NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is facing mounting criticism from allies and political leaders after appointing his astrologer, Ricky Radhan Pandit, as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and political wing secretary in the chief minister’s office. The appointment, made shortly after the TVK government assumed office, has triggered objections over…
MUMBAI: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is on a week-long visit to India, firming up the ride-hailing company’s strategic investment plans for the country amid stiff competition from local startup Rapido which is fast gaining market share and already understood to have raced past Uber and Ola in terms of monthly active users between January and…
Bengaluru, Wildcard Kriish Tyagi made the most of familiar home conditions as the 19-year-old Indian registered an impressive straight-sets victory to enter the pre-quarterfinal of the Karnataka Open ATP Challenger here on Tuesday. Kriish Tyagi enters pre-quarterfinal of Karnataka Open Playing his first professional event of the season on the courts he has grown up…
NEET 2026 Re-Test: How Many More Scandals Before Students Lose Faith Completely? For millions of Indian students, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is not merely an examination. It is a referendum on sacrifice. It is the exam that consumes teenage years, empties family savings, fuels the coaching economy across cities like Kota, Delhi and Sikar,…
Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who has shared a long marriage of more than five decades with music composer Jayanta Mukherjee, recently reflected on how dramatically her life changed during her teenage years. The actress, who got married at just 15 and became a mother by 17, went on to become one of Hindi cinema’s most…
Elon Musk is one of the most influential innovators of this time. Known for leading groundbreaking companies like Tesla and SpaceX, Musk has consistently pushed the boundaries of technology, from electric vehicles to space exploration. His journey has not been easy, he has faced failures, criticism, and setbacks, but what sets him apart is his…
1 / 14 Tata Power | The company reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings, with net profit falling 4.5% year-on-year to ₹996 crore from ₹1,043 crore. Revenue dropped 12.8% to ₹14,900 crore, while EBITDA declined 20% to ₹2,599.2 crore. EBITDA margin narrowed to 17.4% from 19% in the year-ago quarter. The board recommended a final…
Dattatreya Hosabale (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday described Pakistan as a “pinprick”, but said the doors for dialogue with the neighbouring country “should not be closed.”RSS is the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hosabale is the Sangh’s number two leader after RSS…
NEW DELHI:The Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and gunned down a terrorist.The Army engaged the target at around 4 pm, and a search operation is under way.“Acting on persistent surveillance, suspicious movement was detected approximately 300 metres inside own territory in the general area…
In the summer of 1986, a 20-year-old man named Christopher Thomas Knight drove into the forests of Maine and quietly disappeared. There was no dramatic farewell, political statement, or survival mission. He simply abandoned his car after it ran out of fuel and walked into the wilderness. For the next 27 years, Knight lived alone…
