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Bajaj Auto has quietly launched the 2026 Avenger Street 220 in India. The updated cruiser motorcycle has now been listed on the company’s official website with a price tag of Rs 1.30 lakh, ex-showroom. Recently, Bajaj had also discontinued the smaller Avenger Street 160 from the Indian market. This means the Avenger lineup now consists…
SC did well to liberate voluntary adult sex workers. They’re neither victim nor offender In an excellent judgment, Supreme Court has centred on ‘individual agency’ to decide on a framework for rescue & rehab of adult sex workers. It raised the key question the law skipped: why rescue adult women who are sex workers voluntarily,…
The UK government has revoked travel authorisations for pro-Palestinian figures Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, preventing them from entering the country ahead of scheduled speaking engagements in London.The pair had been due to participate in the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in London and speak at the Oxford Union this week.In a statement to CNN,…
NEW DELHI: In another big step towards inking the Rafale deal, India has issued the Letter of Request (LoR) to France to finalise the mega defence agreement worth around Rs 3.25 lakh crore for 114 Rafale fighter jets for the IAF.“The Letter of Request was issued last week by the acquisition wing of the defence…
NEW DELHI: India is learning to live with a hotter future. From Delhi to Mumbai, temperatures are regularly crossing 45 degrees Celsius, heatwaves are lasting longer and cities are becoming giant heat traps due to rapid urbanisation and the growing urban heat island effect. But if there is one thing Indians are famous for, it…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) In a major development amid the controversy surrounding the alleged NEET-UG entrance exam paper leak, the Union Ministry of Education has officially initiated strict administrative action. New Delhi: In a major development amid the controversy surrounding the alleged NEET-UG entrance exam paper leak, the Union Ministry of Education has officially…
Chess prodigy Wesley So prioritizes the Olympiad over the Global Chess League, citing a desire to dedicate himself fully to team events. (photo/ Agency) OSLO: Wesley So’s heart is in the right place. Partly because he is nurtured by Lotis Key, his adoptive mother. The elite GM has chosen the Olympiad over FIDE-approved franchise-based Global…
The problem of how life evolved on Earth has intrigued the minds of many great scientists for centuries. Now, according to an exciting study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists from Harvard University may be a step closer to figuring out how life on Earth was formed. Using their…
UKPSC PCS final result 2026 The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has declared the final result of the Uttarakhand Combined State Civil/Upper Subordinate Services Examination (PCS) 2024. Candidates who appeared for the recruitment process can now check and download the final merit list from the official UKPSC website.According to the commission, the final selection list…
As theatres prepare for a fresh wave of releases following the conclusion of IPL 2026, one of the biggest Hindi films arriving this week is David Dhawan‘s comedy entertainer ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Starring Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde, the film has already generated significant curiosity among moviegoers. Before its release,…
