NEW DELHI: As the people of the “tea state” prepare to elect a new government on April 9, “Asomiya jatiyotabad” (Assamese nationalism) remains a core issue for Assam. For decades, the state has wrestled with anxieties over protecting its cultural and demographic identity, particularly from the threat of “outsiders”, mainly illegal migrants.As campaigning concluded, what…
The actor caught fans’ attention at the Rome premiere after affectionately calling his wife “Maree,” a reference to her middle name.image credit (Zendaya Instagram) Tom Holland and Zendaya have offered fans another glimpse into their private relationship during their ongoing press tour for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. At the film’s Rome premiere on June 23,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC has sought NIA’s response on a plea by former Popular Front of India chief E Abubacker, arrested in a terror case in 2022, seeking permission for treatment at a private hospital of his choice at his expense and alleging a “disastrous” experience during his current stay at AIIMS, Delhi. Abubacker alleged…
Vikrant Massey has come a long way in the industry from television to movies. While today, he’s got movies like ’12th Fail’, ‘The Sabarmati Report’ and web-shows like ‘Mirzapur’ to his body of work, Massey’s journey has seen its share of struggles. The actor recently recalled his early days and revealed that he had a…
SINGAPORE: The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral Aukus defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth told reporters on Saturday.Aukus said in a joint statement that delivery of the vehicles will start in 2027.The programme will improve the three nations’ reconnaissance and…
Albert Szent-Györgyi (Image: Wikipedia) The word research usually brings a very specific image to mind. White coats, laboratories, journals filled with dense writing, long processes that feel far removed from everyday life. It feels structured, almost distant. Something formal that belongs in academic spaces rather than ordinary thinking.Albert Szent-Györgyi’s quote shifts that picture slightly. It…
Astronaut-designate Group Captain Prashant Nair, who is being trained for the Gaganyaan mission along with Grp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla, has requested Indian startups “to make space toilet” as the world needs more research on that front.Speaking at the DefSpace symposium here on Friday, Nair, nicknamed ‘Papa’, said, “Russia is the only country in the world…
KOLKATA: Four prominent CPM functionaries who became faces of protests after the 2024 rape-murder of a resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will contest the West Bengal assembly elections in April. Outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, student activist Dipsita Dhar, youth functionary Kalatan Dasgupta and rising Left face Minakshi…
US President Donald Trump Iran on Sunday strongly hit back at US President Donald Trump over his expletive-laden ‘Tuesday threat’, stating that his ‘reckless moves’ are dragging Washington towards a ‘living hell’.The sharp response comes as Tehran accused Trump of escalating tensions and pushing the region towards dangerous instability as the conflict in West Asia…
NEW DELHI: The much-delayed 4th India-Africa summit that India was to host from May 28 to 31 was postponed on Thursday on account of the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though not yet a global pandemic, the risk posed by the virus made WHO declare a health emergency of international…