Representative Image of a pair of white dwarfs orbiting closely, surrounded by a cosmic background and X-ray emissions (AI Generated Image) An international team led by Indian astronomers has identified a pair of white dwarfs locked in an extraordinarily tight orbit that is shrinking faster than that of two other well-known systems of the same…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday remarked that it expected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take an “expeditious” decision on a plea seeking the disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs who have joined Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V…
NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor made a rare appearance at a Chinese event here on Wednesday, as White House rolled out a red carpet for President Xi Jinping for a potentially landmark visit.Gor joined Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong for a reception hosted by the latter at a 5-star hotel to celebrate the…
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Court for sentencing Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026 in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool) Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a #MeToo reckoning redux after the disgraced movie producer’s original conviction was overturned and a retrial last year ended with a jury…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday asked all ministers to ensure the benefits of all govt schemes and programmes reach every eligible person and to work for society’s overall development. At the Chintan Shivir meeting, Modi interacted with eight groups of eight ministers each, which deliberated on improving self-efficiency, delivery, effective communication and trust-based governance….
NEW DELHI: Private fuel retailers have started rationing diesel sales at their outlets amid a surge in global crude prices, driven by supply constraints caused by the ongoing West Asia conflict. However, state-owned oil marketing companies Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL confirmed there was no such restriction at their outlets.The impact is limited, as the…
Image: Colleen Williams/Ken Bramer More than 30 years ago, a South Dakota collector who goes only by Rick paid $750 for a 30-gallon Red Wing stoneware crock at an auction, storing it in an old granary on his farm, where it sat largely forgotten for decades. It wasn’t until he saw photos of a nearly…
It would not be a fallacious metaphor if it is said that since the umpire is picked by the captain of one side … and his team wins, even if the decisions taken by such umpire are correct, it has the patina of suspicion: Justice Dipankar Datta NEW DELHI: Deliberating on the validity of the…
Indian-origin man in Canada, a permanent resident, jailed for sexually assaulting 15-year-old loses bid to avoid deportation A Canadian permanent resident originally from Punjab has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after a judge rejected his request for a shorter sentence that could have helped him preserve his right to appeal a possible deportation…
Daniel Levy spent almost 25 years at the helm of Tottenham Hotspur before stepping down as executive chairman in September 2025 (Image Credit: Getty Images) Daniel Levy spent almost 25 years at the helm of Tottenham Hotspur before stepping down as executive chairman in September 2025. Now, fresh details about the financial terms of his…