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WPL-4: Harmanpreet, Sciver-Brunt on song as MI thrashes DC

The skipper makes an unbeaten 42-ball 74 and the No. 3 batter a 46-ball 70 as the defending champion makes 195; the Delhi batters, barring Henry,

How will the U.S. exit affect climate action? | Explained

Why has U.S. President Donald Trump moved to withdraw the U.S. from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Intergovernmental Pa

Akhilesh claims BJP leaders already knew how many voters will be removed form draft electoral rolls

LUCKNOW, Jan 10: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav today claimed that Uttar Pradesh BJP leaders knew how many voters would be removed from t

January weather system to influence heavy rainfall in parts of coastal districts on Sunday

Coastal places like Chennai experienced nippy weather, strong surface winds interspersed with light rainfall on Saturday owing to the wind influe

New plaza at city airport ready, but wait for second cab pick-up point extends

AAI sources say legal opinion has to be sought due to an issue with an earlier contractbefore opening the new pick-up point; it is expected to be

World silent on Hindu Genocide in Bangladesh

Sudershan Kumar sudershan.sk12@gmail.com As the turmoil in Bangladesh escalates, the minority population there, is constantly under threat. The s

Why was bail denied to Umar and Sharjeel? | Explained

Why did the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act bail bar prevail against Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam? Why were the two student activists on a

20 crore routed to I-PAC Goa office from Kolkata via hawala: Enforcement Directorate

My Chishoti visit

Shweta Sharma shwetasharma1253@gmail.com The first time I visited Chishoti, I was eight years old, when I joined my father and his friends on my

From Machines to Myths Robin Kouls Chronicle of Rambans Naga Heritage

Mrinalini Atrey atreymrinalini@gmail.com Name of Book : Ramban: Folklore-History-Ophiolatry Author: Robin Koul Publisher: Apna Book Publisher, Sr

Digital Dreams Vs Rural Realities

Expectations of the Youth The Indian youth of 2026-represented by students across disciplines from Sanskrit to journalism have high expectations

Police vehicle driver, 4 others gang-rape teen in Chhattisgarh

Swami Vivekananda As a Youth Icon

Dr Vikas Sharma drvikassharma20202020@gmail.com The Daily Excelsior is bringing out a weekly column titled YouthSpeak, aimed at giving voice to

Story of 1947 Pak Assault on Kashmir

O P Sharma opsharmajournalist@gmail.com Name of Book: 1947 Pakistan Assault on Kashmir & Brig. Rajinder Singh Author : Narsingh Dev Jamwal Publis

PM Modi, German Chancellor to visit Sabarmati Ashram, participate in International Kite Festival

NEW DELHI/RAJKOT, Jan 10: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who arrives on Monday on a two-day official visit, will be welcomed by Prime Minister

Sub-Jr Taekwondo team screened, flagged off for National Cship

Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Sub-Junior Taekwondo Team was screened and flagged off by J&K Sports Council

Rajyawardhan wins VCA U-11 Open Khelo Jammu Chess Tourney

Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: Promising national-level Chess player Rajyawardhan Singh clinched title of the VCA Under-11 Open Kh

Early morning dense fog in north India kills 4 in vehicle collisions as cold conditions intensify

NEW DELHI, Jan 10: Cold conditions intensified in parts of north India today, with many parts blanketed by thick fog that led to several vehicle

CS favours expanding Ayush footprints with new services, colleges, hospitals

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a review meeting to take stock of the progress achieved under

End discrimination to promote unity, Hindu rashtra will remain a righteous nation: Bhagwat

MATHURA (UP), Jan 10: Urging people to end discrimination to promote unity in society, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said that in the next 20-30

National Road Safety Month 2026 observed in Dharmari

Excelsior Correspondent REASI, Jan 10: In observance of National Road Safety Month 2026, the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) Reasi, in collaborat

MLA Baldev, DCC Chairman call on LG

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: Baldev Raj Sharma, Member of Legislative Assembly, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi today called on Lieutenant Gover

Rs 124 crore: Maharashtra speaker's brother richest BMC poll candidate

Fresh protests in Iran as internet blackout persists

Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. was ready to help the movement

The myth of acceptance

High expectations contradict the celebration of diversity that humanity claims to uphold

The question of Why me?

