Manpreet Kaur in action during the Women’s Shot Put Final Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur made history on Friday by winning the bronze medal in the women’s shot put final at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.The 36-year-old became only the third Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in women’s shot put.Manpreet secured…
Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf has questioned the major changes made to the Test squad and coaching staff during the ongoing England tour, saying the decisions appear to be linked to the wider instability that has affected Pakistan cricket for years.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), led by Mohsin Naqvi, made sweeping changes after the team went…
The music icon believes dwelling on “what if” holds people back, while asking “what’s next” opens the door to new opportunities.Image credit (Instagram) Elton John said goodbye. And then he came back. Three years after concluding his record-breaking 330-show Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which grossed nearly 940 million dollars and ranked among the most…
Team India players celebrate with the trophy after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 131 crore for Team India following their historic victory in the just concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Go…
A Sikh worshipper has claimed that Vickrum Digwa, the man convicted of murdering Southampton student Henry Nowak, threatened him at a Southampton gurudwara months before the fatal stabbing attack.The allegations emerged days after Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for killing 18-year-old Henry Nowak in December 2025….
NEW DELHI: Renowned legal experts highlighted the Tenth Schedule’s inability to stop political defections when they acquire the scale of “merger” and said joining of BJP by seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs led by Raghav Chadha would not fall foul of the anti-defection law, which approves two-thirds of a legislature party to break away and…
JEE Advanced 2026 exam tomorrow: Check dress code, items to carry, important exam day guidelines JEE Advanced 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 on Sunday, May 17, at centres across the country. The examination will be held in two shifts and candidates have been…
GST’s taxpayer base has expanded significantly since its rollout, rising from 66.5 lakh in 2017 to 1.65 crore as of May 2026, reflecting greater formalisation of the economy. When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out on July 1, 2017, it marked India’s biggest overhaul of indirect taxation since Independence. Replacing a patchwork…
A new species of spider from the Ecuadorian Amazon: Taczanowskia waska. Credit: David Diaz-Guevarra Researchers exploring Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest thought they had spotted a small mushroom clinging to the underside of a leaf during a night survey. A closer look revealed something far stranger. It was a spider that had disguised itself so convincingly as…
Germany’s Alexander Zverev (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Alexander Zverev moved within touching distance of a long-awaited Grand Slam breakthrough after defeating Czech youngster Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final on Friday.The German second seed prevailed 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, keeping alive his quest for a maiden major title…
