Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, along with American songwriter Bob Dylan, are the only two people to achieve literary and cinematic harmony: winning both the Nobel and the Oscar. Bernard Shaw won his Nobel for the screenplay Pygmalion, which was made into a movie and was credited with elevating Hollywood from illiteracy to literacy. Bernard…
NEW DELHI: An expert on Pakistan and China, Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani (retd) has been appointed the country’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The govt has also appointed Vice-Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next chief of the Indian Navy. While Lt Gen Subramani will replace CDS Gen Anil Chauhan, who completes his tenure…
After helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru retain the IPL title, Virat Kohli spoke about the changes in his batting, the demands of modern T20 cricket and the lessons he hopes young Indian cricketers can learn from his journey. He urged upcoming players to understand match situations and adapt their game accordingly.Kohli, who played an important role…
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisation’s spending targets, warning that those who do not step up would face consequences.“If one or two still have to be convinced, we have ways to do that,” Rutte said, without…
Former Meta techie Hemant Pandey says returning to India after eight years in the US was the best decision. Hemant Pandey, the former Meta techie who decided to return to India after living in the US for eight years, reflected on his life decision and said both he and his wife are happier in India…
Kolkata: Election Commission’s mass transfer of senior IAS and IPS officers within Bengal was a form of “unpromulgated President’s Rule”, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.The EC’s action was a “deliberate design to seize control of Bengal through coercion and institutional manipulation”, Banerjee posted on X. Watch Gyanesh Kumar Under Fire: Opposition Moves To Remove…
NEW DELHI: At an NDA parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, govt representatives emphasised the big boost to employment generation and economic growth under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership compared to the preceding UPA era, with India’s “transformative journey” in sports also being highlighted.Modi and home minister Amit Shah were among those who attended the meeting, though…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday termed “very serious” the forced employment of minor girls in orchestras, mainly in Bihar and West Bengal, and massage parlours, in Delhi and Rajasthan, and their subsequent sexual exploitation and trafficking and sought comprehensive responses from the governments on steps to protect them.Appearing for NGO ‘Just Rights for…
Prince Yadav takes on Tristan Stubbs (Photo by BCCI) NEW DELHI: A fiery on-field moment on Wednesday grabbed attention during the IPL clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, as a heated exchange between Prince Yadav and Tristan Stubbs went viral.The incident took place in the fifth over when Prince Yadav bowled…
BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test Live Score: Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and opted to field against Bangladesh in th second Test match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet. Teams: Pakistan (Playing XI): Azan Awais, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Abdullah Fazal, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Khurram Shahzad, Sajid Khan,…