NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a fiery counterattack on the Opposition, targeting Rahul Gandhi, as he ascribed the move to remove Speaker Om Birla to the Leader of Opposition’s pique over frequent electoral losses and a bid to cast doubt on various institutions due to Congress’s turn to a “completely negative…
Neeraj Chauhan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Indian archer Neeraj Chauhan won the bronze medal in the men’s recurve individual event at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square on Saturday.In an all-Indian medal contest, Chauhan held his nerve to finish ahead of Bommadevara…
NEW DELHI: Large parts of the country remained under the grip of an intense heatwave on Friday, with temperatures soaring close to 48 degrees Celsius in several regions, prompting authorities to issue health advisories. They warned that prolonged exposure to extreme heat raised concerns across the country.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave…
Glasgow: Scotland’s Melanie Woods competes as Mauritius’ Noemi Alphonse sits on the track after a fall during the women’s T54 1500m wheelchair race at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. Woods wins the gold medal in this event. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI07_30_2026_000105A) The women’s T54 1500m wheelchair final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be…
Photo credit: Helping forgotten paws/ Instagram Shelter dog Duke lost almost everything before his life finally turned around. He lost his home when his family lost theirs, was separated from the sister he had been bonded to, and endured two failed adoptions in less than 24 hours. For a while, it seemed like the shelter…
‘My first memory of him is everybody standing scared and so terrified of him’, Sutapa Sikdar remembers Nana Patekar on the ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ set Nana Patekar, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 75, was a feared presence on the sets of ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ in 1996. Dialogue writer Sutapa Sikdar, then…
Quote of the day by Bruce Springsteen: ‘No one you have been and no place you have gone ever leaves you…success of your journey and your destination all depend on who’s driving’, rock icon’s lesson on accepting your past and moving forward with it Rather than accepting our past moments in life, where we try…
View of Piazza del Popolo in Rome, where curved architectural design can allow sound to travel across the square in unexpected ways. In parts of Rome, a whisper can travel far beyond where it is spoken. Stand near a curved wall or beneath a vast dome and even a quiet voice can carry clearly across…
Daniel Jackson is the self-declared president of the Free Republic of Verdis, leading its online government and citizen community./ Image: X In an era when nearly every piece of land on Earth belongs to a recognised state, the idea of starting a new country can sound almost impossible. Yet Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old with British…
Tom Holland‘s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is all set to swing into theatres on July 30, and the early reviews pouring in are overwhelmingly positive.Following its world premiere, the film has opened to glowing early reactions with fans and critics hailing the film as one of the ‘strongest’ and ‘BEST’ Spider-Man films ever made. The…
