The IceCube neutrino observatory recorded the first detection of high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos in 2013, after it began operating in 2011 (Photo: IceCube). The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 has been awarded to a Belgian particle physicist, Prof Francis Halzen, for his fundamental contribution to establishing an enormous ice block observatory in the South Pole that…
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed the next Chief of the Air Staff and will take charge on 31 October, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. The INDIA bloc’s march to the Election Commission was halted by police, prompting Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to shift the protest to the nearby Akashvani Bhawan premises….
Harmanpreet Kaur. (PTI Photo) Harmanpreet Kaur may have stepped away from captaincy, but her impact on Indian women’s cricket was impossible to miss as tributes poured in from across the cricket fraternity on Tuesday.India’s only women’s World Cup-winning captain announced her decision to step down as skipper across all three formats, bringing an end to…
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed new Chief of the Indian Air Force NEW DELHI: The govt has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, currently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from Oct 31, 2026. He will succeed…
This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel’s office. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday said it had received no request from any political party seeking a meeting with its officials as standoff between the opposition and the poll panel intensified after Congress…
Carlos Alcaraz poses with ball kids and the trophy after winning the final against Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka. (Reuters Photo) Carlos Alcaraz completed a successful return from a lengthy injury layoff by retaining his Japan Open title on Tuesday, beating unseeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final.The Spaniard, who endured a slow start…
The fire-damaged “Royad Mammadov” ship in the Black Sea. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Tuesday condemned attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, in which two foreign seafarers were killed and several crew members including Indian nationals were injured.In an official statement, the MEA condemned…
NEW DELHI: A day after reinstating her nephew Akash Anand in the Bahujan Samaj Party and restoring his position as national coordinator, BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday said there should be no further need to separate him from the party now that his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth has taken political “sanyas”.In a post on X, Mayawati…
India’s Abhishek Sharma and Shafali Verma (Agency Images) India’s dominant run in international cricket has earned four of its stars a place on the ICC Player of the Month shortlists for September, with Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma nominated in the men’s category, while Shafali Verma and Shree Charani feature among the women’s nominees.Gill is…
High-school students across France blockaded hundreds of schools on Tuesday as a weeks-old nationwide protest over school funding, overcrowded classrooms and poor infrastructure showed no sign of easing. Injuries and clashes with police intensified amid pressure on the government.The demonstrations, which began in the Paris region in mid-September and spread to cities and towns across…