The BCCI selectors on Sunday announced the ODI and T20I squads for the ongoing South Africa series with KL Rahul set to lead India in the 50-over format after the injury to regular skipper Shubman Gill in the Kolkata Test last week. Stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retained their place in the squad after...

In a chilling incident, four members of a family were found murdered in Jharkhand’s Dumka early on Sunday morning. The bodies of a couple and their two young children were discovered in and around their home, triggering panic across the area and a massive police response. According to initial findings, 24-year-old Aarti Kumari and her...

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have moved into the top 5 richest people in the world, after a massive reshuffle in the global wealth rankings, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List. The rapid increase in their wealth has been directly attributed to the successful launch of Google Gemini 3 AI model. Essentially, Larry...

Stone idol of Bengal’s Pala dynasty Vinayagar, worshipped as Gangaikonda Vinayagar, at Nageswaran temple in Kumbakonam | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam On the left side of the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum of the Nageswaran Temple in Kumbakonam of Thanjavur district stands an unusual statue of Pillaiyar (Lord Vinayagar), adorned with a serpent worn...

Mumbai’s Navy Marathon on Sunday triggered a large-scale overhaul of traffic and public transport in South Mumbai, with more than 30 BEST bus routes either cancelled, curtailed, or diverted, and at least nine major roads fully closed through the morning. The extensive restrictions were enforced to secure the marathon route and manage crowd movement, affecting...

This special report focuses on the made-in-India AK-203 assault rifle, presented as a key symbol of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The bulletin highlights the distinct sound of the weapon, from its cocking mechanism to its firing, describing it as the new signature sound for Indian forces on the battlefield. The report states, ‘This is the...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared highlights of his ongoing visit to Johannesburg for the G20 Summit, describing his discussions and engagements with global leaders as “productive”.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “Yesterday’s proceedings at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg were fruitful. I took part in two sessions and shared...

MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas | Photo Credit: File Photo Minister for MSME Kondapalli Srinivas on Saturday alleged that YSRCP leaders were misleading the public on Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) issues, while ‘ignoring that the previous Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government had not taken any concrete steps to stop the privatisation of the plant’. Addressing the...

Ramsinh Rajput was barely able to harvest his castor, jowar and bajra as unseasonal rains destroyed most of the standing crop. And now with a good part of his 50 bighas of farmland in Vav taluka in north Gujarat remaining waterlogged, he has to delay the sowing of the Rabi crop – he is planning...

As Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category for the ninth consecutive day, the Delhi government issued an advisory for private offices to implement 50% work from home. This precautionary measure falls under Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) and follows a directive from the Commission for Air Quality Management...