India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign begins with high expectations following last year’s ODI triumph. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s squad faces a tough Group 1, including Australia and South Africa. (Photo/IANS) More than 48 years since India contested its first ICC World Cup match, on Jan 1, 1978, the side arrives in England for the Women’s…
Quote of the day by Margaret Thatcher (Image source: Wikipedia) People have different ideas about what success means because of what they want to do and what they’ve been through. For some, it means having enough money to live on; for others, it means being happy, being recognised, or making a difference. For a long…
In a recent update, Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru is all set to digitise property ownership. The campaign has gained momentum, with the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) which has received 2,939 applications under the newly launched “My e-Khata, My Hakku” initiative. It is a part of the Karnataka government’s “Bhoo Guarantee” scheme aimed at simplifying property documentation….
The staff side of the National Council–Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) has submitted a detailed 51-page memorandum to the proposed 8th Central Pay Commission, outlining a set of revisions to salaries, allowances and pay structures for central government employees and pensioners. In its recommendations, the body has proposed a minimum basic pay of ₹69,000, based on…
El Nino has set in, the latest update from the European weather agency indicated on Thursday. According to it, temperatures in the rapidly warming Pacific Ocean crossed the 0.5°C threshold of El Nino in May. This is likely to set in motion changes in atmospheric conditions that are projected to deeply impact global weather –…
TNEA counselling 2026: The Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Chennai, will close the registration window for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 today, June 5. Eligible students seeking admission to engineering colleges across Tamil Nadu have only a few hours left to complete the online application process.However, authorities have made it clear that the detailed…
Indian-origin Randeep Dhillon wants to ‘Make Affordable California Again’. Dr Randeep S Dhillon is one of the lesser-known Republican candidates for the California Governor election primary who wants to make the state affordable. As he released his campaign videos ahead of the primary in June, he got trolled for his English and MAGA on social…
Violent protest in Kolkata’s Park Circus area (Courtesy: x.com/SudhanidhiB) NEW DELHI: A clash erupted between demonstrators and police in Kolkata’s minority-dominated Park Circus area on Sunday, injuring at least three police personnel.The demonstrators were protesting the recent bulldozer action in the city’s Tiljala area, where alleged illegal constructions were demolished on the state government’s orders…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with nephew Abhishek Banerjee (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday dissolved all its committees, frontal organisations in West Bengal, after rebel Ritabrata Banerjee, with a support letter from nearly 60 MLAs, met governor Rathindra Bose in what is being seen as a major crisis unfolding in the Mamata…
CHENNAI: DMK allocated more than one third of its constituencies to fresh faces in the upcoming assembly election and retained most incumbent ministers. Chief minister M K Stalin released the list of candidates for 164 constituencies in which DMK is contesting directly. Among the list, more than 60 candidates are fresh faces.Among the ministers, even…
