NEW DELHI: A day after eliminating three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in a fierce encounter, security forces on Wednesday recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. The weapons, comprising AK-series rifles, grenades, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, were found in the dense forests of Shoekal Keller, where the…
Bengaluru: High achievers from the city’s CBSE schools are eyeing medical or engineering seats as they move on to class 11.Naina Kushawaha of Delhi Public School-Whitefield has started NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) coaching with Aakash while pursuing class 11 at Sriram Global Public School.“(Choice of medical) matches my interest in biology. Plus, I feel it…
Usain Bolt and Animesh Kujur (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: “Baap re baap (Oh my gosh!)” — Animesh Kujur could barely cope with the humidity as the 2025 athletics season was still picking up pace in Chennai.Along with a host of competitors, April’s Indian Open Athletics Meet brought punishing heat and stifling humidity. For the 21-year-old…
British fashion giant Burberry announced plans to slash almost one fifth of its global workforce, laying off 1,700 employees. The move comes as a major cost saving move to revive the company’s performance.The cuts come as part of a broader shake-up under chief executive officer Joshua Schulman, who joined the company last year to reverse…
New Delhi: With the majority of the Australian contingent expected not to return for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allowed the franchises to sign temporary replacements, but those players will not be eligible for retention for the next season.“The IPL Governing Council…
Pune police have suspended an assistant inspector and four constables after a video surfaced showing gangster Gaja Marne being served mutton biryani in a police van. Marne was being transferred from Yerawada jail to Sangli jail on March 3. PUNE: City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar Tuesday evening issued orders suspending an assistant inspector and four…
NEW DELHI: Rajani, the wife of BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, expressed deep gratitude to the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after her husband was handed over to Indian authorities by the Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday. Shaw inadvertently crossed into Pakistani territory on April 23 while on operational duty in the Ferozepur sector of…
A new low-cost counter drone system ‘Bhargavastra‘, has been designed and developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), signifying a substantial leap in countering the escalating threat of drone swarms. The micro rockets used in this counter-drone system underwent rigorous testing at the Seaward Firing Range, Gopalpur, achieving all designated objectives.Three trials were conducted…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma With both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retiring from Test cricket, India’s roadmap to the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup enters a new phase. The legendary duo, who have served Indian cricket across formats for over a decade, will now focus solely on One-Day Internationals in the build-up to the…
Virat Kohli, or as the world knows him, ‘King Kohli’, announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. Saying that it feels like the end of an era doesn’t even start to describe what his fans are feeling. However, after 14 years, Virat made this professional choice after weighing everything. In his announcement post, he…
