SRH’s Abhishek Sharma, left, interacts with teammate Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to field in a high-stakes clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, with both sides looking to bounce back after recent defeats in IPL 2026.This contest brings together two of the most explosive batting units in the league. Punjab…
‘Karuppu’ finally reached theatres on May 15 after facing major release delays and cancelled morning shows a day earlier. The much-awaited action drama starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan was originally scheduled to release on May 14 with special early morning screenings. However, money and distribution problems delayed the release, disappointing many fans who had bought…
US President Donald Trump has reportedly given Iran a limited window of “three to five days” to come up with a unified proposal for negotiations, with American officials indicating the current ceasefire extension will not continue indefinitely, according to an Axios report citing three US officials.The report said Trump’s move amounts to a short deadline…
Bengaluru: Heavy rain and winds in and around the city have time and again exposed a critical gap in its preparedness — the absence of a Doppler weather radar. The record rain on April 29, which intensified within minutes and left several areas flooded, once again highlighted how the lack of a real-time, hyperlocal forecasting…
India and New Zealand are set to sign their long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Monday at Bharat Mandapam, in the presence of Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s minister for trade and investment Todd McClay. The agreement, finalised in December 2025 after negotiations that began in March the same year,…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday intensified his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing the Centre of failing students across multiple age groups amid the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, CBSE evaluation concerns and the rollout of a new language policy in schools.In…
NEW DELHI: The proposed nationwide bandh called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20 over e-pharmacy regulations appeared to lose momentum on Monday after several state-level retail pharmacy associations decided to stay away following assurances from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) that their concerns are under active…
MUMBAI: While the majority of forecasters and market participants expect Reserve Bank of India‘s Monetary Policy Committee meeting to vote for a status quo on interest rates, the forthcoming MPC statement on June 5 will be observed minutely.With disruptions owing to the West Asia conflict now approaching 100 days, this is no longer a short-term…
On a late-summer flight over northern Alaska’s Brooks Range, stretches of river that should look like glass suddenly appear stained the colour of iron oxide. From above, they resemble rust spreading through a cracked engine block. On the ground, the change is even more unsettling: clear tributaries turning opaque orange within a few bends, with…
State data shows shortages of up to a staggering 64% of some key nutrients while the Union govt insists stocks are adequate Bengaluru: A sharp divergence has emerged between the state govt’s assessment of fertiliser availability and the Centre’s claims ahead of the kharif season, with state data indicating shortages of up to a staggering…
