NEW DELHI: Cabinet Friday approved two strategic tunnel projects and the approach roads on NH-244 in J&K at an estimated cost of around Rs 9,800 crore to provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir Valley and Jammu region while improving access to Chenab Valley,.The projects comprise Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel and Sudhmahadev-Dranga tunnel, along with their approach roads, on…
A record 16-medal haul powers India into fourth place with one day left at CWG 2026. India produced its biggest day of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, collecting a remarkable 16 medals to surge into fourth place in the overall standings with one day of competition remaining.A dominant display in the boxing ring,…
Rubin Observatory stacked hundreds of images from its 3.2-billion-pixel camera; the final view contains over half a million galaxies and 50,000 stars. (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory:NOIRLab:SLAC:AURA) Astronomers have just got their clearest look yet at one of the most studied patches of sky in the world. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, based in Chile,…
NEW DELHI: GST collections rose 15.4% to Rs 2,11,205 crore in July, the second highest since the new structure was implemented last Sept, on the back of a 29% jump in integrated GST (IGST) on imports. This was also the highest pace of growth since rate rationalisation.The rise in IGST on imports in July (for…
Gulveer Singh created history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 5000m and the first Indian track and field athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Games.After winning silver in the 10,000m on July 28, the reigning Asian champion added a bronze…
KOLKATA/BURDWAN: West Bengal Police STF on Saturday arrested suspected terrorist Hamim Mondal’s girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, from Sahibganj in Jharkhand and said they are probing the duo’s alleged plan to foment trouble at Jantar Mantar, the site of recent student protest.Hamim, who was allegedly tracking Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, was arrested from a residential township…
SHIMLA/PITHIRAGARH: India and China resumed traditional border trade Saturday through Lipulekh in Uttarakhand and Shipki La in Himachal Pradesh after nearly six years, restoring two key Himalayan trade routes that had remained closed since the Covid-19 pandemic.At Lipulekh in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, the first batch of 16 traders and four support staff crossed into Tibet…
Messi is back with Inter Miami ahead of a possible return against Columbus/ Image:X Lionel Messi has returned to training with Inter Miami following Argentina’s run to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, but the club is yet to decide when the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner will make his competitive return.Head coach Guillermo Hoyos confirmed…
Preeti Pawar, Ankush Panghal India signed off from the boxing competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a record haul of seven gold medals after Narender won silver in the men’s 90+kg category on Saturday.Narender was outclassed by England’s Damar Thomas in the men’s 90+kg final, losing by a unanimous 0-5 decision to settle…
KULGAM: Panic. Shuttered doors. Phones ringing with anxious calls from home. Brick kilns across south Kashmir ground to a halt Saturday as migrant labourers stayed indoors, rattled by the killing of two co-workers barely 2km away and wondering if they should leave — or stay and earn.Around 11am, Sunil Kumar, 34, and fellow labourer Renku…