NEW DELHI: The Centre reportedly plans to increase the Lok Sabha seats to a maximum of 850 seats to operationalise 33 per cent reservation for women before the 2029 parliamentary elections. According to the draft Constitution amendment bill, the proposal of which is set to be introduced during a special sitting of Parliament beginning April…
Praful Hinge (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge, after dismantling Rajasthan Royals, recreated a Mohammed Siraj-style video following SRH’s win. Making his debut for SRH on Monday, Hinge broke RR’s backbone with a three-wicket burst in the very first over of the innings and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad cruise to a 57-run…
Scott Bessent said the executive order to make banks collect citizenship information is in the works. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the proposed executive order that would make it mandatory for banks to collect citizenship information is in the process. “It’s in process. And I don’t think it’s unreasonable, because: Why don’t we have…
BENGALURU: When the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) wrapped up its high-altitude human behaviour simulation near Leh on April 9, much of the focus was on what it could reveal about crew psychology. Less visible was the role played by a Bengaluru-based firm that enabled the exercise on…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt were arrested by the Rajasthan Police in Mumbai on December 7, 2025, in connection with a Rs 30 crore cheating case, before being granted bail in February 2026. Months later, Vikram shared a deeply personal account of his time in custody, recalling a frightening health scare during…
SRINAGAR: Zoji La tunnel, an upcoming strategic corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, is nearing a defining moment, with engineers inching towards a “breakthrough” final blast expected around May 30.Work is progressing at about four meters per day from both ends — Sonamarg (Baltal) in Kashmir and Minamarg in Ladakh —…
PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi trolled for ‘long queues at petrol pumps in India’ remark NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has come under heavy criticism online after making claims about fuel shortages in India while Pakistan itself deals with a worsening energy crisis. His remarks came at a time when PSL 2026…
An Indian man has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman seated next to him on a flight to Australia.52-year-old Sudhir Kumar Chahuan is accused of attacking a female passenger during a Scoot Airlines flight travelling from Singapore to Perth on Monday, according to the Australian Federal Police. The incident reportedly took place mid-flight,…
Akshay Kumar, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming horror-comedy ‘Bhoot Bangla’. He is teaming up with Priyadarshan again after 14 years and fans are waiting for the film. While he’s currently promoting the film, he recently opened up about a deeply emotional incident from his early childhood, one that his family…
Candidates who became eligible after the qualifying cutoff of NEET PG 2025 was lowered took seats worth almost Rs 2,000 crore in 48 medical colleges that are deemed universities. This is an indication of just how important lowering of cutoff was for these private colleges.The government slashed the cutoff just before the third round of…