India has now become the world’s fifth-largest military spender after its defence budget surged by 8.9 per cent. The spike comes amidst a larger rise in the global military expenditure.According to a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday, global expenditure hit a record $2.89 trillion last year, and India…
Sahil Parakh (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Young Maharashtra batter Sahil Parakh is making his debut for Delhi Capitals on Monday, as he comes into the playing XI as an opener alongside KL Rahul in their IPL 2026 match against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.The 18-year-old batter represented…
When Bengaluru-based software engineer Manish Singh walked his grandfather through the Google campus, there was very little he tried to explain.He didn’t need to.His grandfather paused for a moment, taking in the space around him – the buildings, the people, the life his grandson had built. He looked slowly, as if matching it with something…
File Pic: Preity Zinta and Yuzvendra Chahal (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings are the team to beat in the ongoing IPL 2026, winning six of their seven matches so far and leading the standings with 13 points. They remain the only undefeated side this season, with their only points drop coming from a rain-induced…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his election campaigning for the West Bengal assembly elections on Monday by addressing the people of the state through an open letter. In the letter, PM Modi reflected on his experiences during the campaign and reiterated his vision of building a ‘Viksito Bangla’ (Developed Bengal).The campaign officially ended…
KOLKATA: On the face of it, the contest appears to be a straight face-off between two heavyweight neighbours in Rashbehari — Trinamool’s Debasish Kumar and BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta — but that is not the case. In the 2024 LS elections, Trinamool held only a 1,700-vote lead in Rashbehari, which has led BJP to sense an…
BHUBANESWAR: A 67-year-old grocery shop owner was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an MBA student from Chhattisgarh. The incident happened while he visited her rented accommodation on Friday night to deliver some grocery items.According to the police, the accused, who runs a small grocery store on the city’s outskirts, entered her room under the…
BENGALURU: India’s astronaut cadre is expected to open to civilians for the first time, marking a shift in how Isro is preparing for the future of human spaceflight beyond the first few Gaganyaan missions.Isro’s committee on astronaut selection and management, after deliberation, has recommended that the second batch of Indian astronauts include four civilian specialists…
A first-person account by a Mumbai-born passenger now based in Switzerland highlights panic during evacuation and alleged mismanagement on the ground. NEW DELHI: Barely 24 hours after a SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight aborted take-off at IGI Airport following an engine fire, a passenger who was on board has described the evacuation as swift and professional inside…
There is evidence of a phantom gas leak occurring in the middle of the sea, which could contribute to a rapid increase in the destruction of the Earth’s climate. This is a newly discovered oceanic gas leak, which largely consists of methane leaking out of the ocean floors. Experts who study the phenomena of oceanic…
