NEW DELHI: An X user tagged Shashi Tharoor while joking that if the Congress MP came across a viral post comparing rasgulla to idli, it would result in an ‘eloquent linguistic assassination.‘What followed was exactly that, as Tharoor delivered a detailed and humorous defence of the iconic South Indian dish in his trademark style.The viral…
There is a killer amongst us. It is quiet, careful, and almost undetectable until it’s too late. Globally nearly 1.4 billion people have met this killer. It is not a virus or a new pandemic. It is hypertension — and in India, it has found its youngest victims yet. One in eight Indians aged 20…
A fire in the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh disrupted rail traffic on the Mumbai–Delhi route,though all 68 passengers were safely evacuated without casualties. Bajrang Dal activists allegedly confronted Muslim employees inside a footwear showroom in Dehradun over claims of harassment of Hindu staff, with police yet to register a case. India and…
Swedish fighter jets escorting PM Modi’s aircraft (Picutre courtesy: ANI via MEA) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft on Sunday received a ceremonial escort from Sweden’s Gripen fighter jets as it entered Swedish airspace en route to Gothenburg, the country’s second-largest city.His plane had earlier received a ceremonial escort from an F-16 fighter jet…
NEW DELHI: BRS working president K T Rama Rao on Sunday demanded the removal of Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar from the cabinet following the arrest of his son, Bageerath, in the POCSO case, alleging that a fair investigation would not be possible otherwise.Addressing a party event in LB Nagar, Rama Rao said Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist from Pakistan, who was arrested last month by the Srinagar Police after infiltrating into India, has told interrogators that he found life in the Valley completely different from what he had been taught in terrorist training camps, and even underwent hair restoration treatment as he had been dealing with…
“Teenagers are dramatic.”“It’s just a phase.”“They’ll grow out of it.”Being a teenager sometimes means having your emotions questioned before they are even understood. Frustration is dismissed as “attitude”, sadness becomes “mood swings”, anger becomes “phase” and exhaustion is labelled “laziness”.Thus, for parents, teenage can often seem difficult to understand or manage as they navigate the…
A major disruption on the Mumbai–Delhi rail corridor occurred on Sunday after a fire broke out in the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, leading to delays and regulation of several trains. The incident took place around 5.15 am between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations (Kota division) when flames were detected in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the iconic Afsluitdijk dam in the Netherlands during his official trip has drawn attention to a lesser-discussed but strategically important issue for India: long-term water management and climate resilience.Accompanied by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, PM Modi visited the massive barrier dam that has protected the Netherlands…
NEW DELHI: Panic gripped passengers onboard the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express after a fire broke out in an air-conditioned coach in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district early Sunday morning.The blaze erupted around 5.15 am in the B-1 coach of Train No. 12431 between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota railway division.Passengers evacuated safelyRailway officials…