There is a question I keep returning to as someone young in politics: what is power actually for? In April 1950, a forty-eight-year-old minister in independent India’s first Cabinet answered it in the hardest way a person can. He resigned. No scandal had cornered him. No party had pushed him out. He had simply decided…
Image: University of Würzburg Getting stuck in sand has ended dreams of exploration before. On Mars, where loose dunes, soft soil and rocky terrain stretch for thousands of kilometres, a trapped rover can mean the loss of years of scientific work and millions in investment. Now, researchers in Germany have turned to an unlikely source…
Pune: The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has declared the results for the second attempt of MHT-CET 2026 for physics, chemistry and mathematics (PCM) group, conducted for admissions to engineering, pharmacy and agriculture courses.Twelve students, including two girls, secured a perfect 100 percentile. Ten were from Maharashtra and two from other states. The examination…
S Keerthana, State minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ambitions to become India’s pre-eminent automotive manufacturing state are steadily extending beyond Chennai. Apollo Tyres, one of the country’s largest tyre makers, is exploring the establishment of a new greenfield manufacturing facility in the State, in addition to its existing unit at…
At first sight, all the bees depicted in the picture seem absolutely alike. Their wings, stripes, eyes and even happy smiley faces are almost indistinguishable, which makes it rather hard to pick up any peculiarities. However, there’s one bee with a small difference which distinguishes it from the rest. As there are repeating patterns on…
Ankur with his father (Pic source: Instagram/Ankur Warikoo) For most, our fathers were never the ones who said “I love you” every day. They were the ones who paid school fees on time, made sure there was food on the table and carried the weight of family responsibilities without talking about it. That is the…
FIFA has issued a five-match suspension to Qatar’s Assim Madibo following a dangerous tackle that caused a severe injury to Canada’s Ismael Kone in a World Cup match. (Photo/AP) FIFA has cracked the whip on serious foul play. Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo was handed a heavy five-match suspension on Wednesday by football’s global governing body…
Rajasthan RSSB releases VDO final result 2026 for 850 Gram Vikas Adhikari posts Rajasthan RSSB VDO final result 2026: The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB), Jaipur, has announced the final result for the Gram Vikas Adhikari (Village Development Officer) recruitment examination. The Rajasthan VDO Final Result 2026 was released on June 24, 2026, bringing the…
In May, several senior AIADMK leaders met TN Speaker J C D Prabhakar after three rebel AIADMK MLAs submitted their resignations following support to the TVK govt. The leaders alleged “horse-trading” by TVK Srimathi VenkatachariT he idiom ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ began in 1967 when Haryana MLA Gaya Lal changed parties three times in a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: All eyes will be on 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi when India take on Ireland in the first T20I of the two-match series in Belfast on Friday.The teenage batting sensation has become one of the biggest talking points in world cricket, with fans eagerly waiting to see if he will make…
