RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Rashtra Chetna Sankalp Sabha in Udaipur Wednesday Udaipur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday reignited the long-running debate over the Battle of Haldighati, asserting that Maharana Pratap emerged victorious in the 1576 conflict and accusing historians of constructing a narrative that understated his resistance to Mughal rule.Addressing the ‘Rashtra Chetna Sankalp…
NEW DELHI: The skill development ministry has graded nearly 15,000 private and govt industrial training institutes (ITIs) with over 14 lakh students in line with an exercise similar to National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), which ranks higher education institutions.For the 2026-27 academic year, 466 ITIs attained a grade above 9, on a scale of 10,…
US President Donald Trump digitally signing peace deal in France and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have virtually signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching negotiations on a broader agreement covering sanctions…
Lionel Messi produced a vintage performance against Algeria to remind the world that he still belongs among the game’s elite and that the younger generation will have to wait before taking over his throne. However, despite his sensational hat-trick, one moment from the match sparked debate among fans, with some questioning whether the Argentina captain…
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor’s sports drama ‘Peddi’ continued its theatrical run on a steady note despite another drop in collections. According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 2.45 crore net in India on Day 14. The latest figure represents a 29.0 per cent decline from Day 13, when the film earned Rs 3.45 crore…
Oil prices held near a three-month low as traders expect the US-Iran deal to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, which will unleash a wave of supply. Brent was below $80 a barrel after falling 15% over four days in its longest losing run this year. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate was close to $77 a…
India’s captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo) Shubman Gill added another feather to his cap during his commanding century against Afghanistan in Lucknow on Wednesday, surpassing MS Dhoni on the list of fastest Indians to 1,000 ODI runs in terms of balls faced.The India captain reached the four-figure milestone in just 954 deliveries, edging past former…
After PM Narendra Modi’s selfie with Giorgia Meloni offering her ‘Melody toffees’ gained millions of views last month, the Italian PM’s joke that “we’re the most famous couple on Insta”, captured on hot mic when she met the Indian PM during the G7 summit in France, became an instant hit on social media.The light-hearted moment…
NEW DELHI: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) and the social security deal are set to be operationalised from July 15 after talks between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Keir Starmer in Evian on Wednesday.“We have got an even solution that balances the interests of our stakeholders on the issue of steel,” a senior…
Twenty-four hours. Two men. One tournament that just became infinitely more compelling. Between the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe shared a dressing room at Paris Saint-Germain. On Tuesday night in Kansas City, Lionel Messi scored the first World Cup hat-trick of his career against Algeria, drawing level with Miroslav Klose…
