NEW DELHI: The ministry of external Affairs on Sunday rejected allegations made by Pakistan linking India to the recent terrorist attack in Karachi, advising Islamabad to take credible action against terror rather than pointing fingers.The ministry, in a statement, said that Pakistan should rid itself of its habitual tendency to rely on terrorism as an…
Inspiring story of the day: “My wife has been so supportive. She could have stopped me a long, long time ago, but she didn’t. She kept me going and allowed me to play. It’s amazing. Thank you.” – How Roger Federer’s family turned a boy’s dream into tennis history (Image via Getty) Roger Federer is…
This quote is not telling you to tolerate abuse, disrespect, or one-way effort. That’s not love—that’s self-neglect. Love becomes exhausting when:– You’re always giving, but your needs are ignored– You stay where you’re not respected– You confuse love with saving or fixing someone– You love instead of loving yourself, not alongside it In those cases,…
Rising oil prices and renewed tensions involving Iran weighed on US equities on Wednesday, but Wall Street remained close to record levels as investors continued to bet on a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and drew support from strong corporate earnings.The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its all-time high, while the Dow Jones…
PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday described Nepal as India’s priority partner under its “neighbourhood first policy” as he met its governing Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairman Rabi Lamichhane.This is RSP’s first high-level visit to India since coming to office. Modi said, “Nepal is a priority partner under our ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and we look forward…
On July 14, 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille, a day that became a stepping stone towards the modern French Republic — now on its fifth update — and helped lay the foundations for much of the Western civilisation we see today. In doing so, they overthrew Bourbon rule in France.Across the Pyrenees, however, the Bourbons…
T’puram: Though he missed out on the chief minister’s post, senior Congress functionary K C Venugopal has emerged as a key power centre in the formation of the new UDF govt, with his camp securing significant representation in the cabinet as well as several major portfolios.Party sources said seven of the 11 Congress ministers in…
TUTICORIN: A 40-year-old man electrocuted his two minor children to death before killing himself at Saveriyarpuram near Pudukottai in Tuticorin district on Friday. Police said the man was distraught after his wife left him for another man.The deceased were identified as Mary Michael, a truck driver, his daughter Mary Nirosha, 14, a Class IX student,…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the monsoon session scheduled to start from July 20, a group of women organisations and activists under the banner of ‘National Coalition for Women’s Reservation’ have demanded “unconditional and immediate” implementation of 33% women’s reservation in the Parliament and state legislatures at the existing strength from the next round of elections….
Shreyas Iyer‘s tenure as India’s T20I captain began on a disappointing note as the Men in Blue suffered a 34-run defeat to Ireland in the opening match of the two-game series in Belfast on Friday, June 26. Chasing 183, India never found momentum with the bat and eventually folded for 148, but it was Iyer’s…