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Review: The Ashes Are Warm by Mahesh Bhatt

India, June 26 -- "I came asking for light. /I was given fire. / And in the fire, I disappeared. / What remains is not me. / What remains is the smoke of a self, undone, curling through the empty cham... Read More


Review: Wild Capital by Neha Sinha

India, June 26 -- Were one to search for a genre that could be labelled as 'the literature of attention', one wouldn't have to venture much beyond what has loosely come to be known as 'nature writing.... Read More


FIFA World Cup 2026: It goes very fast when we lose the ball, says Solbakken reflecting on Norway's defeat against France

Massachusetts, June 26 -- Norway coach Stale Solbakken admitted his side were punished by France's quick transitions after losing possession in dangerous areas in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I mat... Read More


SpaceX plans to launch Starlink mobile service, challenging Verizon and AT&T

India, June 26 -- SpaceX is thinking about a new mobile phone service in the U.S. It is considering launching a Starlink-branded direct-to-consumer mobile service that would sell phone plans directly ... Read More


Heads-up of seconds in Venezuela: How Android smartphones turned into a network of earthquake alerts system

India, June 26 -- A Google official confirmed to HT that the company's Android Earthquake Alerts System detected the initial seismic activity in Venezuela and sent warning notifications to users secon... Read More


FIFA World Cup 2026: Defeat to Ecuador highlights Germany's clean-sheet problem

New Jersey, June 26 -- Four-time champions Germany's shock 2-1 loss to Ecuador exposed one of the team's lingering issues in the tournament, as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past nin... Read More


Punjab sees 16% rise in water-saving direct seeding of rice

Chandigarh, June 26 -- Punjab has recorded a 16% increase in the adoption of direct seeding of rice (DSR) this kharif season, with 26,896 farmers bringing 3.41 lakh acres under the water-saving cultiv... Read More


Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood reviews Ghazipur Landfill; Orders major push to accelerate legacy waste remediation

New Delhi, June 26 -- Delhi Minister for Urban Development Ashish Sood on Friday conducted an extensive inspection of the Ghazipur Landfill Site and reviewed the progress of ongoing legacy waste remed... Read More


Punjab: Sultry weather, paddy sowing push power demand to season's highest

Patiala, June 26 -- Punjab recorded its highest peak power demand of the season on Friday at 16,456 MW - driven by warm and humid temperatures, coupled with increasing agricultural demand owing to ong... Read More


Gujarat: Former AAP candidate found dead in Rajkot, family accuses live-in partner of murder

Rajkot, June 26 -- The body of 23-year-old Nandani Bosamiya, who had earlier contested the Jetpur-Navagadh Municipal Corporation election on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket, was found hanging in a fla... Read More