A troubling poser with an uncertain answer

Awareness session on new labour codes organized

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: The office of Assistant Labour Commissioner, Jammu under the leadership of the Deputy Labour Commissioner,

Man arrested for ATM fraud

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Jan 10: Police in Budgam today arrested an accused involved in an ATM fraud case. The accused has been identifi

Hindi acts as a bridge between India & Nepal: LG Ladakh

Excelsior Correspondent New Delhi, Jan 10: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today attended the World Hindi Day Conference and F

Yudhvir, Priya Sethi inaugurate 2-day Expo

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: MLA Jammu East, Yudhvir Sethi and BJP J&K UT vice president and former Minister, Priya Sethi today inaugur

Principal Secy Home inspects construction of SDRF building in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent DODA, Jan 10: Principal Secretary Home Department, Chandraker Bharti, today visited Doda and inspected the ongoing constr

Three mobile phones recovered from Kot Bhalwal Jail

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: Security agencies today recovered three mobile phones without SIM cards from an inmate lodged in the high-

Railway Minister confers prestigious Seva Puraskar to Ramesh Koul

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: In a moment of pride for Jammu and Kashmir and Indian Railways alike, senior Indian Railway Services Offic

PCCF releases THAs New Year Calendar

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10; The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Jammu & Kashmir, Sh. Sar

Are we partial to cricket?

An equitable yardstick will be to uniformly promote all games strictly in line with the extent of their popularity

Not just alcohol, service conditions also to blame for airman death: AFT

The gift of accepting mistakes

Accept that fallibility is universal, stop treating wrongs of others as affronts

India, Chile close to sealing social security pact

NEW DELHI, Jan 10: India and Chile are close to finalising a social security agreement that is expected to make it easier for professionals to wo

Nifty gave 10.51% annual return in 2025: Report

MUMBAI, Jan 10: The Nifty delivered a strong annual return of 10.51 per cent, even as broader markets remained largely flat in December, a new re

Indias REITs market cap likely to double by 2030

NEW DELHI, Jan 10: Indias Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market is poised for significant growth due to under penetration as REITs currently

CrPC powers can't be used to stifle legitimate prosecution: HC

Gold, silver sustain rally in 2026 amid renewed safe haven demand

NEW DELHI, Jan 10: Gold and silver continued their structural bull run into the start of 2026 on the back of enhanced safe haven demand and indus

Labourers load sacks of harvested cauliflower onto a truck (unseen) at a farm, in Chikkamagaluru

Labourers load sacks of harvested cauliflower onto a truck (unseen) at a farm, in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday. (PTI)

Meeting to meeting, corporate life tires itself out

Many degrade into unproductive sessions lacking clear agendas

CCPA targets 27 eateries over illegal service charge

Does running hit bodies of professionals and amateurs alike?

Running counts among todays most popular sports. Sometimes the race is on even before the competition itself has started, as tickets for events s

Find how to set work goals that stick in the new year

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer.

The power of saying no

Sometimes, the simplest word carries the greatest power. And no is one of them.

PK seeks genocide recognition, homeland within Kashmir

Submits memorandum to PM Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 10: Kuldeep Raina, general secretary of Panun Kashmir, has formally taken the organis

Finance Deptt transfers 10 officers

JAMMU, Jan 10: In a minor reshuffle, the Finance Department today ordered transfers and postings of 10 officers. As per an order, Romesh Singh, D

DC Ganderbal reviews progress of Power Projects

GANDERBAL, Jan 10: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Jatin Kishore, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the progress and ope

DDC Reasi reviews status of projects under SASCI for reconstruction, mitigation of disaster

REASI, Jan 10: The District Development Commissioner Reasi, Nidhi Malik today chaired a review meeting to assess the status of identification of

DC Kathua reviews progress of bunker construction works

KATHUA, Jan 10: Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rajesh Sharma today chaired a meeting to review the progress of construction of bunkers being taken u

Commissioner R&R reviews ongoing development works in migrant camps

JAMMU, Jan 10: A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Karwani, Commissioner Relief and Rehabilitation (M), J&K to review the ong

