Elon Musk’s SpaceX postponed the launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket on Thursday after multiple countdown stops-and-starts forced the company to call off the highly anticipated test flight.The company is now eyeing Friday for another take-off attempt of the third-generation Starship rocket, company spokesperson Dan Huot said during the launch livestream.After several rounds of stopping…
File Pic: Virat Kophli (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: More than a year after Virat Kohli stunned the cricketing world by retiring from Test cricket, fresh chatter around a possible return to the longest format has once again sent fans into a frenzy.The latest wave of speculation began after Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma made a…
FALTA/KOLKATA: Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency clocked a high 87.9% turnout (till 8pm) in Thursday’s repoll as voters, guarded by heavy CAPF deployment, spoke of casting ballots “without fear” for the first time in years, while TMC flags all but disappeared after party candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest 48 hours before voting.Polling remained peaceful,…
Viral 1983 World Cup party bill is fake, says Kirti Azad (Image: X) Former Indian cricketer and World Cup winner Kirti Azad has firmly dismissed a viral social media image that falsely claimed to show that show hotel bill from India’s iconic 1983 World Cup victory celebrations. Taking to X, the 1983 World Cup-winning star…
NEW DELHI: The much-delayed 4th India-Africa summit that India was to host from May 28 to 31 was postponed on Thursday on account of the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though not yet a global pandemic, the risk posed by the virus made WHO declare a health emergency of international…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and his habit of terrorising bowlers is no secret. It began in the last IPL, continued during India’s triumphant 2026 Under-19 World Cup campaign, and is still going strong in IPL 2026. The boy from Bihar has unleashed six-hitting mayhem, creating fear…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The V D Satheesan-led UDF govt has decided to scrap the Kerala Land Assignment (Amendment) Act, 2023, and the 2025 Rules, and to create an independent state vigilance commission headed by a sitting high court judge.Two of the boldest measures contained in the govt’s ‘Vision 2031’ policy document indicate a sweeping political and…
Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to field against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. In the must-win clash and final group-stage match for CSK, Ruturaj made two major changes to…
NEW DELHI: The X account of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party was withheld in India on Thursday even as its Instagram following crossed 18 million — more than that of BJP or Congress — by Thursday evening, within days of its launch. CJP’s X page had amassed over 200,000 followers before being withheld due to…
NEW DELHI: Holding that provisions of CrPC or BNSS meant to ensure the right of an accused to a fair trial cannot be dispensed with even in case of trial under a special law like PMLA, Supreme Court has held that an accused had to be heard before a court can take cognisance of any…
Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan continued their record-breaking run in IPL 2026, once again tearing apart the bowling attack during the clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. The GT opening duo produced…
Officials said there were instances where land sold to developers was used to show capital gains as agricultural income. In some cases, authorities used satellite maps to detect misuse of the tax provision NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has come across many cases where individuals have claimed income tax exemption on…
