NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Thursday spoke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the phone on Thursday and discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Germany strategic partnership.The conversation comes as India and Germany mark 75 years of diplomatic relations this year.The two leaders reviewed the progress made in bilateral ties and noted the…
Benchmark stock indices fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, with the Sensex plunging 813 points to a nearly three-month low and the Nifty slipping below 23,450 as escalating West Asia tensions pushed crude oil prices above $100 a barrel. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 813.35 points, or 1.08%, to close at 74,764.23, its…
India are into the finals of Women’s Asia Cup 2026 (Image: IANS) India produced another dominant performance with bat and ball to beat Bangladesh by 40 runs and storm into the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. After posting 149/6 in their 20 overs, India’s bowlers…
For 12-year-old Yuvi Agarwal, a keyboard became more than a musical instrument after he noticed it could calm his restless dog, Bozo. The discovery inspired him to wonder whether music could also comfort animals facing the stress of life in shelters. In 2023, Yuvi turned that idea into Wild Tunes, a non-profit that brings volunteer…
Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab The makers of Yami Gautam Dhar’s upcoming film ‘Nayyi Navelli’ have unveiled its much-awaited teaser, offering the first glimpse of the fantasy family entertainer directed by Balaji Mohan. The teaser introduces Yami in a never-seen-before avatar, leaving fans intrigued by her mysterious character.Released on Thursday, the nearly one-and-a-half-minute teaser blends fantasy,…
PM Modi hailed Isro and its scientists NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, at the International Space Summit in Paris, on Thursday hailed Isro and its scientists, called for global cooperation in the sector and said his country “supports a safe, secure and sustainable space domain anchored in international law”.Addressing the summit virtually from Delhi, Modi…
The Income Tax Assessing Officer (AO) issuing a notice under Section 148 on March 29, 2017. This is the case of a senior citizen woman who fought for nine years and won a case against the Income Tax Department’s tax demand. She had been issued a tax notice after it was found that she had…
England’s captain Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root scripted a new piece of Test history on Thursday, becoming the most successful fielder in the format after taking his 220th catch during the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston.Root surpassed Australia’s Steve Smith, who had held the record with 219 catches, to move to the top…
Shree Charani (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Young India spinner Shree Charani etched her name in the record books on Thursday, becoming the fastest Indian bowler to reach 50 wickets in women’s T20Is and achieving the milestone at the age of just 22.Charani reached the landmark in her 29th T20I, putting her joint-second on the all-time…
Egg and rice waste can be converted into a material for storing electrical energy. Researchers developed a nitrogen- and oxygen-co-doped porous carbon from a mixture of egg waste and rice waste and tested it for use in supercapacitors. The material was produced through pre-carbonisation followed by pyrolytic activation. According to the study published in Molecules…
