For 29-year-old techie Rishi Krishnan, life in Silicon Valley revolves around cutting-edge innovation and ambitious personal goals. Currently driving a Tesla Model 3 equipped with Full Self-Driving capabilities along San Francisco’s Bay Area highways, Rishi has his sights set on an even bigger milestone: purchasing a Lamborghini for his father back home in Hyderabad, India.
GUWAHATI: Normalcy was severely disrupted at the historic Maa Kamakhya Temple atop Nilachal Hill following an unannounced influx of over 7,000 devotees from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district. The massive gathering, led by prominent Koch-Rajbongshi leader and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Ray (Anant Maharaj), completely overwhelmed the shrine’s security infrastructure and triggered sharp friction with the temple
NEW DELHI: Direct aviation corridors between India and China achieved a major breakthrough as China Southern Airlines officially resumed regular passenger services on the Guangzhou–New Delhi route from September 21, 2026. The historic relaunch ends a painful six-year travel suspension triggered by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent diplomatic standoffs. The daily service, operated by Boeing 737 aircraft, marks
NEW DELHI: A massive data-scrubbing operation in the national capital has put over 33 lakh residents under the scanner. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, CBI Director Praveen Sood, and former Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi are among the high-profile citizens who have been issued Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notices by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The automated notices were triggered due
Aichi-Nagoya: India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games reached a stellar milestone today, with the nation’s tally climbing to 15 medals—comprising 1 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze—by the conclusion of Day 5. The crowning moment of the Games so far belonged to the Indian women’s cricket team, who sensationally clinched India’s first gold medal of the tournament. The Women
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a critical Orange Alert for several districts in Kerala, including Idukki and Kottayam, as relentless heavy rainfall continues to batter the state. The sudden weather crisis, fueled by intense Southwest Monsoon activity and low-pressure systems, has triggered severe mudslides, flash floods, and localized waterlogging across multiple regions. Tragically, the extreme weather has claimed at least nine
India must adopt a flexible, multi‑aligned approach to foreign policy and economic strategy as the global order undergoes a profound transformation, according to economist and Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal. Speaking in an interview with Firstpost, Sanyal argued that the world is entering a period of disruption where old geopolitical structures are
The Indian Air Force will host the second edition of Exercise Tarang Shakti, its premier multinational air exercise, at Air Force Station Jodhpur and adjoining bases from September 26 to October 12. The drill follows the recently concluded India-Japan bilateral exercise Veer Guardian at the same base, making Jodhpur a hub of back-to-back multinational air
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) commenced Initial Fuel Loading at Unit-8 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-8) in Rawatbhata on September 19, marking a key milestone in the commissioning of the country’s fourth indigenous 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). Fuel loading began at 15:18 hours in the presence of
India’s women’s cricket team delivered the country’s first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, thrashing Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the T20 final at Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin, Japan — retaining the title they first won at Hangzhou 2023. Put in to bat after winning the toss, India posted 216/3
