WASHINGTON: This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment. The tumult of the day laid bare that Johnson retains only tenuous support from hard-line conservatives who…
Tamil Nadu will continue to follow no-detention policy upto class 8: Education Minister Poyyamozhi CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will continue to follow the ‘no-detention policy‘ up to class 8, Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday.“The Union Government’s move to allow schools to detain students in the same class (class 5 or 8) if they…
NEW DELHI: England’s Harry Brook has ascended to the No.1 position in the ICC Test batting rankings on Wednesday, surpassing Joe Root. Meanwhile, India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja continue to lead the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ rankings respectively in Test cricket. How can India still qualify for World Test Championship final? Following his eighth Test…
Rounak Khatri of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Bhanu Pratap of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) emerged as the top contenders in the highly anticipated Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) 2024 elections, with the results announced on today on November 25th.In a split verdict, NSUI claimed the President and Joint Secretary…
Italy has retained the Davis Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Malaga, Spain. Matteo Berrettini laid the foundations with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic Van de Zandschulp, before Jannik Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(2), 6-2. “We are very happy to be back here holding this trophy. It feels like being in…
PALAKKAD: In a major boost to the opposition Congress-led UDF, its candidate Rahul Mamkootathil retained the Palakkad Assembly seat, winning the by-poll by a significant margin of 18,840 votes, despite challenges posed by the BJP-led NDA and CPI(M)-headed LDF. Mamkootathil secured 58,389 votes against BJP’s C Krishnakumar who garnered 39,549 votes, according to the Election…