NEW DELHI: Govt is staring at a major shortage of bitumen due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, which is set to impact construction and maintenance of tar roads. While the price of VG-40, the most commonly used grade of bitumen, has almost doubled since the conflict began, its availability has plummeted compared to the…
MS Dhoni with Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The future of MS Dhoni in the IPL remains one of cricket’s biggest talking points, and Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Eric Simons has now made it clear that only the legendary former captain himself will decide whether he returns next season.Speaking…
Khloe Kardashian and Michael B. Jordan unexpectedly find themselves at the centre of dating rumours this week after a fake photo purporting to show them at dinner together spreads across social media. A parody account on X shares the viral post, claiming the pair has been “spotted having dinner together” and hinting that the two…
Cockroach Janta Party (Image/website) NEW DELHI: The rapid rise of satirical digital platform ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP) on social media has left the parents of its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, worried that their son could land in legal trouble or even face arrest over his political satire content.Dipke, a student at Boston University and a former…
New Delhi, May 21 The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has placed the proposed amendments to India’s anti-doping legal framework in the public domain for consultation. (photo/ IANS) New Delhi: The Indian govt has proposed stringent penal provisions under amendments to the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022, including jail terms ranging from five to 10…
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested a murder-convicted actor on Wednesday who had been absconding after he jumped parole 12 years ago, police said on Thursday.According to the ANI report, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch police inspector PM Dhakhra stated the actor’s name is Hemant alias Nagindas Parshottamdas Modi Vaishnav, and he is 53 years old. He…
Image credit: PTI and X/@CJP_2029 NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in support of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), questioning the withholding of its X account and calling it “disastrous and deeply unwise.”“I’m incredibly intrigued by the rise of #CockroachJantaParty, which has already reached more than 15 million (now over 19 million)…
RCB’s Virat Kohli (Image: X) Royal Challengers Bengaluru stalwart Virat Kohli is chasing yet another major milestone in IPL 2026 as RCB prepare to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final league-stage match before the playoffs. The star batter is now on the verge of setting a new benchmark surpassing a historic record held by…
The most technologically developed countries in the world are ranked based on their degree of digitalisation, access to the internet, mobile phone usage, investment in research and development, and the overall technological competitiveness of the state. Among the top countries to be considered for the year 2026 are those with higher degrees of incorporation of…
A simple kitchen waste item that most people usually throw away has unexpectedly found its way into global science conversations. Orange peels, something so ordinary, have been turned into a material that might help farms address one of their biggest modern problems: water shortages. As reported by the BBC, the idea reportedly came from a…