Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan with young innovators and entrepreneurs at IIT Madras in Chennai on Sunday CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu can’t expect the Centre to relent on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan funding while stubbornly refusing to accept the National Education Policy (NEP), Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday while accusing the DMK govt of…
Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan, left, drinks water during the Asia Cup match against India. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has launched a scathing attack on Salman Ali Agha’s team’s “timid” approach as they suffered another defeat against an unstoppable-looking India.“This match wasn’t enjoyable,” Latif told TimesofIndia.com after Pakistan’s six-wicket loss in…
Afghanistan rejects Trump’s Bagram demand, says independence non-negotiable Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s call to hand over control of the strategic Bagram Air Base, condemning Washington’s demand in strong words. Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, in an interview with Tolo News, said “not even one metre of Afghan land…
NEW DELHI: Federal auditor CAG, in a first of its kind report on state finances – a decadal study on economic performance of states – has found that 16 states are revenue surplus. Surprisingly, leading them is Uttar Pradesh – once clubbed as a prominent member of Bimaru states – with Rs 37,000 crore surplus…
Expressing concern over the appreciable jump in states’ debt highlighted by CAG, Congress said the public debt of states has trebled in the last decade, rising from Rs 17.5 lakh crore in 2013 to Rs 59.6 lakh crore in 2022. It said states are victims of “coercive federalism” being followed by the Modi government which…
NEW DELHI: A new UN report, “Gender Snapshot 2025”, has cautioned that emerging data shows nearly 28% of jobs for women globally are at risk from artificial intelligence compared to 21% of men’s jobs. Noting the digital future could also be a great equaliser, it calls for urgent measures to bridge the “gender digital divide”.The…
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The India–Pakistan Asia Cup clash in Dubai was already tense, with on-field confrontations and the continuing no-handshake row, but what happened on Pakistani television during the match has left fans stunned. A clip from a talk show has gone viral where the presenter openly asked a…
Singer Zubeen Garg‘s sudden demise sent shock waves to the industry and his fans. He passed away in a scuba diving accident in Singapore. As fans gathered to get his last glimpse, many celebs reacted to his untimely death and appreciated him as an artist. Music composer Anu Malik was left stunned after hearing about…
Morning alarms are seen as lifesavers, after all, they make sure school, work, or travel schedules aren’t missed. But neurologists now warn that this seemingly harmless routine could be stressing the brain and even the heart. Dr Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based neurologist, recently explained that waking up with an alarm clock may be linked to…
On Sunday, Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma set the stage alight with a blazing 105-run partnership. The opening stand provided a sucker punch to Pakistan, who succumbed to back-to-back losses in the ongoing Asia Cup.Chasing 172, India flew out of the blocks as Abhishek Sharma (74 off 39) launched the first ball for six, with…
