India restores nearly 22 million hectares of degraded land, says Bhupender Yadav at UN conference NEW DELHI: India has restored nearly 22 million hectares of degraded and deforested land during the 2011-20 period as against its target of restoring 26 million hectares by 2030, said Union minister Bhupender Yadav at a UN conference Monday, reports…
Ahead of Putin’s India visit, Jaishankar delivers PM Modi’s message as Russia assures continued fertiliser supplies NEW DELHI: Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India next month, external affairs minister S Jaishankar called on the President and handed over a personal message from PM Narendra Modi to him. Putin committed to continuing fertiliser…
Two-time Asian Games gold medallist Rohan Bopanna has questioned the changes made to India’s tennis squad for the 2026 Asian Games, saying players who had earned their place through rankings were left out after the selection process was changed.The sports ministry’s guidelines limited the Asian Games tennis squad to players ranked among the top eight…
August may look like a busy month in a garden, meadow or city park, but for honeybees, late summer can be surprisingly difficult. New research from the University of Sussex has found that honeybees expend more effort and gain less energy while collecting nectar in late July and August than during much of spring. The…
IISER round 5 seat allotment result expected to be released soon IISER round 5 seat allotment result 2026: The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) is expected to release the IISER 2026 Round 5 seat allotment result today, August 24, 2026. The allotment result is scheduled to be announced at 12 PM on…
Actor Kit Harington is exchanging swords for wands as he now gears up to leave behind the North to enter the wizzarding world of ‘Harry Potter. Kit Harington cast as Gilderoy Lockhart The actor, best known for playing Jon Snow in the hit series ‘Game of Thrones’, will now play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2…
There’s a pleasant hum around your day, like a house where every fan is working and nobody is arguing. Happiness can come from more than one place. Both the Moon and Jupiter support good luck, good news and a feeling that everything is lining up.News from children can cheer you up. If you don’t have…
Three Bambiha gang operatives deported from Malaysia in major crackdown, says Amit Shah NEW DELHI: In a major operation against the Bambiha criminal network, Indian agencies have executed a coordinated crackdown on its key overseas operatives, deporting three of its members from Malaysia who were ordering hits and carrying out extortions in India on behalf…
Visa crackdown widens as Trump administration targets visitors seeking to remain in US through asylum claims The Donald Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of as many as 2,00,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum in the United States, in what could become the largest single…
Rohan Bopanna slammed the Sports Ministry for their Asian Games selection criteria in Tennis. (File) NEW DELHI: In June earlier this year, Manas Dhamne and Vaishnavi Adkar were among the four tennis players roped into the government’s Target Asian Games Group (TAGG). The objective of the scheme was to fund the athletes in their bid…
