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India retain Asia-Oceania 24-Hour Championship title

India retain Asia-Oceania 24-Hour Championship title

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India produced the finest performance in its ultrarunning history by retaining the Asia-Oceania 24-Hour Championship title at the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) event in Hirosaki, Japan. The Indian men’s team not only defended its crown but also delivered a clean sweep of the individual podium while setting a new Asia-Oceania team record. Leading the charge was Amar Singh Devanda, who won gold after covering 282.881 km in 24 hours, setting a new Indian national record. His effort currently stands as the best men’s 24-hour performance recorded anywhere in the world in 2026. Geeno Antony secured silver with 272.894 km, while Saurav Kumar Ranjan completed the podium with a bronze-medal performance of 260.058 km. The Indian men’s team amassed a combined distance of 815.833 km to claim team gold and establish a new championship record. The total is the highest ever achieved by an Asian nation at any IAU Championship. Japan finished second with 754.726 km, while Australia took bronze with 732.525 km. Tenzin Dolma Sets National Record as Women Claim Bronze India also secured …

CBSE schools struggle to retain foreign language teaching faculty after three-language policy

CBSE schools struggle to retain foreign language teaching faculty after three-language policy

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While teachers fear job losses — with some already affected — students who opted for French, German, and Spanish are being forced to start learning a new Indian language from scratch. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) three-language rule for class 9 students, beginning July 1, has become a cause of worry for foreign language teachers and students. While teachers fear job losses — with some already affected — students who opted for French, German, and Spanish are being forced to start learning a new Indian language from scratch. The primary rule mandates that at least two of the three languages must be native Indian languages, with English serving as the default medium of instruction (R1) in most English-medium schools. According to the circular issued on May 15, students opting for a foreign language may do so only as the third language, after studying two native Indian languages, or as an additional fourth language. Deepa Shridhar, director, Sri Kumaran Children’s Home Educational Council, explained, ”If there is no opportunity to …

Exit Polls: Will BJP make history or can Mamata-led TMC retain Bengal bastion? Predictions explained

Exit Polls: Will BJP make history or can Mamata-led TMC retain Bengal bastion? Predictions explained

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Published on Apr 30, 2026 12:40 am IST This video breaks down the West Bengal election landscape with Abhishek Singh analysing voter turnout, key constituencies, and major political faces like Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari. It explores high-stakes battles in seats such as Bhavanipur and Nandigram, alongside detailed comparisons of multiple exit polls. The video highlights the sharply divided predictions between TMC and BJP, reflecting a closely contested race. It also revisits past election surprises, especially the 2021 results, to caution viewers about relying solely on exit polls.   Home / Videos / India News / Exit Polls: Will BJP make history or can Mamata-led TMC retain Bengal bastion? Predictions explained Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Kerala assembly elections 2026: CPI(M)’s VK Prasanth eyes to retain Vattiyoorkavu seat in three-way contest

Kerala assembly elections 2026: CPI(M)’s VK Prasanth eyes to retain Vattiyoorkavu seat in three-way contest

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Communist Party of India (Marxist) has fielded VK Prasanth from the Vattiyoorkavu constituency in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections as he seeks to retain the seat. The Vattiyoorkavu constituency is set for a tight triangular contest in 2026. The BJP has fielded R Sreelekha, Kerala’s first woman IPS officer, while the Congress has nominated senior leader K Muraleedharan, son of former chief minister K Karunakaran. LDF candidate VK Prasanth on the final day of open campaigning for the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (PTI) Prasanth has been active in politics since his college days, starting with the Students Federation of India (SFI) and later the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). He became a CPI(M) member in 1999 and served as a panchayat member from 2005 to 2010. He is contesting from Vattiyoorkavu in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections and has declared assets worth ₹87.28 lakh with no liabilities, according to his election affidavit. Also read: VD Satheesan in focus as Paravur becomes key seat in 2026 Kerala assembly elections Disclaimer: …

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan retain top two spots in ICC T20I rankings | Cricket News

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan retain top two spots in ICC T20I rankings | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 1, 2026 05:59 PM IST Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan have retained their top two spots in the International Cricket Council’s men’s T20I batting rankings. The pair, who were an integral part of the Indian team that won the 2026 T20 World Cup, is joined in the top 10 by Tilak Varma and captain Suryakumar Yadav. The only players to make any moves in the top 20 of the rankings are England’s Jos Buttler and New Zealand’s Tim Seifert. Abhishek leads the chart with 875 points, followed closely by Kishan at 871. Tilak is placed sixth with 742 points and Suryakumar is seventh with 722. Buttler and Seifert have effectively exchanged spots, with the former now eighth with 716 points. Seifert is on 712 points at ninth spot. South Africa batter Connor Esterhuizen has continued his meteoric rise in the rankings after helping the Proteas to a 3-2 series win over New Zealand. Esterhuizen, who was making his international debut, amassed a total of 200 runs in the series to be adjudged …

India retain T20 World Cup title, thrash New Zealand by 96 runs in one-sided final | Cricket News

