Pune, India’s women’s table tennis team rose to the occasion in a high-stakes group encounter, edging Ukraine 3-2 in a pulsating contest to keep their ITTF World Team Championships Finals qualification hopes on track here on Wednesday. World Team TT C’ship Finals: Women paddlers beat Ukraine 3-2 in thriller The victory also placed them in…
On a rainy May day in 1950, Danish peat cutters Viggo and Emil Hojgaard unearthed a remarkably preserved Iron Age man in Bjældskovdal Bog. (Image Credits: Sven Rosborn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) It was a rainy day on May 6, 1950, for Viggo and Emil Hojgaard. They were deep inside the Danish Bjældskovdal Bog,…
Speaking to Billboard, Barry Keoghan revealed that the intense online backlash pushed him to withdraw from public life entirely. He stepped away from social media, stopped attending events, and said the hate made him really go inside himself. He also expressed concern about how the online hate could affect his young son in the future,…
In a world where excellence in academics takes centre stage, the importance of something far more enduring is increasingly getting attention, and that is: Life skills. Life skills are everyday abilities that make one independent, and when children learn them as they grow, they turn out to be more resilient and capable individuals. What makes…
Starworth Infrastructure & Construction Limited (SICL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Puravankara Limited, has received a Letter of Intent for executing civil, structural, waterproofing, finishes and allied works for a residential project named Nature’s Nest in Bengaluru. The project, located at Chinnagenahalli, Doddabanahalli in Karnataka, has been awarded by NPS Developers. The approximate contract value…
Sector rotation funds can help investors generate alpha in a volatile and range-bound market, but they come with higher risk and require careful allocation, according to market participants. Nitin Bellara, Founder of Zeus Investment Solutions, said such strategies are best suited for investors with a higher risk appetite and should form only a limited part…
NEW DELHI: Exit poll projections for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) have thrown up one of the most intriguing questions of the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections: is Vijay on the cusp of a breakthrough like Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi, or will he resemble Prashant Kishor’s Bihar experiment that ended in ‘arsh se farsh par’.The answer, at…
NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday criticised the remarks made by a judge of the Allahabad High Court in a madrasa-related case, saying they were “factually wrong” and risked “creating disharmony,” while asserting that “judicial restraint is essential to maintain institutional balance.” The reaction follows observations by Justice Atul Sreedharan, who, while hearing…
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans express growing dissatisfaction over the rising cost of living and the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to a new Reuters poll.The four-day survey, completed on Monday, found that 34% of Americans approve of Trump’s performance in the White…
Ryan Rickelton celebrates after his maiden IPL hundred. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Ryan Rickelton announced his return to the playing XI in spectacular fashion, smashing the fastest century in Mumbai Indians history during their IPL 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.The South African opener raced to his maiden IPL…
