A 45-year-old California nurse has been awarded $300,000 after a US jury found a cruise operator partly liable in a case centred on alcohol service and onboard safety. According to the woman’s legal claim, she was served at least 14 tequila shots over roughly nine hours aboard the Carnival Radiance in January 2024, after which…
Actor‑turned‑politician Kangana Ranaut has denied dating rumours with MP Chirag Paswan, calling him just a friend linked by their 2011 film Mile Na Mile Hum. She clarified their bond is a “friendly vibe,” while both are now better known for politics than films. Her recent project is Emergency, which she directed and starred in as…
A discreet complaint about a young employee’s behavioral changes at TCS Nashik BPO triggered a covert police investigation. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay on Thursday filed a plea seeking to declare forced religious conversions a “terrorist act.”The plea came in the backdrop of allegations of religious conversion and sexual harassment at Tata Consultancy…
Vaishali and coach RB Ramesh carrying Pranesh M (Photo by Michal Walusza and Chennai Grand Masters) NEW DELHI: Chennai Grand Masters is an elite-level annual closed tournament held every year in what is widely considered the chess capital of India. Divided into two sections, Masters and Challengers, players from different countries are invited to compete…
Former Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shoots and kills wife before taking his own life. Fairfax County Police responded to a horrific murder suicide in Virginia early on Thursday morning after former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax killed his wife and then killed himself. “This seems to be an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding a…
An AI-generated image used for representation purposes only. NEW DELHI: About 1.3 billion people around the world were living with Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in 2023, marking a 143 per cent increase since 1990, a study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal has estimated.The analysis, based on data from the Global…
There’s a certain magic in binging something good over the weekend. The world slows down a bit, you dive into new worlds, and you get to ride out a story at your own pace. This week’s batch of streaming releases captures that feeling perfectly. It’s a mix of crime, romance, dark comedy, and new spins…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took aim at the Centre in the Lok Sabha on Thursday while speaking on the proposed women’s reservation bill, using a sharp Chanakya reference that drew laughter from Union home minister Amit Shah himself and the treasury bench MPs.Backing the idea of reserving seats for women legislators, Priyanka…
Michael Vaughan with Lalit Modi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan was left visibly stunned during a candid interaction with former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, as a conversation about Ferraris turned into the highlight of their interview on The Overlap Cricket.The exchange unfolded during a tour of Modi’s England residence, where the…
An Indian PhD student in the UK has shared a detailed breakdown of her monthly expenses, drawing attention to the growing cost-of-living pressures faced by international students, particularly the high cost of accommodation.Anushka Diwakar, a first-year doctoral student at the University of Manchester, posted an Instagram reel explaining how she manages her finances while studying…