NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Saturday rolled out from Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Raebareli the 100th Vande Bharat train, marking a major milestone in the journey that started in 2018 with only two such trains.Prior to induction of this 16-coach chair-car trainset into regular passenger service, the train will undergo oscillation trials to validate…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand bounced back from a shaky start to beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the rain-hit third T20 on Saturday and level the three-match series 1-1. The second game had earlier been washed out after Bangladesh won the opener by six wickets.Chasing a revised target of 103 in 15 overs, New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed noted lyricist and communications expert Prasoon Joshi as chairman of Prasar Bharati, filling a key vacancy at the public broadcaster that has been without a fulltime head since December.Joshi, who is currently chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, brings with him decades of experience across advertising,…
CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: Punjab police are believed to have filed two FIRs against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who switched from AAP to BJP a week ago along with six others.While sources close to govt confirmed the FIRs, no one was willing to talk about it. No official statement on the nature of the allegations had…
Ramakrishna Ghosh has stepped into the spotlight after being handed his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in their high-profile clash against Mumbai Indians at Chepauk. The Indian all-rounder, picked up for his base price of ₹30 lakh, comes in as part of two changes made by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.Ghosh replaces Gurjapneet Singh in the…
India successfully conducts 2nd test of long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile with 1500km range, 10 Mach speed off Odisha coast NEW DELHI: In a big boost for the country’s maritime defence, India has successfully conducted the second flight test of DRDO-developed long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile (LR-AShM). The test was conducted off Odisha coast on Friday, sources…
Authorities said the search would go on till all passengers were accounted for JABALPUR/BHOPAL: Ignored wind warnings came under sharp scrutiny after the death toll in the Bargi dam cruise disaster rose to 11 on Saturday, with rescuers retrieving two more bodies — both children — from the reservoir in central MP.The sinking has become…
Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (ANI Photo) Chennai Super Kings delivered a complete performance to defeat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in a crucial IPL 2026 encounter at Chepauk, keeping their playoff hopes alive while pushing their rivals further down the table.The foundation of the win was laid by a disciplined bowling effort, led…
NEW DELHI: Refuting the allegation of Trinamool Congress that only central govt employees would be deployed as counting supervisors and assistants, Election Commission on Saturday told Supreme Court that one from central govt and other from state govt would be given the charge of two posts to maintain balance, convincing the court that there was…
NEW DELHI: When the assembly election results are declared on Monday, at least $26 million — almost Rs 247 crore — will be paid out to those who managed to predict the winners correctly on Polymarket, the American prediction market platform.The bets opened in Dec last year and picked up pace as results draw closer.As…