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New Delhi: India’s energy investment is likely to reach a record $170 billion in 2026, driven by a push towards renewable energy capacity addition, strengthening of transmission and distribution networks, and deployment of storage systems to support the grid and reduce curtailment, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report.The power sector accounts…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shahid Afridi NEW DELHI: The cricket world is still struggling to come to terms with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s astonishing IPL 2026 Eliminator knock, and now former Pakistan batting great Mohammad Yousuf has joined the growing list of admirers with a comparison that instantly grabbed attention.Less than 24 hours after the 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals…
Pat Cummins (R) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: For nearly half of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad looked far from a championship contender. They won just one of their first four league matches and appeared headed for another inconsistent campaign.But what followed was one of the most remarkable turnarounds of the season.SRH transformed into…
In a remote stretch of Ethiopia’s Afar Rift, something quietly unsettling has begun to emerge from the ground. Fragments of bone, scattered within ancient sediments, are being studied for what they might represent rather than what they obviously are. Among them are remains attributed to early Homo sapiens, dated to around 100,000 years ago, and…
British Council opens Reading Challenge 2026 registrations for young readers in Delhi NEW DELHI: British Council has announced the launch of Reading Challenge 2026, a four-week reading programme for children aged between 5 and 12 years at the British Council Library in Delhi. The initiative will run from June 1 to June 28 and is…
Filmmaker Karan Johar has left social media users surprised after netizens noticed a major change in his Instagram following list. The director-producer, who enjoys a massive following of over 17 million on the platform, appears to have unfollowed several Bollywood celebrities, including some of his closest friends and long-time collaborators.As of Thursday evening, Karan Johar’s…
In the hills of Himachal Pradesh, wine takes on a very different meaning. Rather than vineyards filled with classic wine grapes, districts like Solan, Shimla, Mandi and Palampur have built a quieter wine culture around apples, plums, peaches, apricots and cherries. The cooler Himalayan climate and orchard economy have helped create what is now one…
LUCKNOW: A 35-year-old property dealer was killed in broad daylight in a busy marketplace of the city on Wedndesday. A 50-second CCTV clip has captured the murder, purportedly showing two bikeborne assailants firing repeatedly at close range and continuing to shoot even after the victim, Sandeep Singh , collapsed.The victim ran an office under the…
THANE: Tension flared in Mira Road area near Mumbai on Tuesday after clashes broke out near the Poonam Cluster Society over the presence of goats inside the residential premises ahead of Bakrid celebrations.As per reports, some residents objected to goats being kept within the housing complex in Thane for ritual sacrifice during Eid Al-Adha, triggering…
Vietnamese President and General Secretary To Lam is reinforcing ties with Asean countries with threefold aim: to solidify regional stability and centrality of Asean; to strengthen Vietnam’s export-driven economy through deeper regional supply chain integration and sustained economic development; and to enhance Vietnam’s manufacturing capabilities through mutually beneficial partnerships with regional countries. It is with…
