PC: Youth Service America At 18, Abhinav Mehta has helped build a student-led battery recycling network that has collected and recycled more than 23,000 used batteries. The initiative began with a small collection bin in a corner of his school commons. Mehta had noticed that used batteries were often being thrown away instead of being…
UPSC has published the final merit list for NDA and NA 1 2026, with 617 candidates qualifying after the written examination and SSB interviews. Medical fitness and document verification remain subject to the prescribed admission requirements. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_13_2026_000447B) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the final result of the National Defence Academy and…
Picture Credit: Instagram Tamil actor and filmmaker Raghava Lawrence, a devoted fan of Superstar Rajinikanth, has announced that he will celebrate the veteran actor’s birthday for an entire month this year. The celebrations will begin on November 12 and go on until December 12, the day Rajinikanth turns 76. Raghava Lawrence announces month-long celebrations Raghava…
Ryu Su-mi’s pet dog E seul gets a pet tarot reading at a pet tarot cafe in Seoul, South Korea, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY The card for 5 November is Temperance. It points to moderation and patience. It’s also about healing, and about mixing two very different things until…
Cabinet on Wednesday approves a Rs 14,500 crore viability gap funding (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 14,500 crore viability gap funding (VGF) scheme to develop 92 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of grid-scale energy storage capacity by FY31 to facilitate integration of large-scale renewable energy generation.Power ministry officials said the scheme will…
The flood of talent returning to India is faced with a harsh reality. Salary figures in India are not as fat. US President Donald Trump’s immigration and visa crackdown, AI-led layoffs in the technology sector and rising uncertainty on H-1B visas and green card backlog is prompting a hoard of Indians to return.But, life is…
NEW DELHI: Delhi coach Vijay Dahiya said he would love to have Virat Kohli in the dressing room if the senior India batter wants to play the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which is scheduled to begin on December 14.“If he wants to play, I would love to have him in this dressing room. I would love…
Former India hockey player Sardar Singh NEW DELHI: Sardar Singh, B Sumeeth Reddy, Om Prakash Singh Karhana and Sunith Singh have failed to make the final list of validly nominated candidates ahead of November 9 elections for IOA’s Sportspersons of Outstanding merit (SOM).New Delhi: Four candidates have not made the cut for the Indian Olympic…
J&K health minister Sakina Itoo writes to LG Manoj Sinha, flagging civilian inconvenience due to highway closures during Army convoy movement Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has directed universities across the Union Territory to roll out the ‘Design Your Degree’ programme within six months, calling for a result-oriented transformation of the higher education…
The makers of the upcoming Telugu family entertainer ‘January 12 Vidudala’ have started a new schedule in Kazakhstan, where lead actors Venkatesh and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram will shoot a big action sequence and a special song. Directed by Anil Ravipudi, the film is set to release in theatres on January 12, 2027, during the Sankranthi…