NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court has suspended the administrative and financial powers of Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharkwal for failing to administer the oath of office to a duly elected Samajwadi Party (SP) for nearly five months. The order, passed on May 22 in Lalit Tiwari v State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors, was delivered […]
Actor Rajkummar Rao’s upcoming theatrical release Raftaar has officially locked a new release date. The film, which also stars Keerthy Suresh in a leading role, is now scheduled to hit cinemas on October 16, coinciding with the extended Dussehra weekend. Rajkummar Rao, Keerthy Suresh starrer Raftaar gets new release date; film to arrive in theatres […]
Indian football suffered another major continental embarrassment on Friday after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) downgraded the country’s club competition slot allocation for the 2027-28 season. India will now only receive one play-off slot in the AFC Challenge League, the third and lowest tier of Asian club football. Speaking to PTI, a former football official […]
What began as a question about polluted drinking water has now turned three Indian teenagers into internationally recognised young innovators. Sixteen-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta have been named the Asia winners of The Earth Prize 2026 for creating ‘Plas-Stick’, a biodegradable solution which removes microplastics from water using powdered tamarind seeds. Inspired […]
USCIS reveals 38.5% drop in H-1B registrations for FY 2027. The USCIS published the details of the H-1B FY 2027 lottery as the season comes to a close and celebrated the 38.5% drop in the registration, attributing it to President Donald Trump’s America First policies. In a year, the number of registrations dropped from 343,981 […]
Image: Left/Canva/Right/National Inventors Hall of Fame It all began in 1908 when a Swiss engineer and inventor, Jacques E. Brandenberger, saw a drink spill on a linen tablecloth in a restaurant. This inspired him to look for ways of making a waterproof material for coating fabrics. While he never succeeded in his quest for stain-proof […]
Udaipur, May 22 (Udaipur Kiran) — The 6th foundation day of The Radiant Academy was celebrated with great enthusiasm and festive spirit in Udaipur. Students, teachers, parents and members associated with the institution participated enthusiastically in the grand programme. The event was chaired by Ramesh Chandra Somani and Pushpa Somani, while former Minister of State […]
Virender Sehwag blamed CSK’s inconsisten batting as the biggest concern for the franchise.© BCCI Chennai Super Kings are out of IPL 2026 playoff contention after losing to Gujarat Titans in their must-win clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The result means that CSK have now failed to finish in […]
Ho Chi Minh (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that feel simple when they are first read and then slowly become larger the more time a person spends thinking about them. This quote, often associated with Ho Chi Minh, belongs in that category. At first glance, it appears to be talking about two things that […]
Venezuela has emerged as India’s third-largest crude oil supplier so far in May, overtaking Saudi Arabia and the United States, as Indian refiners increased purchases of cheaper heavy crude amid disruptions linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict.The South American nation supplied around 417,000 barrels per day (bpd) to India this month, sharply higher than […]
