Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar has received maiden India call-up. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Growing up, Gurnoor Brar was one of the many Indian kids who used to mimic the bowling actions of Dale Steyn, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar, even while crossing the road.Although Brar picked up the red cherry at the age of 16,…
In 1940, a cracked silicon crystal at Bell Laboratories led Russell Ohl to discover the p-n junction, a pivotal moment for electronics. Strange current jump on a fractured piece of silicon opened the door to solar cells. Image credit – Wikimedia In 1940, a cracked silicon crystal at Bell Laboratories led Russell Ohl to discover…
Railway SECR Nagpur begins online applications for 1079 apprentice vacancies for 2026-27 South East Central Railway (SECR), Nagpur Division and Workshop Motibagh have invited online applications for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules 1992. The recruitment drive for the 2026-27 session offers 1079 apprenticeship positions across different trades in…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains mention of death.Punjabi singer Inder Kaur, also known as Yashinder Kaur, was found dead in the Neelo canal near Ludhiana, days after she was reported missing. The 29-year-old artist had been untraceable since May 13. Her body was recovered on Tuesday morning at around 11 a.m.. Police have launched a…
The city of Jaipur, which is also called the Pink City, is experiencing fast urbanisation and the need for effective transportation services owing to the traffic jams that have emerged. In a bid to solve these problems, the Government of India has approved the Jaipur Metro Phase 2, which is a move towards modernisation of…
Stock Market Today, May 19: The Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp volatility on Tuesday, May 19, with benchmark indices – Sensex and Nifty erasing all morning gains to end in the red territory as the Indian rupee tumbled to a fresh lifetime low against the US dollar. Sensex fell 114.19 points or 0.15 per…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is intensifying efforts to reduce litigation pending in consumer courts while preparing to roll out WhatsApp-based member services aimed at improving outreach and easing access to provident fund-related assistance. Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the government has begun acting against EPFO-related litigation piling up in consumer forums,…
Meta is about to lay off roughly 8,000 people on Wednesday, May 20, and the company has now told its North American staff to work from home that day as the cuts roll out. A leaked internal memo from HR chief Janelle Gale, first reported by Reuters, lays out the mechanics: emails will land at…
census 2027 (Image credit: ANI) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday issued notices to Punjab authorities after taking cognisance of the alleged use of casteist words in an official list prepared for the upcoming Census operations in the state.The Commission said it had decided to investigate the matter under powers granted to…
London Tube strike dates announced London Underground commuters may have avoided major disruption this week after planned Tube strikes were suspended, but fresh industrial action has already been announced for next month amid an ongoing dispute between the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and Transport for London (TfL).The strikes that were scheduled between…
