A viral social media video claiming that E20 petrol attracts ants has prompted Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to issue an official clarification. The video, which has been widely shared online, shows a cluster of ants gathered around a car’s fuel filler cap and suggests that the presence of ethanol-blended fuel in the tank is…
Bengaluru: BDA is set to plant 15 lakh native saplings across the city on June 27 under its Green Bengaluru initiative, with an aim of creating a Guinness world record.The plantation drive, being organised on the occasion of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti, will be held at Shivaram Karanth Layout, Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout and Banashankari 6th Stage…
NEW DELHI: The Sooryavanshi household in Motipur village of Tajpur, Samastipur (Bihar), already has one cricketing sensation in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Now, another youngster from the family is beginning to attract attention – 10-year-old Ashirvad Sooryavanshi.Vaibhav’s younger brother has already offered a glimpse of what may lie ahead. In his very first match for Cricket Academy…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: ICC) Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could spark a “revival of Test cricket” if he fulfils his immense potential in the longest format, according to former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who urged fans and experts not to burden the youngster with excessive scrutiny.Fresh from a breakthrough Indian Premier League campaign, the…
The decline was led majorly by IT sector stocks crashing. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, snapped their five day winning streak to tank in trade on Friday. The decline was led majorly by IT sector stocks crashing. Weak global sentiment, aggressive selling in technology stocks and other market…
Kia India has announced that it will increase prices across its entire model portfolio from July 1, 2026. The carmaker said the revision will be up to 2 per cent and has been necessitated by rising input costs and higher operational expenses.The upcoming hike will apply to all Kia models sold in India, including mass-market…
Bengaluru: Two workers, both aged 30, are feared to have drowned while cleaning a tank at the BWSSB water treatment plant in Belagere, Varthur, Thursday evening.The workers are Brijesh, a native of Bihar, and Akhilesh, from Tamil Nadu.According to police, three workers were cleaning the tank when Brijesh and Akhilesh slipped and fell into it….
England ‘s Ben Stokes (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England Test captain Ben Stokes could be in line for a return ahead of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge despite the ongoing investigation into the nightclub controversy that forced him to miss the second Test.According to a report by British newspaper The…
Faf’s century powers TSK to 6-wicket victory (Image: X) Veteran South African batter Faf du Plessis turned back the clock with a sensational unbeaten century as the Texas Super Kings (TSK) kicked off their Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 campaign with a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Seattle Orcas at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.Chasing…
The latest sell-off has further deepened the sector’s troubles, taking the Nifty IT index’s decline for calendar year 2026 to 29%. (AI image) Indian IT stocks crashed on Friday as growing disruption fears from artificial intelligence weighed on major stocks such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCLTech. The trigger came from global…
