Flushing the toilet feels automatic. You stand up, press the button and walk away without really thinking about it. The sound is loud, the water moves fast, and within seconds, it is over. Because it feels so routine, it is easy to assume nothing else is happening. But what happens right after the flush has…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: All eyes will be on young batters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre during India’s Asia Cup U-19 campaign, but a key point of attention will be whether the BCCI permits the players to shake hands with the Pakistan team, a gesture seen as basic sporting courtesy at the junior…
Nicholas Pooran. (Photo/Sportzpics) Washington Freedom rewrote the record books on Wednesday, pulling off the highest successful run chase in the T20 history by chasing down 267 to beat defending champions MI New York by six wickets in the Eliminator 1 of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 at the Oakland Coliseum.The chase surpassed Punjab Kings’ successful…
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur is set to create a milestone on Sunday when she takes the field against South Africa in Manchester, becoming the first player — male or female — to appear in 200 T20 Internationals.The landmark comes during the Women’s T20 World Cup and marks a journey that has stretched across 17 years,…
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are set to meet in New Delhi on Monday in what will be the alliance’s first major huddle after recent assembly election setbacks for some of its key constituents and amid growing strains within the coalition.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday that 23 political parties…
Criminal breach of trust by a public servant under Section 316(5) of the BNS carries the maximum punishment of life imprisonment. NEW DELHI: Three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case breached their “obligation of secrecy” and circulated confidential question papers despite signing confidentiality undertakings, the CBI has…
Uttar Pradesh’s Economic Survey for 2025–26 revealed that the state’s economy has grown at a CAGR of 10.8 per cent, with its GSDP rising from Rs. 13.30 lakh crore (at current price) in FY 2016–17 to Rs. 30.25 lakh crore in FY 2024–25. The state’s own tax revenue, an indicator of an economy generating activity,…
Image credits: Daily Mail It was the spring of 1992 and Princess Diana was on a royal visit to India. When she visited Hyderabad’s Lalapet Government High School, she was captivated by a little girl, wearing tribal clothes and accessories. What happened after this, became not just the most famous part of Princess Diana’s India…
Honduras presidential candidates Nasry Asfura (L), Salvador Nasralla (C), and Rixi Moncada (R) Honduras held its presidential election on Sunday, amid growing concerns that the country could lose US aid if US President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate fails to win.The incumbent leader, Xiomara Castro, is a leftist and the first woman to serve as president…
Heads or tails? In both cases, it’s Donald Trump. After triggering controversy and legal debate, the US President is finally set to appear on a commemorative $1 coin—making him the first living president to feature on US currency. The US mint has begun producing the new commemorative coin featuring Trump as part of celebrations marking…