As competition in India’s electric vehicle space continues to intensify, global carmakers are now focusing beyond just launching new EVs. The next big battle is shifting toward battery technology, localisation and India-specific research. In line with this, Hyundai Motor Group has announced a major expansion of its EV research network in India.The company has expanded…
Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC Photo) When Gautam Gambhir landed in Colombo with the Indian team on Tuesday, he did so carrying a contradiction that increasingly defines his tenure as India’s head coach. Few Indian cricketers have spoken more passionately about how sacred Test cricket is to them. Few modern Indian batters built their reputation…
July asks you to slow down before it lets you speed up. The month does not open with the kind of clean progress you usually enjoy. Small delays, crossed signals, and avoidable interruptions can test your patience, especially in the first few days. You may feel that simple tasks are taking too long, and that…
India’s total fertility rate (TFR), or the average number of children a woman would have, has fallen even further to 1.9 from 2.1, according to the latest sample registration system (SRS) report of 2024. Barring six states – Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, in that order – the TFR has fallen…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh will soon have a conservation society for its snow leopards. Lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved its constitution on Tuesday. The union territory houses the maximum number of snow leopards in the country.The society, Snow leopard and High-Altitude Nature (SHAN), will work under the department of environment and forests, Ladakh, and act as…
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 (ANI photo) MUMBAI: The fifth unit of the 1,000-MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu—a joint Indo-Russian project—crossed a significant milestone on Monday with the erection of reactor pressure vessel inside the reactor building for its fifth unit, according to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). Current indications…
A houseful stadium during one of the Super League Kerala at Calicut. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For decades, Kerala has been the heartbeat of Indian football. Floodlit local tournaments draw packed crowds, school grounds produce gifted footballers, and the sport is woven into the state’s cultural identity. Yet translating that passion into a sustainable professional…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Centre of failing to address concerns over the NEET paper leak controversy, demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and calling for a stronger examination system to prevent future leaks. Rahul said the Congress would continue its fight for students…
Representative Image: Afghanistan cricketers (AP Photo) MUMBAI: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has approached the BCCI with a request to move one of the three T20Is against India in Sept to Sept 14, coinciding with Ganesh Chaturthi, TOI has learnt.The series is currently scheduled to be played in New Delhi on Sept 13, 15 and…
The Higher Education Department, Odisha, has announced the Odisha CPET Result 2026 today, July 2. Candidates who appeared for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) held in May can now check the state-wise merit list for postgraduate admissions on the official website, pg.samsodisha.gov.in.The department has also said that the schedule for choice filling of Higher…
