Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Thursday, weeks after resigning from the TMC amid growing rebellion within the party.The three leaders were inducted into the…
India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s is a huge opportunity for her team to bounce back after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. She said a victory at the iconic venue would boost the team’s confidence and become a…
Native to the Indian subcontinent, axis deer were introduced to Hawaii for recreational hunting but later became an invasive species that spread rapidly in the absence of natural predators. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons The introduction of a once-valued game species eventually became a serious invasive-species problem in Hawaii. The axis deer (Axis axis) are native…
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Thursday announced that 57 per cent of the country’s exports to India will be “tariff-free from day one” under the proposed India-New Zealand trade deal, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic two-day state visit to the country.Taking to social media platform X, Luxon said the…
Congress targets PM Modi for giving China ‘clean chit’ The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of increasing India’s economic dependence on China despite the 2020 Galwan clash, alleging that Beijing has gained a dominant position in several strategic sectors under the current administration.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, citing a media report and official trade data,…
How Asia’s oldest stock exchange became India’s market pulse Happy birthday to the market that has seen it all — bull runs, bear markets, blockbuster wins and brutal bloodbaths.Today, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), home to the sensex and the heartbeat of India’s stock market, turns 151.The towering BSE building on Dalal Street is a…
‘Purab mat jaiyo more Rajaji …’Passed down through generations, this folk song still echoes the reality of many villages in Bihar, where the men are forced to leave in search of greener pastures.Migration has long been woven into Bihar’s social and cultural landscape. But long-standing gaps in local employment, combined with rising aspirations, have increased…
Ahead of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, internet users created AI images imagining Indian actors in lead roles, casting Aamir Khan as Odysseus, Tabu as Penelope, Sai Pallavi as Athena, Ishaan Khatter as Telemachus, and Janhvi Kapoor as Helen. The film, starring Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway, releases worldwide on July 17, 2026. With Christopher Nolan‘s…
Rise of digital platforms and social media has transformed every viewer into an active critic, an instant fact-checker Rise of digital platforms and social media has transformed every viewer into an active critic, an instant fact-checker Rise of digital platforms and social media has transformed every viewer into an active critic, an instant fact-checker Rise…
Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday criticised the Centre over fuel price, saying petrol prices should have fallen as global crude oil prices have declined.Addressing a presser, the former Delhi chief minister accused the government of allowing oil companies to make excessive profits. “Centre allowing oil…