Japan’s iconic Shinkansen, or bullet trains, are celebrated for their speed, punctuality and engineering brilliance. Yet for many travellers, the culinary experience is just as memorable as the journey itself. The star attraction is the ekiben, short for eki bento or station lunchbox, a long-standing Japanese railway tradition. According to the official Japan National Tourism…
NEW DELHI Former India opener Abhinav Mukund has picked his 15-man India squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, making some interesting selection choices.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, has backed veteran opener Rohit Sharma despite recent speculation over his ODI future. However, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to…
What Trump told donors at private meeting in White House US President Donald Trump told donors at a private meeting that “we need to elect JD,” weighing in on Vice President JD Vance as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate for the 2028 election, according to The Washington Post.The remarks were reportedly made during a meeting…
Calgary police released photos of 15 men charged in extortion-related incidents in the city. Sixteen men, including individuals of Indian origin, have been charged in a Canadian investigation into an extortion racket targeting the South Asian community in Calgary, but only one of the accused remains behind bars while the rest have been granted bail.The…
Tata Motors is all set to debut the Sierra in an all-electric avatar. The Sierra EV is scheduled to launch in India on June 30 and will join Tata’s growing EV portfolio as a premium midsize electric SUV. Ahead of its debut, the company has released a fresh teaser confirming one of the model’s biggest…
NEET-UG 2026: Fresh OMR Mismatch Allegations Surface as NTA Warns Against AI-Generated Sheets The controversy surrounding the NEET-UG 2026 examination has entered a new phase, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) warning of legal action against candidates submitting fake or AI-generated OMR sheets even as fresh complaints about alleged discrepancies continue to emerge from aspirants…
The fund will support de-addiction programmes and campaigns on the ill-effects of alcohol consumption. CHENNAI: In a major push to reform the state’s liquor retail network under TASMAC, augment revenues, and address system-wide environmental flaws, the state government on Friday introduced a bill proposing an additional ‘Environmental and Social Welfare Cess’ on the sale of…
Ahmedabad: When National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar opened applications for two new MBA programmes — one in forensic accounting and fraud investigation, the other in fintech forensics — it received over 1,000 applications for 80 seats combined. That is roughly 13 applicants for every place. For a non-technical postgraduate course, NFSU officials say…
FWICE President BN Tiwari questions Diljit Dosanjh over ‘his image’ amid ‘Satluj’ OTT removal row (Image Credits ANI and IMDb) FWICE President BN Tiwari questions Diljit Dosanjh over ‘his image’ amid ‘Satluj’ OTT removal row (Image Credits ANI and IMDb) FWICE President BN Tiwari questions Diljit Dosanjh over ‘his image’ amid ‘Satluj’ OTT removal row…
Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday pushed back against social media claims surrounding ethanol-blended fuel, saying that the government welcomes constructive criticism but not misinformation about the biofuel programme.Referring to the recent online debate, Puri said people were free to point out shortcomings in the government’s work and assured them…
