Life isn’t so kind for everyone. Some face the harshest realities far too early. Vikram Chhetri, a teenager from Assam could not grow up resting his head on his mom’s lap. The child lost his mother when he was just 2, and years later, at the age of 11, the boy lost his father too….
NEW DELHI: Patients across the country may face disruption in routine medicine purchases on May 20 as more than 12.4 lakh chemists prepare for a nationwide shutdown against online medicine sales and deep discounting by e-pharmacy platforms.The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) said the protest is aimed at highlighting risks to patient…
Jason Collins. Image via: David Dow/ NBAE via Getty Jason Collins leaves behind far more than a basketball résumé. The former NBA center, remembered as the league’s first openly gay active player, died Tuesday at 47 following a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. His family confirmed the news alongside the NBA,…
NEW DELHI : Every Hindu voter became a Hindu worker in West Bengal, Dattatreya Hosabale of RSS said on Tuesday, framing the recent assembly polls as a “civilisational question” for the Hindutva organisation due to the hurdles and attacks it faced there.“It was a struggle not only by RSS volunteers but by the entire Hindu…
Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ continues its phenomenal run at the box office even as the film gears up for its OTT debut this weekend. Nearly two months after its theatrical release, the action entertainer is still drawing audiences to cinemas and inching steadily towards the massive Rs 1,800 crore mark worldwide.According to…
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, according to Reuters. The move is aimed at curbing precious metal imports and easing pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves.The sharp increase in duties comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to avoid buying gold…
Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada and teammates (ANI Photo) With 14 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs and DC is barely hanging in there. GT has almost qualified while RCB and SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the…
Image Credit: Getty Images George Bernard Shaw was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1856 in Dublin, Ireland, he became a leading playwright, critic, and social commentator whose works challenged conventional thinking and inspired intellectual debate. Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, according to Reuters, in a move aimed at curbing precious metal imports and easing pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves.The sharp increase in duties comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to avoid buying gold…
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion military budget before House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday, as Congress pressed the Pentagon over the rising cost of the Iran war, weapons stockpiles and the administration’s long-term strategy in the conflict.The hearings came as the Trump administration faces growing pressure from the…