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Meagre stock has also pushed up sugar prices—earlier this week. MUMBAI: Ahead of the festival of Raksha Bandhan, when demand for sugar tends to surge in Indian kitchens, consumers are in a bind. Major online grocery platforms and offline retail chains are limiting the number of sugar packs customers can buy, to manage supplies of…
India’s Arshdeep Singh attends a training session ahead of the second one day international cricket match between India and Afghanistan in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup) BENGALURU: Pacer Arshdeep Singh’s last red-ball appearance before the ongoing 2026-27 domestic season-opener came in the Duleep Trophy last season.The Punjab pacer, primarily a white-ball specialist,…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja‘s no-ball problem has become increasingly difficult to ignore, with the India spinner’s latest overstepping taking his tally to a staggering 88 in Tests since 2021.Jadeja bowled three no-balls in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka and added another in the second innings. His…
9 years of ‘Arjun Reddy’_ Shalini Pandey remembers her first movie; says, ‘This was the beginning. August 25 marked nine years since ‘Arjun Reddy‘ was released in theatres. The Telugu romantic drama marked Shalini Pandey‘s entry into movies. She played Preethi in the film alongside Vijay Deverakonda. The film turned out to be a superhit….
Pooja Pal’s journey- from studying under a kerosene lamp to earning national recognition for innovation For Pooja Pal, innovation did not begin in a laboratory or with expensive equipment. It began with a problem she could see every day. Growing up in a small village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, Pooja noticed children coughing because…
India’s elderly population stood at about 153 million in 2020 and is projected to more than double to 347 million by 2050, nearly one in five Indians. For majority of them, the most important choices on how and where they will spend their later years will be made in the back of a car following…
The transit of the Moon in Aquarius on August 27-28, 2026, prompts deep reflection. Individuals with birth numbers four, seven, eight, and nine may start to reconsider their life directions. Financial priorities and career obligations may undergo a thorough reassessment, leading to potential shifts in personal ambitions and relationships as a desire for greater independence…
Ashka Shah (Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, NY) A 17-year-old student from New York has developed a targeted method to stop cancer cells from growing, earning national recognition for tackling one of the biggest challenges in cancer research. Ashka Shah, a senior at Jericho High School on Long Island, developed a method that blocks the…
On the import side, there is some pressure due to higher prices of oil and fertiliser. (File photo) NEW DELHI: India’s goods exports hit the $200-billion mark during the financial year up to Aug 21 on the back of a sustained over 15% rise in shipments from the country, raising expectations within govt that this…
Flash floods in Nepal have triggered alerts in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar NEW DELHI: In view of the flash flood situation in Nepal, Union home minister Amit Shah Wednesday spoke with CMs of Bihar and UP and assured all help to border districts, including deployment of additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams. The administrations…
