The Kerala High Court on Thursday disqualified prominent Hindu community leader Vellappally Natesan and his son Thushar Vellappally as directors of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam). A Bench of Justice T R Ravi issued the order after hearing a batch of petitions challenging the continuation of the Natesan family at the helm…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah (ANI Photo) Ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final between the India national cricket team and the New Zealand national cricket team, former Australia captain Michael Clarke has showered praise on star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, describing him as the most crucial bowler in world cricket at the moment….
Russia on Friday said it would not disclose details of Russia’s crude oil exports to India, citing security and geopolitical concerns amid heightened tensions in global energy markets, reported PTI.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would keep the figures confidential and would not release quantitative information about oil shipments to India.“No, of course, we’re not…
The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has cautioned Europe against returning to Russian gas supplies, warning that doing so would be both economically and politically misguided despite the current turmoil in global energy markets, according to a Reuters report.IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the ongoing Middle East crisis has prompted fresh debate…
4 min readPatialaFeb 23, 2026 09:00 AM IST First published on: Feb 23, 2026 at 09:00 AM IST Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s expanding political outreach in neighbouring Punjab has triggered a predictable but sharp pushback from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), signalling that his cross-state engagements are beginning to register in the…
(As Tamil Nadu gears up for the Assembly polls, every week, Arun Janardhanan decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) In 1963, when the Congress was losing its organisational vitality, K Kamaraj, then the party’s national president, proposed what came to be known as the Kamaraj Plan. The idea was…
All India Union Bank Employees Association has raised a critical issue of rejection of compassionate appointments by Union Bank of India. Bank has a board approved Scheme for extending Compassionate Appointment to family of the deceased employees dying in harness in the services of the bank. The scheme is in line with the Central Govt…
MUMBAI: The rupee hit a record low of 92.36 against the dollar on Thursday after attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz pushed up crude prices, though the currency recovered to close at 92.19, down 15 paise from the previous session. It ended the session down 0.16%.Brent crude futures rose to a peak…
For any future human survival on Mars, scientists have identified several primary sites. One of the vital sites is the world’s largest uninhabited island, namely Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada. NASA uses this icy island to study Mars, primarily because it’s barren and its freezing, polar desert conditions allow researchers to test next-generation rovers. By…
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was full of admiration for Jasprit Bumrah following the Indian pacer’s sensational performance in the final of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against New Zealand national cricket team in Ahmedabad last Sunday.Bumrah delivered a historic spell, returning figures of 4 for 15 in the title clash. In doing…