Narendra Modi (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed the importance of sports in building a healthy society and encouraged youngsters to choose “playgrounds over Playstations”. Speaking to athletes during the Khelo India Dialogue via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said sports should become a part of everyday life rather…
NIT Rourkela records 1,340 placement offers in 2025-26 NIT Rourkela placement 2025-26: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela students received 1,340 placement offers during the 2025-26 placement drive, along with 364 six-month internship offers. Pre-final-year students also secured 258 summer internships, the highest number of such offers recorded in the institute’s history.The B.Tech programme recorded…
Natalie Portman is a mom again!The Oscar-winner has reportedly welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with her partner, French musician and producer Tanguy Destable, known professionally as Tepr. While the actress has not yet made the news public, a report by French magazine Voici, confirms that Portman has given birth. Natalie Portman welcomes her…
NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill said “Test cricket won today” after Sri Lanka fought hard to force a draw in the second Test in Colombo on Thursday. India had controlled much of the match and were in a strong position to push for victory.However, Sonal Dinusha produced another outstanding innings, scoring his second century…
In 2021, Pennsylvania removed a failing 128-year-old dam; beneath the drained reservoir The restoration project, led by conservation group The Nature Conservancy (TNC), focused on the aging O’Conner Reservoir dam inside the Dick and Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain. Built in the late nineteenth century, the dam had held back water across a six-acre…
Passenger vehicle sales stood at over 12.7 lakh units during the April-June quarter. NEW DELHI: India’s vehicle market showed a clear regional divide in the first quarter of FY27, with Maharashtra emerging as the country’s biggest market for passenger and commercial vehicles, while Uttar Pradesh led sales of two- and three-wheelers.According to data released by…
FILE – The trophy is placed on display for the photographers before the soccer Champions League draw in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) The Champions League has its 36-team field, its four seeding pots and, following Thursday’s draw in Monaco, a complete set of league-phase opponents. This season’s draw has…
NEW DELHI: The son of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) Public Relations Officer (PRO) Dr Nalini Ranjan was allegedly attacked by two neighbours in a Dwarka residential society on August 26.According to a statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Department, the incident followed an alleged confrontation after a pet dog was set on…
Thalapathy Vijay’s journey from one of Tamil cinema’s biggest stars to an actor-turned-politician is already a story that could lend itself to a compelling biopic. Director Ashwath Marimuthu recently shared his vision for such a film, revealing the title he would choose and the moment he believes would make the perfect interval block.Speaking at a…
Creditors filed claims of Rs 22,006 crore against Subhash Chandra for the loans he backed. MUMBAI: With the National Company Law Tribunal this week clearing a repayment plan offering only Rs. 6.5 crore in a case concerning Zee Group’s Subhash Chandra’s personal guarantees for loans taken by his companies, HDFC Bank said it is exploring…
