For decades, India’s premier engineering institutions have grappled with a stubborn reality: the number of women pursuing engineering remains markedly low. The imbalance has been so chronic that the Indian Institutes of Technology were compelled to introduce supernumerary seats, additional, women-exclusive seats, from 2018 onward. The idea was simple but urgent: reverse the declining presence…
Suryakumar Yadav and Ajit Agarkar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian team squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand in January will be announced by skipper Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Saturday. India has been placed…
New Delhi: Anil Ambani of Reliance Group Monday skipped the second summons issued to him by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning at its headquarters in the national capital in connection with ongoing investigation in a case of alleged violations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).The central probe agency may issue fresh summons to Ambani asking…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: India on Friday inked an over $1 billion (Rs 8,900 crore) deal with US major General Electric (GE) for another 113 jet engines to power the much-delayed indigenous Tejas Mark-1A fighters. This may to some extent assuage the Donald Trump administration amid tariff tensions. The delivery of the 113 new GE-F404 engines to…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Thursday on weak global cues. While Nifty50 went below 26,000, BSE Sensex was down over 200 points. At 9:21 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,984.25, down 70 points or 0.27%. BSE Sensex was at…
JUMMU: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court will hear the habeas corpus petition of detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik on November 20.Malik, who is AAP’s Jammu & Kashmir unit president, was detained on Sept 8 under the stringent Public Safety Act for allegedly disturbing public order. Ever since, he has…
NAVI MUMBAI: Rabale police have filed an FIR following a road rage case in which the helper of a cement mixer was kidnapped by a person driving an SUV which brushed past the vehicle on Mulund-Airoli road on Saturday evening.DCP (zone 1) Pankaj Dahane said the SUV was in the name of Puja Automobiles, which…
Mark your calendars for the spectacular closing chapter of the Culpables trilogy! ‘Our Fault,’ featuring the talents of Gabriel Guevara and Nicole Wallace, will be available on Amazon Prime Video starting October 16, 2025. This poignant romantic drama unfolds four years after ‘Your Fault,’ as Nick and Noah reconnect at a friend’s wedding. Spanish romantic…
Bengaluru: West Zone’s Shreyas Iyer during the third day of the Duleep Trophy 2025 semi-final cricket match between Central Zone and West Zone, at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI09_06_2025_000090A) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has raised questions over Shreyas Iyer’s elevation as India A captain with Abhimanyu Easwaran still…
Navi Mumbai International Airport (PTI) NEW DELHI: The greenfield Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) became operational on Thursday, nearly three decades after it was conceived to ease congestion at Mumbai’s primary airport.An IndiGo Airbus A320 from Bengaluru made a landing at 8 am and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, marking the start…