India vs Netherlands Hockey World Cup Live: India face their biggest challenge of the World Cup when they take on co-hosts and reigning Olympic champions Netherlands in the second-round opener on Saturday. The match will be a major test of India’s semifinal hopes. After a mixed first round, India have little room for mistakes against…
Wildfires sweep Europe, exposing deadly legacy of buried wartime explosives. Photo credit: AP Europe’s intensifying summer wildfires are exposing a danger that has survived generations: unexploded bombs, mines and other wartime munitions buried beneath forests and former battlefields. Heat and drought are now increasing the risk of these buried weapons exploding.Blasts linked to old munitions…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) requires deep structural strengthening to address recurring examination-security concerns, but replacing the agency altogether may not be the most useful solution, former University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has said.Speaking to PTI, Kumar, who chairs the Review Committee for the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, said the recurring…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir (left) giving a pat on Saransh Jain’s chest after the all-rounder completed his practice session at the SSC in Colombo. (Photo Courtesy: Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Will he, won’t he? Questions surrounding Kuldeep Yadav reached a fever pitch when the chinaman stayed away from the second training session…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a re-examination for 49 candidates who could not complete the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2026 at a test centre in Jaipur due to a power failure.The re-exam will be held on September 1, 2026, from 10 am onwards, according to an NTA notice.AIAPGET 2026…
SSC Selection Post Phase 14 exam 2026 The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced the examination dates for the Selection Post Phase XIV 2026 recruitment.According to the latest notice issued by the commission, the examination will be conducted from September 16 to September 26, 2026.The exam will be held in Computer-Based Examination (CBE) mode. The…
Sri Lanka’s Keshara Nuwantha appeals during the first Test vs India in Galle (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Test cricket is losing its place in a sport increasingly dominated by T20 leagues, and former Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas believes cricket boards must act before it is too late. Vaas, who played 111 Tests and…
Four MIT dropouts started with an idea that failed: How their next move turned Cursor into a $60 billion AI giant. (Photo: X Post) Four students in their twenties started with a side project that did not work out as planned. They explored ideas ranging from AI tools for mechanical engineers to other experimental projects…
From building a website at 7 to raising $4.3 million at 19: The remarkable journey of Onkar Singh Batra. (Photo: X Post) At the age of seven, Onkar Singh Batra built a website—an achievement that earned him recognition as the world’s youngest male webmaster. At 12, he wrote a book. At 13, he started a…
India’s campaign at the BWF World Championships has reached a defining stage, with Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand becoming the country’s only remaining representatives. The women’s doubles pair enters the semifinals on Saturday after confirming India’s first medal of the tournament with a quarterfinal victory over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian. They…
