Gaurav Gogoi and Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Exit polls released on Wednesday evening for the high-stakes Assam battle indicate a clear majority for the incumbent Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government, with most pollsters favouring the BJP to secure a third consecutive term in the tea-producing state.The numbers left Congress on the margins, pushing…
SAO PAULO: Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva on Tuesday named his vice president as his running mate in October’s election in Brazil, as polls show the veteran leftist president slipping to a dead heat with his main opponent.At the age of 80 Lula will be seeking a fourth term as he faces off against Flavio…
Born in 1937 in the village of al-Awja near Tikrit, Saddam Hussein rose through the ranks of Iraq’s Ba’ath Party before becoming the country’s president in 1979. (File photo) Even after losing power and facing trial for crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein remained defiant. Sitting inside a Baghdad courtroom in 2006, the former Iraqi president…
Typical children going to an elementary school in Japan mostly spend their free time studying, playing baseball or reading all the manga they can get their hands on. But Jo Nagai, a ten-year-old resident of Kobe, Japan decided to spend his spare time hand-raising swallowtail butterflies. Identified with the bright dots that outline their wings,…
Every clean energy source comes with a condition attached. Solar stops the moment the sun sets. Wind quits when the air goes still. Even hydropower leans on whatever the season decides to send down the river. The one thing the global grid genuinely lacks is a clean source that simply runs through the night, through…
Anne Hathaway has reportedly declined an opportunity to play a villain in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’ Meanwhile, buzz is building as she might just be on the verge of joining Marvel’s Phase 7 in a pivotal role that could intertwine with the reimagining of the X-Men. Interestingly, Sarah Snook has likewise turned down the same…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mitchell Starc (Agency Image) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already squared up to some of the quickest and most respected bowlers in IPL 2026 and come through with striking assurance. At just 15, he has gone after names like Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pat Cummins, showing little regard for reputation and…
Dave Grohl, the dynamic frontman of the Foo Fighters, has candidly shared his struggle with personal tragedies, notably the loss of his bandmate Taylor Hawkins and his mother. He immersed himself in 70 weeks of intensive therapy, coming to terms with his ‘overly ambitious’ nature in a quest to ‘find my heart. Foo Fighters’ frontman…
A Pennsylvania woman accused of pretending to have terminal brain cancer to collect thousands of dollars from friends, family members and supporters is now being sought by the FBI, years after she was charged in a fraud scheme.37-year-old Vanessa O’Rourke is accused of falsely claiming she had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, and…
A Canadian woman was shot dead and 13 others were injured in a shooting at the Teotihuacán pyramids, an archaeological site north of Mexico City, after a gunman opened fire on tourists on Monday, authorities said.Six people sustained gunshot wounds, while seven others were injured in the ensuing panic. Those wounded by gunfire included a…