Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level NEW DELHI: Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level, with 50 plants classified as having ‘critically low’ inventories as on Sept 2 amid high electricity demand…
East Zone’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the Duleep Trophy match. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India opener Kris Srikkanth believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has the potential to become one of the biggest names in world cricket, with the teenage sensation already generating an unusual level of excitement around the game.Sooryavanshi, just 15, has continued…
Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy all play for APL Pipers this season Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh, Volodar Murzin. Wait. This isn’t a draft for an all-star exhibition tournament, but the six-member roster that the Alpine APL Pipers have assembled to defend their Global Chess…
Punjab government will raise the Dearness Allowance of around 85,000 government employees Chandigarh, Punjab government will raise the Dearness Allowance of around 85,000 government employees recruited after July 17, 2020 by 18 per cent to 60 per cent, Cabinet Minister Aman Arora said on Friday.Speaking to mediapersons here, Arora said a recommendation in this regard…
NEW DELHI: India and Japan are set to share a historic cricketing moment when their men’s sides meet in a T20 International at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture on September 22, 2026, as part of celebrations leading into the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.The Suzuki Cup will mark…
Two workers rescued alive after 9 days KATHMANDU: “Hunchha” – yes, we hear you. Just after dawn on Friday, a faint reply became the first voice rescuers had heard from inside the buried Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel since the Aug 26 flood. Nepal army personnel called out, “Brothers, we are a rescue team, we are…
Supreme Court freed a man sentenced by lower courts NEW DELHI: For the third time this week, Supreme Court freed a man sentenced by lower courts – in a kidnapping and murder case in the latest instance – questioning their analysis of evidence, and flagging loopholes in the prosecution theory tying the accused to the…
Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov (PTI/IANS Photos) Javokhir Sindarov knows the biggest challenge of his young career awaits later this year when he takes on defending champion D Gukesh for the world crown. But the Uzbek prodigy is refusing to let the much-anticipated showdown dominate his thoughts just yet.Sindarov will face fellow 20-year-old Gukesh in…
Issue likely to fetch Rs 30k-cr MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday cleared National Stock Exchange (NSE)’s offer document to go public through the initial public offer (IPO) estimated to be worth about Rs 30,000 crore. This will make it the largest IPO in India, ahead of Hyundai Motor India’s Rs 27,870 crore offer in…
Belgian PM said India and Europe were now facing similar challenges NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Friday said Europe had been slow to recognise the risks of becoming too dependent on other economies, admitting that Indian PM Narendra Modi had warned it about the problem much earlier but was not heard.De…