India working with Moscow, Kyiv to end war: EAM

S Jaishankar said Friday India is exploring ideas with both Russia and Ukraine to bring the conflict to an end NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Friday India is exploring ideas with both Russia and Ukraine to bring the conflict to an end, while again defending India’s energy sourcing and underlining that it’s […]

A string of non-academic tasks take teachers away from classrooms

For the last one year, teachers and lecturers have been assigned long-drawn non-teaching tasks, including caste survey and SIR. | Photo Credit: File photo “Currently, we are assigned to work for the ‘objection and verification’ phase of SIR. Earlier, we were part of pre-enumeration mapping and the enumeration phase too,” said a harried high school […]

After 68 years, AI flight connecting Madurai and Chennai to stop operations from Oct. 25

The Chennai- Madurai- Chennai sector flight operated by Air India (AI) Express might be stopped from October 25, reliable sources in the airline industry said on Friday (September 4, 2026). The flight, which was being operated for 68 long years on the route by both Indian Airlines and Air India, was not only popular among […]

From airport to CP: 5 videos capture Delhi’s waterlogging woes ahead of BRICS Summit

Heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR on Friday, causing significant waterlogging across the region. NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR on Friday, leaving roads waterlogged and disrupting traffic and flight operations across parts of the region.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for intense rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in the national capital.Videos across […]

Villagers drag, beat crocodile driven ashore by sinking Tungabhadra in Andhra’s Kurnool

Villagers hold a roped crocodile down on a sandbank near Naguladinne in Kurnool district. It was dragged out of the receding Tungabhadra and beaten, DFO P. Shyamala said. Viral video screengrab | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Villagers near Meliganur, Nagaladinne, in Nandavaram mandal dragged a mugger crocodile out of the shrinking Tungabhadra and beat it […]

Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Haiwaan’ remembers late actor Asrani with special glimpse ahead of Priyadarshan thriller’s release

Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Haiwaan’ remembers late actor Asrani with special glimpse ahead of Priyadarshan thriller’s release As the release of ‘Haiwaan’ draws closer, the upcoming thriller has also become an opportunity to remember veteran actor Asrani and his lasting contribution to Hindi cinema. A special tribute video featuring the late actor […]

Hyderabad on new growth orbit

An aerial view of Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti Hyderabad has long been welcoming of new investments and over the decades come to boast of a diversified industrial landscape. From pharmaceuticals, chemicals and engineering to cutting-edge work in Life Sciences, defence and aerospace, space technology, electric mobility, electronics manufacturing and data centres, the city […]

Decoding 2 crore deletions in Maharashtra’s draft electoral roll after state-wide SIR

A booth-level officer verifies voter details during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Karad, in Satara district, Maharashtra. | Photo Credit: PTI The draft electoral roll released by Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) showed a total of 2,06,88,487 voter deletions across the State’s 288 assembly constituencies. after a […]

He started playing at three-and-a-half; two decades later, reached the highest-ever T20I rating: How Abhishek Sharma conquered the fastest format

Abhishek Sharma (AFP Photo) Abhishek Sharma has come a long way from the little boy in Amritsar who first picked up a cricket bat at the age of three-and-a-half. On his birthday, his journey stands out as one of the most remarkable rises in modern T20 cricket, from a promising youngster in Punjab to an […]

Experts fear toll could cross 2015 quake of 8.8k

Experts fear the final toll could surpass the nearly 8,800 killed in the 2015 Gorkha earthquake TRISHULI BAZAAR: Three days have passed since the last reported live rescue from Nepal’s flood-hit hydropower belt, while mud-filled tunnels remain the biggest hope for hundreds still missing. With 1,280 people confirmed dead and another 5,624 were unaccounted for […]