NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sharpened his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the women’s reservation bill, alleging that the party opposed greater political representation for women and worked against the passage of the 33 per cent quota bill.Addressing a rally in Bengal’s Bankura, PM Modi said, “The women of Bengal…
Badrinath Temple, Uttarakhand (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday arrested former Badrinath temple officer Rajendra Chauhan in connection with the alleged theft of donations from the Badrinath Temple. He was arrested after nearly four hours of questioning and will be produced before a court on Friday.Chauhan is among the…
Veteran actor Jackie Shroff has always been known for his earthy wisdom, candid personality and simple lifestyle. In a recent conversation, the actor opened up about his daily routine, fitness habits, favourite sweets, Mumbai’s best vada pav spots and the simple meal that brings him the most happiness.Interestingly, Jackie admitted that despite often speaking about…
British singer and songwriter Peter Andre was one of the performers at Venezuela Fury and Noah Price’s wedding last week. The spectacle was heavily covered by media all around as Fury, who is 16, is legendary Tyson Fury’s daughter. Now, a week after the wedding, Andre weighed in on how he landed the opportunity and…
Yash starrer ‘Toxic A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’s English version pulled from theatres after just 7 days as collections fail to pick up ‘Rocking Star’ Yash’s much-awaited theatrical outing, ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’, has suffered a setback at the box office, particularly with its English version, which has now been withdrawn from theatres after just…
Relatives of those killed in the 9/11 attacks on Friday called out Saudi Arabia for alleged complicity in the carnage – and chided past US presidents in attendance at a remembrance ceremony for failing to call Riyadh to account.The Sept 11, 2001, attacks were carried out by mostly Saudi hijackers and orchestrated by mastermind Osama…
CHANDIGARH: A political face-off in Punjab heads to Rashtrapati Bhavan as rival camps led by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and CM Bhagwant Mann seek to meet the President within hours of each other Monday, amid a row over defections and alleged police action.Chadha, among seven AAP MPs who switched to BJP on April 24,…
Nasa astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft spent the first hours after launch observing Earth and documenting views from space, even as the mission successfully executed a critical engine burn to push towards the Moon.Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen described the view from orbit, saying, “We are getting a beautiful view of the dark side of the…
The Swiss village of Kandersteg could be destroyed by a landslide due to an unstable mountain rock formation, and scientists are linking the threat to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics. The 1,300 residents of the village in Switzerland’s Bern canton live in the midst of a charming landscape including sharp peaks, white glaciers, steep green…
An elephant doesn’t need to hear another elephant to know it’s there. It can feel it. Yes, kind of like telepathy, but not exactly. You see, elephants can communicate with other elephants through sounds that can travel through the air up to five kilometres. But that’s not their only mode of communication. They have a…