NEW DELHI: The government late on Wednesday made three Director General-level appointments in Central police organisations and armed police forces, naming NIA special DG Rakesh Aggarwal, who had been serving as interim head of NIA following the premature repatriation of incumbent Sadanand Date last month, as its regular DG. Also upgraded to the post of…
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: With back-to-back T20 World Cup titles in the bag, India have emerged as a powerhouse in cricket’s shortest format. The talent waiting in the wings is also immense. In two years, the Indian cricket team will be gearing up…
AB de Villiers with Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav (Photos by PTI) MUMBAI: Out of form and without a half-century in 2025, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has received a strong vote of confidence from not only the national selectors but also former India off-spin great Harbhajan Singh.Suryakumar has managed 218 runs in 19 T20I…
Ekadashi is one of the most auspicious day in Hindu religion. The day is dedicated to worship Lord Vishnu with immense devotion and purity. Devotees observe string fast on this day and offer their sincere prayers to Lord Vishnu. Ekadashi falls twice a month during Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha. There are 24 Ekadashi observances…
United Arab Emirates’s Muhammad Zohaib plays a shot (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) NEW DELHI: The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that all-rounder Muhammad Zohaib has been sent back from the squad due to disciplinary issues but did not share more details on the matter. “Muhammad Zohaib has been sent back due to disciplinary issues….
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar NEW DELHI: The ongoing tension over the Karnataka chief minister‘s post resurfaced on Tuesday after DK Shivakumar’s brother said Rahul Gandhi had assured the deputy chief minister that a decision would be taken at an appropriate time.Former MP DK Suresh described Shivakumar as a committed party functionary and said…
OTET result 2026: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has declared the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2026 result today, February 12, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the written examination held on December 17, 2026, can now check their results on the official website bseodisha.nic.in.To view the result, candidates need to log in using…
JAMMU: PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir, who won the Budgam assembly seat vacated by Omar Abdullah in the Nov 2025 bypoll despite an intensive campaign by the CM and his Cabinet, has said his first experience in the J&K Assembly has been positive and that the House remains a powerful institution even though its powers were…
The European Union and the Mercosur on Saturday formally signed a long-awaited free trade agreement, closing more than 25 years of negotiations and creating one of the world’s largest integrated trading zones.The agreement was signed in Asunción, marking a significant geopolitical win for the EU at a time of intensifying global trade frictions, rising tariffs…
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao completes 11 years: Discrimination against women is not always violent but visible in nuances. More often, it is a routine. It has been knitted and embedded in our culture in ways that it almost appears invisible. It flamboyantly sits at the dining table, where a girl serves and eats last. It…
