The Asian Development Bank on Sunday rolled out an ambitious $70 billion regional investment roadmap to strengthen electricity links and digital infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific by 2035, in a push to improve resilience, reduce costs and widen access, PTI reported.The package combines two large programmes –a $50 billion Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative and…
F-35 fighter jets (Image: lockheedmartin website) Israel’s defence ministry on Sunday said that it has given final approval to purchase two new combat squadrons of advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars aimed at strengthening the country’s long-term military capability and air superiority.The deal includes…
Photo credit: X/@CAC_CPRO NEW DELHI: An IAF Mi 17 V5 of Central Air Command (CAC) was deployed to rescue two stranded children, who were stuck on top of a water tank in Sidharth Nagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This came as five children climbed a water tank to record a social media reel and the…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders included Manish Pandey in the playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 game on Sunday, making him only the third player after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to feature in at least one match in all 19 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The 36-year-old replaced Ramandeep Singh…
Japanese researchers discovered cats’ ability to land on their feet is due to their flexible thoracic spine and rigid lumbar spine. This allows them to twist sequentially mid-air, with the front rotating first, followed by the rear, conserving angular momentum and preventing uncontrolled spinning during falls. We have all seen cats jump and climb from…
Air India’s board will meet on May 7 to review cost-saving measures, discuss CEO succession plans and consider the airline’s FY26 financials as mounting losses and the Middle East conflict intensify pressure on the Tata Group-owned carrier, PTI reported.Sources told news agency PTI that the board, chaired by Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, is scheduled…
Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo/ Agencies) NEW DELHI: Whether the BJP-led NDA secures a third consecutive term in Assam will be known when votes cast in the April 9 assembly polls are counted on Monday.Ahead of the polls, the “infiltrator” narrative emerged as one of the BJP’s central electoral planks, with the party campaigning aggressively on…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev Former Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev chose not to weigh in on the growing hype surrounding teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying others who follow the game more closely are “better” placed to judge the youngster’s performances.Sooryavanshi, just 15 years old, has become one of the biggest stories of IPL 2026 with…
It is tempting to search for a winner. But nutrition rarely works that way. Both red and green apples offer fibre, vitamin C, and plant compounds that support long-term health. The differences are real, but not extreme. A well-known line often credited to nutrition experts sums it up neatly: “Variety is the real superfood.” So…
NEW DELHI: For decades, politics in Tamil Nadu has revolved around two Dravidian giants — DMK and AIADMK.Election after election, new entrants have tried to break this duopoly, but most have struggled to make a lasting impact.In the 2026 assembly elections, the bipolar contest was disrupted by a high-profile cinematic entry, as actor-turned-politician Vijay Thalapathy…