Guest list of who would be attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral Iran begins a week of funeral ceremonies on Friday for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US–Israeli strike in February. The ceremonies will move from Tehran to Qom, then to Najaf in Iraq, before concluding with burial in his…
Lakshya Sen returns to Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi, unseen, during the men’s singles quarterfinal match at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Between January 2025 and June 2026, India hosted 36 international sports events across over 15 cities. In the next six months, 11 more events are planned while…
Aliya Mohammad Sajid Chandiwala (in picture) came into contact with electricity that had leaked into the waterlogged area near the building’s iron gate. THANE: A 17-year-old girl died after suffering electric shock in a waterlogged area outside her residential building in Mumbra on Wednesday night. Police have registered an FIR against officials of Torrent Power…
New Delhi: On the day India continued to top Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) global list of dope offenders, the Sports Ministry assured that the National Anti-Doping Bill will be tabled in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament.In AIU’s list, India accounted for 162 dopers, ahead of Kenya (148) and Russia (60). It includes individuals…
It doesn’t take much for a mouse to make its presence known. Maybe it’s a rustling sound from the kitchen late at night, a food packet with tiny bite marks, or a few droppings tucked away behind a cabinet. However it starts, most people’s first instinct is the same: find a way to get rid…
The defining questions today are no longer limited to surname, caste or community. They are about emotional maturity, career ambitions, financial compatibility, family expectations, mental health, parenting, equality and shared life goals. For generations, the first question in an arranged marriage was rarely about personality, ambitions or emotional compatibility.It was, “which community?”Caste, sub-caste, religion, family…
Delhi woke up to thunder and rain and many breathed a sigh of relief after brutal June heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warning as heavy showers, gusty winds, and thunderstorms swept through the city, marking what looks like the tail end of an intense heatwave. This shift from scorching heat to monsoon rain…
NEW DELHI: Air India is learnt to have reduced the fuel surcharge levied on its long hauls to North America, UK, Europe and Australia from this month, thanks to crude peice falling due to an iffy US-Iran ceasefire. AI’s highest surcharge was $280 on North America and Australia routes, which leading travel agents say, has…
Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday said senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi‘s “silence” on the reported demolition of a gurdwara in Pakistan is in sharp contrast to her op-eds on Gaza, and accused her of displaying “double standards.”The attack came days after Sonia Gandhi, in an opinion piece in an English…
Wall Street traded mixed on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected US jobs report strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could hold off on raising interest rates at its upcoming meeting.Around 8:15 PM IST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 392.58 points, or 0.75%, to trade at 52,697.82. The S&P 500 also edged higher, rising 18.27 points,…