NEW DELHI: With the summer monsoon gradually advancing into other states after making onset over Kerala on June 4, IMD Friday said forecasts indicated “further strengthening” of El Niño conditions during the season, which call for immediate action on the ground as kharif sowing is underway.“El Niño conditions are present over equatorial Pacific Ocean and…
NEW DELHI: Rain and thunderstorms could steal the spotlight when India take on Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.While Shubman Gill’s India will begin their preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup after a crushing innings-and-300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in…
Beneath forests, grasslands and even the soil in our gardens lies an extraordinary hidden world that most people never see. Scientists have now mapped a vast underground network of microscopic fungi stretching an estimated 110 quadrillion kilometres across Earth’s topsoil, a distance so immense that it could reach the Sun nearly a billion times. The…
Gene Shalit, a renowned movie critic known for his long run on The Today Show, has passed away at the age of 100. His family confirmed the news of his demise on Friday. Gene Shalit passes away at 100 Before retiring in 2010, Gene Shalit spent nearly 4 decades on Today. His family, while speaking…
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has said he can vouch for DMK that it will stand with the opposition to defend the “idea of India”, in a rare remark about the ally that Congress junked in Tamil Nadu after the recent state elections.He briefly referred to DMK at the…
Khuliso Mudau and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Football fans at the jam-packed Mexico City stadium were left in splits during the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The moment had little to do with the three red cards that dominated the Mexico vs South Africa clash.Instead, it was the bewildered expressions of South…
President Donald Trump holds up USA after drawing from a pot of balls during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP) When the United States begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Paraguay in Los Angeles, one head…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari attended the grand premiere of the film ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’ and lauded the movie for its realistic portrayal of the bravery displayed by nurses at Mumbai’s Cama Hospital during the 26/11 terror attacks.Speaking at the event here, Gadkari said the film brings back memories of the tragic attacks and highlights the…
NEW DELHI: Amid a growing shift by industrial and commercial consumers to retail fuel stations to take advantage of lower prices, govt has empowered itself to temporarily restrict bulk purchases of petrol and diesel from pumps during periods of supply stress to prevent shortages, hoarding and diversion of supplies meant for ordinary consumers.The petroleum ministry…
‘Double Occupancy’, starring Santhosh and Reshma Venkatesh, hit theatres on June 12 and has quickly become a talking point among moviegoers. Soon after the first shows, netizens have taken to Twitter to share their first reactions. FB FB FB Some viewers feel the film falls short Among the early reactions, some viewers felt that the…