NEW DELHI: Lights, camera, action — and it’s a blockbuster.Tamil Nadu assembly poll results have propelled actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay to the centre stage, with TVK emerging as the single largest party — a dramatic debut that has upended the state’s familiar political script.According to Election Commission trends, TVK is leading in 106 of the 234…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is fast approaching, with all 10 franchises finalising their coaching setups and support staff ahead of the new campaign. The tournament is set to begin on March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.Teams have assembled a…
NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) and education ministry kept their fingers crossed until the final answer sheets of India’s largest entrance exam, NEET-UG, were sealed on Sunday, bringing to a close a high-stakes retest conducted under the shadow of the May 3 paper leak.Organised in 37 days, far short of the four-six months the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that merely using abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the law could be invoked only when the allegation is of abusing “by the caste name” and that too within public view.Explaining Section…
Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating on Titan with the target price at Rs 5,182. Analysts projected a 19% annual jewellery revenue growth for Titan through FY30. The company is aiming to increase market share from 8.5% to 11%. Its gold exchange programs now drive about 50% of the revenue, and despite stricter import documentation,…
Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India opted to rest flamboyant opener Abhishek Sharma for their second T20 World Cup 2026 match against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.Abhishek was discharged after spending two days in hospital with a stomach infection, which had left him doubtful for the game. However, the uncertainty around…
NEW DELHI: India’s Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has been inducted into the International Hall of Fame of the US Army War College in Pennsylvania.“General Upendra Dwivedi, COAS, visited the Army War College (AWC), Carlisle Barracks, USA, where he was inducted into the International Hall of Fame — the third Indian Army Chief to receive…
Trump warns of US tolls in Hormuz if final Iran agreement fails US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington could impose tolls on vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz if a final agreement with Iran is not reached, describing the potential charges as payment for US security services in the region.Trump said…
Prasidh Krishna on the left with Virat Kohli on the right (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India pacer Prasidh Krishna faced heavy backlash on social media after India slipped to a four-wicket loss against South Africa in the second ODI in Raipur on Wednesday. The pacer endured a forgettable evening, returning figures of 8.2-0-85-2, finishing with…
NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand have committed to collaborate on developing domestic payments interoperability and supporting real-time cross-border remittances and merchant payments through the integrated Fast Payment Systems (FPS) as part of the trade pact agreed between the two countries.This move strengthens India’s digital payments ecosystem and fintech sector, enhances remittance flows from the…