NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar said opener Phil Salt is fit ahead of their IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 clash against Gujarat Titans in Dharamshala on Tuesday, but added that the team management is yet to decide whether he will be part of the playing XI.Salt had missed the latter part of…
Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar with President Murmu NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday presented 66 Padma awards at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026 held at the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.The awards were presented in the presence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit…
Pope Leo XIV has issued a stark warning about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, cautioning that mass job losses caused by automation could become a “social calamity” if governments and corporations fail to act responsibly. In his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (‘Magnificent Humanity’), released on Monday, the pope argued that while AI can help…
Gold prices rose in futures trade on Monday, tracking gains in global markets amid growing optimism surrounding a possible peace agreement between the United States and Iran. Retail gold rates across major Indian cities also moved higher, with 22K, 24K and 18K prices recording gains compared to the previous day.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX),…
Nearly three months after war broke out in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz emerged as the centre of a dangerous global energy crisis, the United States-Israel and Iran still appear far from sealing a final agreement despite intense diplomatic activity and repeated claims of progress from both sides.Even after US President Donald…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel would lead to a revenue loss of around Rs 1 lakh crore. She also stressed the need to give confidence to people and that “India cannot afford fear mongering.”Her remarks came as fuel prices saw a fresh round of…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the latest fuel price hikes, accusing the government of burdening consumers through repeated increases in petrol and diesel prices after the conclusion of elections.In a post on X, Rahul took a jibe at Prime Minister calling…
CUET UG 2026 exam scheduled for May 28 postponed CUET UG 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026 examination scheduled for May 28, 2026. The exam has been postponed due to the Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) holiday.According to the official notice released by NTA, the CUET UG…
Talking about the proposed Iran deal in his recent post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said that any agreement reached with Tehran under his leadership would be a “good and proper one,” unlike the nuclear deal negotiated during former President Barack Obama’s administration.“If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a…
Riyan Parag (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) MUMBAI: Soon after he captained the Rajasthan Royals to the IPL-2026 playoffs with a 30-run victory over the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a must-win game, Riyan Parag received a ‘pat on the back’ from his team’s head coach Kumar Sangakkara. “I think I’ve seen…
