LONDON: Andy Burnham promised to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the country’s floundering Labour govt as he was officially declared party leader on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister on July 20.The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the centre-left party’s leadership…
India rejects Pakistan’s ASEAN forum remarks NEW DELHI: India on Thursday categorically rejected Pakistan‘s comments at the Asean Regional Forum in Manila, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”.New Delhi slammed Islamabad of using the multilateral platform to peddle “state-sponsored disinformation” and divert attention from its record of sponsoring cross-border terrorism.“The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir…
Euripides (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that feel ancient immediately. The language sounds heavy. Dramatic. Almost theatrical. Yet once the meaning settles in, the emotion underneath feels surprisingly familiar. This quote by Euripides is one of those lines. Even after centuries, it still sounds painfully human because it speaks about something people continue struggling…
VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala THIRUVANANTHAMPURAM: The contest to pick Congress legislature party chief in Kerala entered a decisive stretch Wednesday as AICC observers Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik reached the state to sound out newly elected MLAs. Senior state functionaries have been asked to be in New Delhi after Thursday’s meeting, with the…
Amid buzz that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce shelled out over USD 20 million on their wedding celebrations, new reports indicate that the bride and goom have donated USD 26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden.The donations were reportedly spread out across 20 local and national charities,…
The Tamil film fraternity is gearing up to say a poignant goodbye to the great movie director Bharathiraja, who breathed his last on June 10, 2026, owing to age-related illnesses. The last rituals of the deceased director have been scheduled in his hometown of Neelankarai, Chennai, with many film personalities and his admirers mourning his…
Image(s): Smithsonian Gardens Magnolia trees are admired around the world for their large, fragrant flowers, but they also preserve one of the oldest evolutionary stories in the plant kingdom. Long before bees, butterflies or many modern flowering plants appeared, magnolias were already blooming across prehistoric landscapes. Fossil evidence suggests the ancestors of modern magnolias evolved…
JAMMU: Two rusted mortar shells were found in two villages near the Pakistan border in Jammu’s Poonch on Monday and were safely destroyed later by the Army’s bomb disposal squad, officials said. Some villagers found one shell in Mankote area and alerted security forces, the officials said. The other shell was spotted on a farm…
Madalsa Sharma, who is best known for playing Kavya in the hit TV show Anupamaa, recently opened up about an unsettling experience from the early days of her film career. The actress, who is married to Mahaakshay Chakraborty, son of veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, recalled how a ‘renowned filmmaker’ once made an inappropriate request during…
NEW DELHI: With the rival factions of Trinamool Congress (TMC) having approached EC to stake claim to the party name and symbol, it is now for the poll panel to formally acknowledge the split in the party, warranting proceedings under Para 15 of the Symbols Order to determine the ‘real’ TMC. For this purpose, EC…