India retain T20 World Cup title, thrash New Zealand by 96 runs in one-sided final | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 8, 2026 10:47 PM IST India created history on Sunday as they became the first team to defend the T20 World Cup while also becoming the first team to win the title on home soil as the Men in Blue thrashed New Zealand by 96 runs in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium, exorcising the demons of that 2023 ODI World Cup final loss to Australia. Chasing such a huge total in the final would always be a tall task for the Kiwis and it became infinitely harder when they lost Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips inside the first 5 overs. Hardik Pandya would then send back Mark Chapman before Tim Seifert, who managed to score a half century, fell to Varun Chakaravarthy. After Daryl Mitchell fell in the 13th over to Axar, New Zealand’s last hope was snuffed out. Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets and Axar Patel snapped up 3 wickets as they broke the back of the Kiwis. Earlier, Sanju Samson …

IND vs NZ 4th T20I: Will Sanju Samson retain his opening slot in Vizag? | Cricket News

IND vs NZ 4th T20I: Will Sanju Samson retain his opening slot in Vizag? | Cricket News

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Following three one-sided losses, India will take on New Zealand in the fourth T20I, having already won the five-match series. The match will be played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. For India, the main question revolves around Sanju Samson’s place at the top. Samson has struggled in each of the three innings in this series, scoring 10, 6 and 0. He has looked out of touch, with his weakness against inswingers once again exposed. Now that they’ve sealed the series, India can afford a few changes. All-rounder Axar Patel, who injured his hand while fielding in the first T20I in Nagpur, was back in action on the eve of the match. He had a full net session, testing both his batting and bowling. Axar could return to the XI in place of Hardik Pandya, who might be rested after featuring in all three matches so far. India vs New Zealand 4th T20 Live Cricket Streaming Online: Watch Here Varun Chakaravarthy and Arshdeep Singh could also be rotated back into the side …

Universal Music Group acquires stake in Excel Entertainment; Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani to retain creative control

Universal Music Group acquires stake in Excel Entertainment; Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani to retain creative control

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Updated on: Jan 03, 2026 01:50 pm IST The partnership will be formally announced in a press conference where Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will also be present. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment has joined hands with Hollywood giant Universal Music Group (International). The international conglomerate has acquired a minority stake in Excel, according to information received by HT. According to sources, talks between the two companies have been ongoing for months. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani began Excel Entertainment in 2001. Excel to partner with Universal Music The new partnership would help Universal strengthen its presence in the Indian film market. It also allows Excel to expand the scale of its productions, with several big ideas already in the pipeline. Notably, the new partnership will be formally announced soon at a press conference, where Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also be present. Both parties refer to the collaboration as being in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to create Indian content for global audiences. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani retain creative …

‘I doubt I’ll be playing Melbourne’: Pat Cummins on playing 4th Test after Australia retain Ashes with 2 matches in hand | Cricket News

‘I doubt I’ll be playing Melbourne’: Pat Cummins on playing 4th Test after Australia retain Ashes with 2 matches in hand | Cricket News

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With Australia wrapping up the Ashes on Sunday with 2 matches remaining, skipper Pat Cummins who had returned to the playing XI after missing the first matches due to injury, all but ruled himself out of appearing in the 4th Test at Melbourne, starting on December 26. “We had a pretty aggressive build up knowing that there’s an Ashes there to be won, and we thought that was worth it. Now that the series has been won, there might be a sense of job’s done and let’s kind of reassess the risk. We’ll work it out over the next couple of days. I doubt I’ll be playing Melbourne and then we’ll have a chat about Sydney. Certainly before the series, it was while the series is alive lets take on the risk and have a crack at it. Now that’s it done, I think we’ll need to have a chat about it,” Cummins said in the post-match press conference after going 3-0 up in the series. Ahead of the series, England were termed heavy favourites …

Vaghachipani movie review: Dileesh Pothan’s film offers a striking portrayal of how far people will go to retain power | Movie-review News

Vaghachipani movie review: Dileesh Pothan’s film offers a striking portrayal of how far people will go to retain power | Movie-review News

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Vaghachipani movie review: There were quite a few instances when director Natesh Hegde’s Vaghachipani (Tiger’s Pond) reminded me of Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Malayalam classic Vidheyan (1994). Not that I felt the former was copied from the latter; rather, it left me ruminating on how the stories of the oppressed, and of oppression itself, remain the same across regions, cultures, and even decades. Power continues to be the impetus that drives human beings, and to cling to it, they will do the unimaginable — even to those whom all believe they will never hurt. Vaghachipani, which was recently screened at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), also explores the dilemma of who should be punished: the hand that acted or the mind that directed it. In place of Vidheyan’s Bhaskara Pattelar (Mammootty), we have Prabhu (Achyut Kumar), and as his Thommy (MR Gopakumar) is Malabari (Dileesh Pothan). Interestingly, Natesh never reveals their actual names. Although almost all other characters are introduced with proper identities, Prabhu is Prabhu for everyone, and so is Malabari. As the …