The Indian Premier League 2026 is redefining T20 cricket with relentless batting and record-scoring trends, even as occasional collapses highlight the format’s unpredictability.While teams like Delhi Capitals have had inconsistent outings—including a shocking 13/6 Powerplay collapse against Royal Challengers Bengaluru—the broader trend this season has been explosive scoring. After 38 matches, teams have collectively scored

Maruti Suzuki is witnessing strong demand for its vehicles despite a decline in profits and market share, with production capacity stretched and a significant order backlog, chairman R. C. Bhargava said on Tuesday.The country’s largest carmaker reported total sales of 2.4 million units in FY26, marking an 8% year-on-year increase. Domestic sales grew 4% to

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data centre by Google in Visakhapatnam, marking one of the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in India.The proposed 1-gigawatt hyperscale AI data centre will come up on 601.4 acres at Tarluvada, on the outskirts of

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued comprehensive guidelines for schools to tackle rising temperatures and a possible heatwave in the national capital, prioritising student safety and health.MCD Education Committee chairman Yogesh Verma said the directions apply to all corporation-run and affiliated schools. The move comes in response to warnings by the India Meteorological Department

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is racing to meet demand for new Class 9 textbooks after printing only 3 million copies—about 20% of its 15 million target—nearly a month into the 2026–27 academic session.Officials said printing has been accelerated to achieve the target by May 31. The new textbooks are aligned

and disadvantaged sections once their names are allotted by the state, reinforcing the constitutional guarantee of the right to education.A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said that any refusal or delay by schools undermines Article 21A, which ensures free and compulsory education for children. The court stressed that enforcing the 25% reservation

The initiative is part of the Delhi government’s broader heat action plan announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Along with schools, water ATMs will also be set up at bus queue shelters and other public places to provide safe and clean drinking water to residents and passersby.Officials said the move aims to reduce dependence on

ban, pointing out that banned items continue to be widely available in markets, reflecting weak regulation of production and distribution systems.Environmental activist Bhavreen Kandhari said that although official figures suggest relatively high recycling rates, the reality on the ground is less encouraging. A significant portion of plastic waste collection and recycling is handled by the

In a letter dated April 24 to the Directorate of Education (DoE), officials stated that these teachers declined their statutory role as census enumerators, calling it “disobedience.” The communication urged immediate termination, arguing that allowing such refusal could undermine others carrying out the work. However, the recommendation is not binding, and the DoE will decide