State-owned iron ore miner NMDC Limited on Monday (June 1) reported provisional iron ore production of 5.31 million tonnes (MT) in May 2026, up 19.9% from 4.43 MT a year earlier. Sales stood at 4.04 MT, down 6.9% from 4.34 MT in the same period last year. In Chhattisgarh, production increased to 3.99 MT in…
Independent India was beset with challenges in every walk of life. Archaeology was no exception. Historian Himanshu Prabha Ray and co-author Ajay Yadav map its journey in a new book, “Indian Archaeology after Independence: Amalananda Ghosh and his legacy.” They also enumerate how AI can aid archaeology.1. Archaeology in pre-Independent India was primarily a colonial…
The Indian stock market extended its decline on Monday (March 23), with benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50 falling over 2 per cent each. The BSE Sensex, after hitting an intraday low of 72,558.44, ended the session at 72,696.39, down 1836.57 points or 2.46 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 settled at 22,512.65, down 601.85…
This is not going to be an ordinary World Cup, going by what happened in the tournament opener between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa. Themba Zwane is shocked, isn’t he? (AFP) Gosh, three red cards in the game! Is this a sign that this is going to be a violent World Cup, just like the…
Hollywood icon Tom Cruise has cemented his status as one of cinema’s greatest action stars. This time, however, he is set to surprise audiences with a completely different avatar in ‘Digger,’ offering a fresh and unexpected side of his talent.On Tuesday, the actor dropped a new ‘Retrospective Trailer’ of his upcoming black comedy ‘Digger’, from…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Centre of failing to address concerns over the NEET paper leak controversy, demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and calling for a stronger examination system to prevent future leaks. Rahul said the Congress would continue its fight for students…
The South Indian film industry is buzzing with the potential of a massive new collaboration. Recent reports have indicated that Bollywood star Kriti Sanon is the top choice to play the female lead opposite Vijay Deverakonda in his upcoming pan-India project with director Shouryuv, of ‘Hi Nanna’ fame. Tentatively titled VDxShouryuv, the film was officially…
NIC recruitment 2026: Applications open for 243 Scientist B posts The Government of India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has invited applications for the post of Scientist-B through direct recruitment. A total of 243 vacancies have been announced across Computer Science, Electronics, and emerging domains like Data Science…
Thierry Henry, IShowSpeed and Zlatan Ibrahimović (Image Via Getty) IShowSpeed is known for his confidence, but during a recent FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast, two football legends quickly challenged one of his boldest claims. A video shared online showed Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thierry Henry joking with the popular streamer after the topic of speed came…
Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University in 2018 revolutionized higher education by funding need-blind admissions. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A good example of a headline that does not lose relevance many years after being published would be one that came out in 2018 regarding Michael Bloomberg’s donation of $1.8 billion to Johns…
