Dubai lifts worship pause as temple darshan and church services restart with limited access / Image: file After days of precautionary closures across Dubai, two major places of worship, the Shri Krishna Temple Dubai and St Mary’s Catholic Church Dubai, have officially reopened to the public on April 11, 2026, marking a gradual return to…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday courted controversy after the opposition accused him of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.Leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, demanded an immediate alco-meter and dope test of the chief minister and all MLAs during the ongoing session of the assembly.BJP MP Swati…
Rahul Gandhi criticised the Centre over a sharp Rs 993 single-day hike in commercial LPG prices, warning of rising inflation and broader impact on small businesses, households, and potential fuel price increases. Noida International Airport in Jewar will begin commercial operations on June 15, with IndiGo’s first flight, aiming to boost connectivity, cargo movement and…
Imtiaz Ali’s latest film, ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’, has struck an emotional chord with audiences by revisiting the wounds of Partition through a deeply personal and romantic lens. The period drama has resonated strongly with viewers whose families experienced the upheaval of 1947, and its themes are now finding appreciation across borders as well.Among those who…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) MUMBAI: As Mumbai Indians head coach, Mahela Jayawardene has plenty to be pleased about heading into IPL 2026, starting March 28. Four MI players—India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, skipper Hardik Pandya and batter Tilak Varma—played key roles in India’s 2026 T20 World Cup triumph.“Our…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday recovered a huge cache of firearms and cartridges allegedly hidden inside a pond belonging to a Trinamool Congress leader in Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, STF personnel conducted raids in Sandeshkhali and adjoining areas on Saturday morning. During…
Construction workers near Kibbutz Rachel unearthed a 160-foot tunnel. Archaeologists are baffled by this ancient enigma. Image Credit: Yoli Schwartz / Israel Antiquities Authority Most construction crews expect to come across the odd pottery fragment or old wall in Jerusalem. What they found near Kibbutz Rachel was not just an “find”, but a 160 foot…
The name Tristan da Cunha tends to sit at the edge of most atlases, almost as an afterthought in the South Atlantic, a small mark of land far from anything that feels busy or connected. Yet its story runs oddly thick for such a remote place. Ships once passed it as part of a long,…
New Delhi: In a move aimed at preventing deadly hospital fires, the Union health ministry has issued revised national guidelines mandating stricter safety checks, regular audits and clear evacuation protocols across healthcare facilities.The National Guidelines on Fire and Life Safety in Healthcare Facilities (2026) lay out a comprehensive framework for how hospitals must prevent, detect…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday criticised the United States’ communication regarding the ongoing regional conflict, comparing Washington’s messaging to the discredited briefings of the Vietnam War era.In a post on X, Araghchi said, “Americans haven’t forgotten how, even as hundreds of US soldiers were…