Austerity appeal Sharad Pawar urges PM Modi to convene all-party meet (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to adopt austerity measures amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has demanded an all-party meeting, citing the potential economic impact on the country.In a post on…
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinesh Phogat NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh distanced himself from the ongoing controversy surrounding Vinesh Phogat’s participation in wrestling trials, saying the matter falls entirely under the jurisdiction of the current WFI administration.However, Brij Bhushan defended the federation’s functioning during his tenure,…
Rivers, nature’s vital arteries, shape landscapes and history. From the Nile’s ancient reign to the Amazon’s immense volume, these waterways are crucial. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Nature can be described as self-managing in ways that are both extremely precise and chaotic. Imagine the landscape as a vast, living canvas in which every raindrop is a…
Mouni Roy and Suraj Nambiar are facing divorce rumours after fans noticed Mouni unfollowed him on social media. Suraj is a Bengaluru-born businessman and investment banker based in Dubai. The couple married in January 2022 in Goa and have launched two business ventures together including a restaurant called Badmaash. Mouni Roy and Suraj Nambiar got…
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during a press briefing, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said China should reflect on whether its attempts to shield Pakistan’s terrorist infrastructure impact its “reputation and standing.”MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks during a weekly briefing in New Delhi, where he was…
Bangladesh cricket team (X-cricbuzz) Nahid Rana produced a match-defining spell as Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 104 runs in the rain-affected first Test in Dhaka on Tuesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series after a dramatic final-day collapse. Chasing 268 for victory, Pakistan national cricket team were still in the contest at 119 for…
In the summer of 1986, a 20-year-old man named Christopher Thomas Knight drove into the forests of Maine and quietly disappeared. There was no dramatic farewell, political statement, or survival mission. He simply abandoned his car after it ran out of fuel and walked into the wilderness. For the next 27 years, Knight lived alone…
Mira Nair has shared the first look of ‘Amri’, her new feature inspired by the life and art of Amrita Sher-Gil, one of India’s most important modern artists. The film stars Anjali Sivaraman as Sher-Gil and follows the forces that shaped her work across Hungary, France and India in the early 20th century. The film…
NEW DELHI: When the Tamil Nadu assembly meets at Fort St George on Wednesday for the trust vote of chief minister-designate Vijay, the immediate question will be whether the actor-turned-politician has the numbers to survive his first major constitutional test. But the bigger political story may lie on the other side of the aisle.The trust…
Iran on Tuesday announced its readiness to support Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “four-point plan” on Gulf security and regional development ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China this week, as tensions between Tehran and Washington continue despite a fragile ceasefire in the weeks-long conflict that came into effect on April 8. Iran’s ambassador…