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Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil passes away

Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil, known for his work on the conservation of Western Ghats, has passed away in Pune after a brief illness, family sources said on Thursday. IMAGE: Gadgil played a......

Ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar admitted to AIIMS after fainting twice

Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Monday after he fell unconscious twice on January 10, officials said.......

Why NEET-PG Cut-off Percentiles Have Been Revised

"The revision of the NEET-PG cut-off percentile aims to ensure optimal utilisation of available seats, which is vital for expanding India's pool of trained medical specialists," says a source.......

After 54 Years Humans Head To The Moon

For the first time, there will be an Indian connection to a crewed Moon mission. IMAGE: The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, rolls toward launch complex 39B as preprations......

Punjab: Couple kills friend, cuts body into six pieces and stuffs in drum

Fresh details have surfaced in the brutal murder of a 35-year-old man, whose dismembered body was recovered from an abandoned plot near Jalandhar Bypass on Thursday. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Which Country Produces The Most Milk?

Milk is produced in abundance in India, the United States, Russia and a few other countries which drove global cow milk production this year and in previous years. India's massive 211.7 million......

Foreign investors withdrew record Rs 1.6 lakh cr from Indian equities in 2025

Foreign investors fled Indian equities in 2025 at a scale never seen before, pulling out a record Rs 1.6 lakh crore ($18 billion) as volatile currency movements, global trade tensions, especially......

'India Lags Behind In Innovation Leadership'

'We frequently discuss AI, but we're waiting for other countries to develop solutions rather than creating intellectual property ourselves.''We haven't yet produced comprehensive AI solutions......

Air, Water Purifiers: GST Council May Weigh 5% Levy

Kindly note that this illustration generated using Copilot has only been posted for representational purposes. The GST Council at its next meeting may consider a reduction in taxes on air and......

What's in store for realty sector in 2026? A mixed bag

After three post-pandemic years of an upcycle, it was a mixed bag for the realty sector in 2025, with sales volumes in the residential real estate moderating across top cities, and commercial real......

'Cinema Has A Limited Imagination Of Delhi'

'A majority of filmmakers cannot truly understand the city because they don't live here.' IMAGE: Filmmaker Anusha Rizvi with lead actor Kritika Kamra on the sets of The Great Shamsuddin Family.......

New cycling event fuels India's 2036 Olympic medal hopes

'We need more events, more exposure for our riders. Olympic medals will follow.' IMAGE: Naveen John, the first Indian to join a professional cycling team, believes the timing of Pune Grand Tour is......

'I want Olympic gold': Nikhat Zareen eyes LA 2028

'I knew it from the start that my life won't be easy. There will be ups and downs in life. So I don't expect I will be handed things on a platter' 'If I decide that I want to become a world......

National Sports Governance Act Rolled Out

Sports Governance Act: Tier System for Athletes, Convicted Ineligible. IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The ministry mandates at least four Sportspersons of Merit, two of them......

A long-awaited homecoming for USA's Netravalkar at Wankhede

'It's like a second innings, that cricket gave me that chance and brought me back to Mumbai. So, in that sense, it's nostalgic and emotional, but it's not playing on my mind per se.' IMAGE: It......

Aus Open: Sabalenka cruises; Fery stuns 20th seed Cobolli

Images from Day 1 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Sabalenka overcomes slow start to advance IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka in action during her first round match against France's......