NEW DELHI: Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram has hit out at Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy for expressing disappointment over India’s shift to a five-day workweek in 1986.Murthy, a vocal advocate for a 70-hour workweek, believes India’s growth hinges on hard work, not leisure. Refusing to budge from his stance, Murthy recently told CNBC-TV18 at the…
Education Reform: Centre Allows States to Hold Back Students in Classes 5 and 8 The central government has officially amended the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Rules, 2010, giving state governments the power to conduct regular examinations for students in Classes 5 and 8, with the provision to hold them back…
Abdullah Shafique (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique has created an unfortunate record in cricket by becoming the first batsman to register ducks in all matches of a three-match ODI series against South Africa. The 25-year-old Pakistani opener’s third duck in Johannesburg established him as the Pakistan opener with the highest number…
Asma al-Assad with with ousted Syrian president Ashar al-Assad (File photo: Reuters) Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syria president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce and wants to relocate to London, as reported by the Jerusalem Post quoting Turkish and Arab media. She is said to have filed the request in a Russian court and…
Virat Kohli and Saim Ayub (Agency Photos) Pakistan‘s 22-year-old batting sensation Saim Ayub struck his second century of the ODI series in South Africa to lead a historic 3-0 sweep, which also put him in the company of modern-day legends Virat Kohli and Joe Root. After a century in the first match of the series,…
The show began with an impressive display of hundreds of red and green drones creating intricate patterns in the sky. A Christmas drone show in Florida turned terrifying when several drones collided mid-air, plummeting into the crowd below at high speeds, causing injuries and leaving a young boy clinging to life. The incident, which occurred…
Indian Railways is also developing domestic manufacturing capabilities for bullet trains. (AI image for representative purpose) India’s first bullet train design: India and Japan are close to finalising the design specifications for bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor, which will facilitate the tender process.The Japanese Shinkansen trains are undergoing modifications to suit…
Sam Konstas and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s rookie opener Sam Konstas has devised a plan to tackle the Indian bowlers, particularly pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, as he gears up for a likely Test debut in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday.The 19-year-old was drafted into the…
SRINAGAR: The Dal Lake‘s surface turned to ice on Monday amid a severe cold spell across Kashmir valley.The Shikara boat operators had to use their paddles to break through the frozen sections of the lake to continue their operations. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), temperatures in the city ranged from a low of…
Melbourne Cricket Ground curator Matt Page (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: The five-match series is currently tied at 1-1, with both India and Australia aiming to gain a crucial advantage as they head into the fourth Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), starting December 26.India opened the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a dominant 295-run…
