed the explosive batter, saying “it’s now our turn to cover for him”.“Abhishek Sharma ki form ki jo chinta kar rahe hain, unki chinta mai kar raha hu….
NLC Apprentice recruitment 2025: NLC India Limited has begun the online registration process for the engagement of Graduate Apprentices and Technician (Diploma) Apprentices for the 2025-26 training year. The recruitment is being conducted under the Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 1973. A total of 575 apprenticeship training slots are available across multiple engineering and non-engineering disciplines.Eligible candidates…
The Class 12 Biology examination conducted by CBSE on March 27, 2026, left most students walking out of centres with a quiet sense of relief. For many, the paper felt familiar rather than intimidatin, something they had prepared for, not something that caught them off guard. Several students shared that they were able to finish…
