Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts as he plays against Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina. (AP Photo) World number one Jannik Sinner suffered one of the most dramatic defeats of his career after collapsing physically in the blazing Paris heat and crashing out of the French Open in the second round on Thursday.The Italian star, widely…
An Indian-origin man in Australia has been charged with exit trafficking after tricking his wife into travelling to India before cancelling her visa and leaving her stranded overseas, reports Australia Today,The 35-year-old Canberra man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the first person in the Australian Capital Territory to face charges under the…
Chandrayaan-2 finds strong evidence for ice in ‘doubly-shadowed’ lunar craters BENGALURU: Scientists working with India’s Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft have discovered strong evidence of ice buried beneath the floor of the Moon’s south pole region in “doubly-shadowed” craters, a finding that could prove critical for future human missions to the lunar surface.The discovery, published this week in…
The controversy around actor Ranveer Singh and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar over ‘Don 3’ has been in the headlines after the ‘Dhurandhar’ star exited the project. Now, FWICE president BN Tiwari reacted to comments made by CINTAA president Poonam Dhillon. Tiwari said he had already contacted her and even requested her to help solve the issue…
On May 16, 2026, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was launched as a satirical political collective on social media, sparked by a widely misquoted remark from Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. His comments went viral out of context, morphing into a viral line about “unemployed youth like cockroaches”, which quickly became a rallying cry…
MUMBAI: It’s a sign of where things have reached in Indian cricket. Siddhesh Lad is a seasoned first-class player. The 34-year-old Mumbai batter, known as the ‘Crisis Man’ of his team for a long time, made his debut first-class around 12 years back in Nov 2013, and has scored 5623 runs in 82 matches@44.27, with…
Albert Camus (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes people read once, nod at politely, and forget almost immediately. Then some quotes seem to follow people around afterwards. They linger in the back of the mind during quiet moments, stressful days or late-night overthinking sessions. This line by Albert Camus belongs firmly in that second category…
The US space agency NASA has sped up the efforts to construct the Artemis Era Moon Base with the objective of developing an enduring manned habitat at the moon’s south pole. This comes after NASA unveiled new lunar rover deals, cargo landers, robotic missions, and even the building of facilities meant to aid astronauts who…
The controversy surrounding Ranveer Singh’s reported exit from ‘Don 3’ continues to intensify, and now author-columnist Shobhaa De has weighed in on the matter. Reacting strongly to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees’ (FWICE) non-cooperation directive against the actor, De criticised the growing culture of “control” and “power politics” within the entertainment industry. In…
“Humaari ladki toh gai hai… muh se awaaz nahi nikalti… sehmi sehmi si rehti hai,” Twisha Sharma’s relatives joke as the newlywed waits after her “kanyadaan” for her husband. It is the kind of familiar “ladki waale” humour heard at countless Indian weddings – a performative reassurance to the groom’s family that their daughter is…