Sixteen Conservative councillors have now defected to Reform this morning – on the Tories’ third day of their conference. Leader Kemi Badenoch has defended her record amid the defections, saying the Conservative Party is “shedding a lot of the baggage of the last 14 years”. She told ITV: “Just last year, we had MPs jumping…
File photo of Rohit Sharma. Shaarang Shringarpure, a well-known mimicry artist, paid tribute to Rohit Sharma‘s ODI captaincy after the Mumbaikar was removed as skipper from the 50-over format. The selectors announced the major leadership change for the Australia limited overs series with Shubman Gill to lead in the 50-over format and Suryakumar Yadav in…
Air India plane (File photo) NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Colombo to Chennai carrying 158 passengers experienced a bird strike on Tuesday, airport authorities said. The incident forced the airline to cancel the plane’s return journey.The aircraft landed safely and all passengers got off without any injuries, officials added.The bird strike was noticed…
The verification process will utilise biometric information through Aadhar identification system. (AI image) Facial recognition and fingerprint authentication – these are the two new features that may be launched for payments made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a Reuters report.The National Payments Corporation of India, UPI’s operator, intends to display this biometric…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has activated the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 registration demo link today, October 7, 2025, at demo.nta.nic.in. This move is aimed at helping aspiring candidates familiarise themselves with the online registration process ahead of the official application window.The NTA is set to open the registration for JEE Main 2026,…
Sachin Tendulkar and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: At 5am IST on September 22, Zubin Bharucha’s phone buzzed. It was a video call from Vaibhav Suryavanshi in Brisbane after India U19’s first youth one-day against Australia U19.“This boy drives me crazy,” Bharucha, Rajasthan Royals‘ Director of High Performance, told TimesofIndia.com. “I asked him, ‘Vaibhav,…
Tejashwi Yadav and Sudhanshu Trivedi (PTI images) NEW DELHI: A day after the Election Commission announced the Bihar Assembly election schedule on Monday, the BJP targeted RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his claim of being the Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face, alleging that neither his party nor the alliance partners have officially endorsed him for the…
Tata Capital GMP: The conservative GMP indicates investor wariness regarding immediate returns. (AI image) Tata Capital IPO: The initial public offering of Tata Group’s flagship financial services arm Tata Capital got a big thumbsup from brkokerages, with several positive reviews. Yet, the Grey Market Premium (GMP) has crashed to just 3%. The GMP is usually…
Schools and colleges across several states, including Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, are closed today, October 7, 2025, to mark Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, observed as the birth anniversary of the sage credited with composing the Ramayana. The day is a gazetted holiday in many states and union territories.In Delhi, the Directorate of Education (DoE) had earlier…
Sunil Gavaskar loses cool, calls West Indies pacers ‘net bowlers’ Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the West Indies bowling attack following their innings and 140-run defeat to India in Ahmedabad.The West Indies cricket team struggled in their first innings, scoring only 162 runs, with Indian fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah…
