A tiger appeared without warning, gliding like a shadow along the forest edge as a boat drifted through the Periyar waters. For a 13-year-old boy visiting Kerala in 1957, the moment was electrifying. Wildlife then was not something confined to sanctuaries; it was visible, immediate, woven into everyday landscapes. That fleeting encounter stayed with Romulus…
India and New Zealand on Saturday officially elevated their ties to strategic partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Auckland at the invitation of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.PM Modi and his counterpart Luxon inked 18 agreements, setting out an ambitious framework to deepen cooperation across trade, agriculture, security, innovation and…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (AP Photo) Real Madrid will head into Sunday’s decisive Clasico against FC Barcelona without star forward Kylian Mbappé, dealing a massive setback to their already fading hopes of stopping their rivals from clinching another La Liga crown. Mbappé, who currently tops the league scoring charts with 24 goals, has failed to…
Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and England’s Sam Curran have joined Rajasthan Royals from Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League retention deadline, while Sanju Samson moves to CSK in a significant player trade. Jadeja, who returns to RR after 17 years for Rs 14 crore, was part…
RRB Group D mock test live for CEN 08/2024 as city slip download link activated RRB Group D: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have activated the mock test link for candidates appearing for CEN 08/2024, popularly known as the RRB Group D examination. The computer-based test (CBT) for Level 1 posts under the 7th CPC…
France have named a strong and attacking starting XI for their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Senegal, with Kylian Mbappé captaining a side packed with pace, creativity and technical quality in the final third. France XI: Mike Maignan; Dayot Upamecano, Jules Koundé, William Saliba, Lucas Hernández; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué,…
Abhigyan Kundu (ACC Photo) MUMBAI: He is yet to play a game for the Mumbai senior team, but 17-year-old Navi Mumbai boy Abhigyan Kundu has already made heads turn with his exploits for the India Under-19 team. In May, Kundu was named vice-captain of India’s Under-19 team for the tour of England, with Mumbai opener…
THE World University Rankings 2026 for Computer Science (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) The University of Oxford has come out at the top as the best institution globally for Computer Science in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 by subject, thus reiterating the dominance of the United Kingdom in the field of advanced…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has reclaimed the top spot in the Orange Cap race, becoming the first player to reach 400 runs in IPL 2026, underlining his sensational form this season.Rajasthan Royals secured a thrilling six-wicket win over Punjab Kings, powered by an unbeaten 77-run stand off 32 balls between Donovan Ferreira…
SRINAGAR: Over 3,000 govt schools in J&K have had zero or less than 10 students since 2022, education minister Sakina Itoo told the assembly on Saturday.Of the 3,192 such schools,1494 are in Jammu division and 1,698 in Kashmir, National Conference’s (NC) Itoo said in a written reply to a question from BJP legislator RS Pathania.In…