PM Modi meets Australian PM Albanese in Melbourne; trade, defence, critical tech on agenda Defence and security, critical technology, supply chain resilience and energy security cooperation – including finalisation of administrative arrangements for long-term supply of uranium to India – topped the agenda of the 3rd India-Australia annual summit in Melbourne. PM Narendra Modi and…
Diogenes of Sinope lived on the streets, ate with dogs A poor philosopher was walking through the streets carrying almost nothing. His clothes were worn, his possessions could fit into a small bundle, and among the few objects he still owned was a wooden drinking cup. Then he noticed a child kneeling beside a fountain….
Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese Amid the fresh flare-up in West Asia, PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Anthony Albanese expressed concern over renewed escalation of tensions and called upon all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate, and ensure protection of civilians along with uninterrupted flow of energy. Both leaders also reinforced their commitment to peace…
English Skipper Harry Brook (ANI Photo) England produced a batting masterclass to thrash India by nine wickets in the fourth T20I at the County Ground, Bristol, sealing the five-match series with an unassailable 3-0 lead. Chasing 159, the hosts romped home in just 13.5 overs, thanks to a sensational unbeaten partnership between captain Harry Brook…
Jennifer Gates (left) and Melinda French Gates (right) in September 2023. Melinda French Gates could have filled an entire room of her 66,000-square-foot mansion with Hermès Birkin bags, but she chose to draw the line when her eldest daughter Jennifer wanted a flashy purse in a store window.The author and philanthropist, who possesses an estimated…
Charlie Kirk said he hated the word empathy. In 2022, Charlie Kirk, the late conservative political activist and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, made these remarks about sympathy and empathy. “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term, and it does a lot of damage,” Kirk said….
Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese In a major boost to India-Australia space collaboration, Australian PM Anthony Albanese Thursday, during a joint statement with PM Narendra Modi, announced establishment of a temporary space tracking infrastructure in Australia to actively support India’s maiden human spaceflight programme ‘Gaganyaan’.“As we expand our cooperation in space and technology, we have…
Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth during a visit to the forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri and Sunderbani. (@adgpi/X via PTI Photo) JAMMU: Chief of Army Staff, General Dhiraj Seth, visited forward areas along the Line of Control in J&K’s Rajouri-Poonch belt Thursday to review the region’s security…
Marcus Aurelius (Image: Wikipedia) Two people can sit through the exact same bad day and walk away from it completely differently. One replays every small annoyance until the whole day feels ruined. The other lets most of it go and remembers the one good conversation instead. Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor, wrote about this exact…
Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah reached across political divides, inviting BJP in J&K, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Congress and other INDIA bloc politicians to join party’s July 20 protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding restoration of statehood to the Union territory.NC spokesperson Tahir Sayeed said Thursday invitations…