China’s key maritime vulnerability starts at the Strait of Hormuz rather than the Strait of Malacca, creating a fresh arena of strategic competition in the Indian Ocean involving Beijing, India, France and the United States, according to a new report released ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.The London-based International Institute for Strategic…
The reported fallout between filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and actor Ranveer Singh following the latter’s exit from Don 3 has reportedly escalated further.According to an insider close to the matter, Ranveer Singh allegedly attempted to smooth over tensions by offering to collaborate on another film with either Farhan Akhtar or his sister Zoya Akhtar. However, the…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) detected around 20 cases of answer-sheet mix-ups during the first-time implementation of its on-screen marking (OSM) system this year, while more than 13,000 answer sheets ultimately had to be evaluated manually due to scanning quality issues, government sources told PTI on Friday.The issue came to light…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s record-shattering IPL 2026 campaign reached yet another unbelievable milestone during Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans as the Rajasthan Royals youngster became the fastest player ever to complete 1000 IPL runs. The teenage sensation broke Andre Russell’s long-standing record, with the West Indies star previously having reached the…
Nearly a decade after China launched its sweeping crackdown in Xinjiang, rights groups and researchers say Beijing’s campaign against Uyghurs has entered a new phase, one focused less on mass internment camps and more on reshaping identity, language, religion and family life.According to Financial Times, the shift has come even after Chinese authorities claimed in…
Pooja Bhatt was one of the most outspoken and unconventional voices in Bollywood during the 1990s, often making headlines for her bold choices and candid opinions. Among the most talked-about moments of her career was her body paint magazine cover shoot, inspired by Demi Moore’s famous Vanity Fair cover.Though the image created a storm at…
Rising El Nino risk drives IMD’s below-normal monsoon forecast for India (Image source: PTI) NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued its updated long-range forecast for the southwest monsoon season. The agency projected below-normal rainfall across several key regions and warned of heatwave conditions in multiple states starting June.The country is expected to…
Kevin Pietersen (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has sparked a fresh debate around cricket’s wide-ball rules after sharing his frustration with a social media post during the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals on Friday.Watching the high-pressure playoff encounter, Pietersen took to X…
Vivek Ramaswamy blasted the fake news that he was denied entry to the Knicks locker room and said he did not even wait after his team was crushed. Vivek Ramaswamy said it was a dumb thing to claim that he wanted to enter the Knicks locker room under the guise of welcoming them to Ohio…
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr., one of Hollywood’s most enduring couples, have listed their longtime Los Angeles estate for USD 10.5 million.The pair, who married in 2002 after beginning their relationship in 2000, purchased the property in Brentwood’s exclusive Mandeville Canyon neighbourhood in 2013 for USD 6.1 million. The couple raised their son…