India fast bowler Ashok Sharma has described receiving his maiden senior national team call-up as the fulfilment of a long-standing dream, with the youngster now hoping to make his international debut during the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe. India will take on Zimbabwe in a three-match T20I series in Harare from July 23 to 26,…
From a farmer’s family to Vikram-1: How Prithvi Sanghani (inset) is shaping India’s private space revolution. (Photo: LinkedIn) As millions watched Vikram-1 rise into the sky, celebrating a landmark moment in India’s private space journey, very few knew about the engineers working quietly behind the scenes to make that launch possible.One of them was Prithvi…
Mona Singh on choosing meaningful roles and ‘right script’ over quantity (Image Credits Instagram) With five very different releases across 2026, starting off with the Vir Das starrer ‘Happy Patel’, ‘Ma Ka Sum’, ‘Kohrra’ Season 2, ‘Border 2’ and ‘Pritam and Pedro,’ few actors can claim a 2026 as varied as Mona Singh‘s with releases…
Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan As Andy Burnham assumed office as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, he retained Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan as minister for artificial intelligence, elevating the portfolio to a cabinet-level position for the first time.According to Bloomberg, Burnham carried out a major cabinet reshuffle after succeeding Keir Starmer, removing several…
ASEAN top diplomats highlight their concerns during closed-door meeting Southeast Asian foreign ministers have expressed “serious concern” over renewed US-Iran hostilities, calling for an immediate cessation of attacks across all fronts in the Middle East and warning that the escalating conflict threatens global energy supplies, trade, and food security.“We are deeply concerned that these developments…
The Tower of London, a fortress standing on the banks of the River Thames for close to a thousand years, is preparing for one of the biggest changes in its recent history. Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the site, has launched a new initiative called Tomorrow’s Tower, aimed at turning the historic landmark…
Rupee depreciated 6 paise to 96.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday pressured by heightened geopolitical tensions, a stronger US dollar and elevated crude oil prices.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 96.41 and slipped to 96.42, compared with its previous close of 96.36 against the greenback, according…
Indian cricketer Sanju Samson Sanju Samson has revealed how Rohit Sharma‘s reassuring words during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 initially failed to convince him after being left out of India’s playing XI in the latter stages of the tournament. However, the wicketkeeper-batter eventually rediscovered his confidence and responded with one of the defining…
IIT Roorkee clarifies advisory amid social media row, says communication is not a new policy directive The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has clarified that an advisory circulated among members of the institute is not a new directive or policy, following criticism on social media over claims that students had been asked not to…
Tusshar Kapoor recalls the pressure of being Jeetendra’s son (Image Credits Instagram) Completing 25 years in Bollywood, Tusshar Kapoor has candidly reflected on the expectations and pressures that came with being veteran actor Jeetendra‘s son. While discussing his journey in a recent interview, the actor admitted that growing up in a film family brought its…
