On 10 February 2026, the ministry of defence quietly placed on its website a draft that may prove to be one of the most consequential reforms in India’s military modernisation journey: the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026. At first glance, it appears to streamline categories, tweak indigenous content thresholds, and fast-track trials. But embedded within…
In a major milestone, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai, Maharashtra has been voted Asia-Pacific’s Best Airport for Departures. The airport was chosen in the over 40-million passengers category at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Customer Experience Awards presented by Airports Council International. The recognition highlights the airport’s commitment to excellence in…
J&K’s Auqib Nabi (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Hubballi: Auqib Nabi — a name that has echoed across the Indian domestic circuit over the past couple of seasons — is one the Karnataka camp will want to forget in a hurry.The 29-year-old seamer from Baramulla ripped through Karnataka’s formidable batting line-up on Thursday, pushing Jammu &…
Elementary school students sit at their desks, carefully practising cursive handwriting on lined worksheets as a teacher guides them at the front of the classroom. An alphabet chart displaying flowing cursive letters hangs on the wall, while one child concentrates on neatly writing the Preamble to the US Constitution in connected script. For many years,…
A viral video shows a truck going the wrong way on a Missouri highway, nearly hitting other vehicles and triggering an investigation by state and federal transportation officialsThe 18-wheeler, registered to Cargo Transportation LLC in Hopkins, Minnesota, drove north in the southbound lanes. Drivers moved to the side to avoid it as the truck travelled…
The first fast local will leave Tambaram at 7.40am CHENNAI: As part of its remedial measures to make up for the reduced frequency of suburban trains on Chennai Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpet stretch, Southern Railway is set to operate 20 fast local trains between Tambaram and Beach in both directions during peak hours from Friday.The fast locals will…
Child marriage exists in India amid a web of paradoxes, and it is perhaps this very complexity that has allowed the crime to survive and even thrive for centuries. Even as the country has moved onto a war footing to eliminate child marriage by 2030, the journey has remained uphill and deeply challenging. Child marriage…
Not every trip is a picture-perfect vacation. I agree hundred percent. There are certain things that we can never be prepared for like weather, people, culture among other things. Some journeys challenge you, exhaust you, overwhelm your senses, yet they stay with us for the longest possible time. A similar thing happened with one foreign…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Strike rate 331.58. Seven fours. Five sixes. That is not just a stat line — it is a statement. And it had the unmistakable stamp of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi all over it. The young India star once again lived up to his reputation of taking bowlers apart from the very…
The calendar has turned, preparation hours have intensified, and the nervous quiet of pre-exam evenings has settled over classrooms. On February 28, 2026, students will sit for the Chemistry examination, a subject that often feels like a blend of logic, memory, and precision thinking.“Chemistry is not about memorising reactions; it is about understanding why molecules…