Preventive detention can't be to prolong custody: Supreme Court

Isro invites industry to build 1st module for space station

1st Isro launch of '26 will put another 'eye in the sky' tomorrow

Night shelters packed, patients, kin brave the cold outside hospitals

Goa saw 1 crore tourists in 2025, but foreign arrivals below pre-Covid levels

MCD picks up stray dogs linked to deadly Dwarka attack, finds them normal, non-aggressive

Southern Transitional Council | Yemens separatists

The STCs military and political advances led to its integration in Yemens government through the Riyadh Agreement, but dissatisfaction prompted r

Govt. hikes budget for Narela Education City to 1,300 crore

Only 1 in 5 deaths in India medically certified: Study

Four days on, shops, roads reopen near demolition site at Turkman Gate

4 killed in car-bus collision in dense fog in Punjab

Palpu Pushpangadan: noted ethnobotanist who foregrounded equity within science

Delcy Rodriguez| Pragmatic successor

Venezuelas interim leader must navigate the country from imminent economic collapse, while managing the interests of the Chavista rearguard

Transparent recruitment ended paper leak scandals of Congess era in Rajasthan: Shah

BJP drops Badlapur Pocso case accused as councillor

I&PR Minister Ponguleti: State govt ready to amend GO 252 for accreditation cards

Govt open to amending GO 252, assures fair accreditation for journalists

Sankranti Sambaralu To Be Held From Today

Three-day Sankranti festivities with races, contests from Jan. 1113

Erragadda Residents Protest Graveyard Plan

Brigade Citadel association former president Venkateshwarulu termed the proposal illegal and unjust and said protests would continue until the go

Fish Skin Graft Saves Dog

Dr Yadav explained that treatment options for dogs suffering from toxic sepsis infections had been limited until now.

Post-mortem report details kidney, spleen damage in crows

T-SAT Lessons for Rural, Weaker Sections

Classes will be broadcast daily on the TSAT Vidya channel at 7 am and on the TSAT Nipuna channel at 7 pm.

Turning a death sentence into a long-lasting health condition

On January 11, 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an insulin injection as a treatment for diabetes. A disease

Gambling Debt: Suspended SI Arrested for Mortgaging Seized Gold, 'Losing' Service Pistol

Prakash Reddy was accused of mortgaging five tola gold jewellery worth about Rs.5 lakh that was seized in a theft case. He was accused of selling

Woman held for stealing gold jewellery from homemaker

J&K man detained for trying to offer namaz inside Ram mandir

Chandrababu Says VB-G RAM G Will Boost Rural Infrastructure

CM says new rural job scheme will create durable assets, boost villages

Amaravati Avakai Festival Concludes, Set to Become Flagship Festival

Durgesh went on to announce that the next edition of the festival will be held from December 17 to December 19, 2026.

Fadnavis arrest 'plot': Maharashtra top cop pushed for case against ex-DGP

Minneapolis shooting: Anger against ICE boils, White House unmoved

Protest organizers announced plans for over a thousand demonstrations this weekend. The protests follow the death of Renee Good, 37, who was kill

Isro to Launch PSLV-C62 on January 12

Ahead of the mission, Isro chairman Dr V. Narayanan and senior scientists on Saturday offered special prayers at Tirumala, seeking the blessings

New Year, New Vibe Lets Make the World a Happier Place

Jagmohann Sharma YoonHee jagmohannsharma@gmail.com As we step into 2026, lets take a moment to reflect on what we want to achieve in the coming y

Chinas AI reality check: Why tech leaders say beating US AI giants is unlikely anytime soon

China vs US AI race: China's top AI minds are downplaying hopes of surpassing US rivals soon. Executives from Alibaba, Tencent, and Zhipu AI sugg

Cousins Ajit, Sule share stage, manifesto for Pune civic polls

Mom Seeks Cancellation Of Gift Deed To Son

The appellant invoked Section 23 of the Act before the revenue divisional officer-cum-maintenance tribunal

Not falling asleep easily or waking up tired every morning? Science explains which small bedtime habits quietly reshape deep, restorative sleep

Sleep quality is declining nationwide. Research links poor sleep to higher disease risk. Evening habits play a decisive role. Caffeine delays mel

AIMA honours art patrons,music and dance educators