India’s Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, right, and Treesa Jolly (AP Photo) India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a World Championships medal after producing a superb comeback victory over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the women’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday.The unseeded Indian pair fought for 69 minutes before overcoming their Chinese opponents…
Michael Jordan (Image: Wikipedia) Great achievements rarely happen by accident. Behind almost every extraordinary success sits a long stretch of discipline, sacrifice and genuine commitment. Michael Jordan captured exactly that relationship with basketball in a single striking comparison. “The game is my wife,” he said. “It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back…
Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola walks off the pitch after the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City in Burnley, England, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Pep Guardiola has emerged as a genuine target for Italy as the federation looks to rebuild after a run of results that has left…
Aries: Let your decisions be guided by curiosity, not haste. The more impatient someone is, driven by a need to get on with whatever needs doing, the less probable it is that good decisions will triumph. Look for fresh options without expecting instant returns from yourself. And, before you jump, learning on the job will…
LG T.S. Sandhu urges MDU to drive research solutions for Delhi-NCR challenges ROHTAK: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday urged Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) to position itself as a hub for developing research-based solutions to the challenges facing the Delhi-NCR region, stressing that universities must align their research with societal needs to remain…
Shehan Malik at Wankhede Stadium with Mumbai Indians flag (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Two best friends, Aman (Sanjay Dutt) and Akash (Salman Khan), fall for the same woman, Pooja (Madhuri Dixit). But in the emotional climax of Saajan, Akash steps aside, bringing Pooja to Aman. “Pooja ko laaya hoon, uske Saajan se milaane,” he says,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a fresh wave of military mobilisation as Russia’s battlefield losses begin to outpace the number of new recruits joining the armed forces.In his nightly address on Friday, Zelenskyy said Russia had recruited around 221,000 personnel into its military so far in 2026…
Washing fruits under tap water may not remove all pesticide residues, as they are designed to be rain-fast and adhere to natural fruit waxes. Integrated pesticides within the fruit’s cuticle are particularly difficult to dislodge. It is simply part of the process: Get a carton of strawberries or a bag of gleaming apples from our…
Pope Leo XIV called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence in his first encyclical. He warned that the rapidly expanding technology risks fuelling warfare, exploitation and “new forms of slavery” unless it is placed firmly under human control.The manifesto, titled Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), was presented at the Vatican alongside AI experts, including the co-founder…
Former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh was attacked outside a West Bengal police station. He was arrested in RG Kar victim’s ‘hurried’ cremation case. NEW DELHI: Former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh, arrested in connection with the alleged “hurried cremation” of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, was attacked by a mob outside Khardah Police Station in West…
Yuzvendra Chahal’s reaction to dropped catches (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had a frustrating outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad after his teammates repeatedly dropped catches off his bowling. SRH batters made full use of those missed chances and piled up a huge total of 235 on a batting-friendly Hyderabad pitch.The dropped catches became…
The 20-member panel includes faculty members from JNU, Delhi University, Ignou, National Law University Delhi, Jindal Global Law School, Pondicherry University and Utkal University. NEW DELHI: NCERT has reconstituted the team tasked with preparing political science textbooks for Classes XI and XII, bringing together university academics, schoolteachers and its own faculty members, with the first…
