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Indian-origin teenager Shrey Parikh has achieved what millions of young spellers dream of. The 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. He defeated runner-up Ishaan Gupta in a dramatic spell-off finale. During the tie-breaker, Parikh correctly spelled 32 words in…
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors is witnessing a surge in electric vehicle demand as rising fuel prices and inflation concerns push more consumers towards lower running-cost mobility options, particularly in the affordable passenger vehicle segment.“There is a sharp jump in just two months; it is about 2 to 2.5 times what it used to be for…
Swami Avimukteshwaranand (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Allahabad high court’s order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in a POCSO case over allegations of sexually assaulting a minor.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed the appeal filed by complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari challenging the lower court’s…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday issued notices to the Union government and social media platform X on a petition filed by Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, challenging the blocking of the party’s X account.The petition was filed after the CJP’s X handle that had turned into a viral online phenomenon was…
Kerala LoP Pinarayi Vijayan NEW DELHI: Kerala leader of opposition and former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday lashed out at the Centre and the BJP amid the ongoing controversy over the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram‘ in the Kerala Assembly. He alleged that singing the full version of the national song was ‘part of the…
Gold ended the session higher as easing US Treasury yields and renewed hopes of a potential US-Iran agreement supported bullion, although the market remained highly volatile amid fresh military escalations in the Middle East. Earlier in the session, gold was under pressure after renewed clashes between Washington and Tehran reignited fears of energy-driven inflation. Iran’s…
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) Amid his historic, record-shattering IPL 2026 campaign, 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is being strongly tipped for a maiden call-up to the Indian national team.The Rajasthan Royals prodigy enjoyed a phenomenal season, dominating bowlers across the tournament. Sooryavanshi finished league stage of IPL 2026 with 680 runs in…
CBSE Class 12th revaluation result 2026 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will open the application window for CBSE Class 12 re-evaluation and verification of answer sheets today, May 29, 2026. Students who have already obtained scanned copies of their answer sheets can now move ahead with the next stage of the process through…
Bollywood actor Madhavan has revealed that the secret to his grandparents’ remarkably long lives was not expensive supplements or complex fitness routines; it was simple, home-cooked Indian food. With both grandparents living into their early nineties, Madhavan’s account of their daily diet has sparked a wider conversation about traditional eating habits, the role of carbohydrates,…
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is perhaps India’s most iconic colonial railway building. Built between 1878 and 1888 as Victoria Terminus, it was designed by British architect Frederick William Stevens as the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. At the height of colonial Bombay’s rise as a trading powerhouse, the British used the station…
