East Coast Railway Posts 9.69% Growth in Freight Loading in Q1 of FY 2025-26

Bhubaneswar, July 1, 2025: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a robust performance in freight loading during the first quarter of the current financial year 2025–26, registering significant growth over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. From April to June 2025, ECoR loaded a total of 68.19 million tonnes, compared to 62.2 million tonnes during the same…

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Gold Worth Rs 1.5 Crore Looted In Jamshedpur Recovered Within 18 Hours, Two Arrested

Jamshedpur: The Jharkhand Police recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 1.5 crore that was looted from a gold trader in East Singhbhum district within 18 hours of the crime, officials said on Tuesday.Two of the three accused have been arrested, while efforts are underway to nab the third, the police said.The daring robbery took place on Monday…

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Ranbir Kapoor gets emotional as ‘Ramayana’ shoot concludes, film set for Diwali 2026 release

The much-awaited Bollywood movie “Ramayana” by director Nitesh Tiwari has completed shooting, with Ranbir Kapoor being all emotional and grateful in a touching speech. The film features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodari, and Lara Dutta as…

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Loneliness: 1 In 6 People Worldwide Affected, 100 Deaths Every Hour, Says WHO

New Delhi: Nearly 17 per cent or one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and the condition was linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour — more than 8,71,000 deaths annually between 2014 and 2023, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.The report showed that while loneliness…

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IIT Bombay Study Finds Protein Abundant In Human Body Worsening Diabetes

New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have identified a previously unknown trigger of diabetes in collagen — the most abundant protein in the human body — that is also worsening the blood sugar condition.The study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, showed how collagen accelerates the clumping of…

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Shubhanshu Shukla Leads Experiment To Decode Muscle Loss In Space

New Delhi: IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has undertaken a key experiment to decode muscle health in space — crucial for astronauts undertaking long space missions as well as for people with muscle loss on Earth.Shukla last week scripted history by becoming the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS), aboard the Axiom Space’s…

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Mandhana Closes In On No. 1 T20I Ranking After Century Against England

Dubai: India’s stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana has registered a huge gain in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings as she surged to a new career-best rating following her century against England.Mandhana smashed an electrifying 62-ball 112 runs to set up an emphatic 97-run victory, which saw her rise one slot to third place and a…

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Shubman Gill given fixed deadline to prove captaincy by BCCI, Ravi Shastri and Mohammed Azharuddin backs the young star

Shubman Gill has become the captain of India’s Test team, replacing Rohit Sharma in a reshuffled team after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit. Although the Indian team lost the first Test against England, former Indian cricket team team chief Ravi Shastri is impressed with Gill and feels he must get an opportunity to…

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Indo-French Joint Military Exercise ‘Shakti 2025’ Concludes In France

Paris: The eighth edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise ‘Shakti’ concluded on Tuesday after two weeks of intensive training and cooperation between the Indian and French armed forces.Held from June 18 to July 1 in France, the exercise was hosted by the 13th French Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13 DBLE) and involved more than 500 personnel…

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