NEW DELHI: A doctor at a private hospital in Lucknow has been arrested after a female student accused him of rape during treatment, police told news agency PTI on Friday. The student was admitted to Tejas Hospital in the Bakshi Ka Talab area on May 18 after suffering a health-related episode. According to police, the…
The death toll from violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka’s western coastal town of Negombo has risen to 19, including four guards, and more than 100 people have been injured, authorities said on Monday, as security forces battled to restore order following two days of clashes.According to news agency PTI, violence first broke…
NEW DELHI: In another big step in missile development, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday conducted a successful flight-test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. All the test objectives were fully met, as per the data captured by various tracking instruments…
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians have endured a disappointing IPL 2026 campaign. The five-time champions, who won all their titles under former skipper Rohit Sharma, are already out of the playoff race after managing just four wins in 12 matches while suffering eight defeats.One of the major talking…
Kerala Cricket Association revokes Sreesanth’s ban. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India fast bowler S Sreesanth has received a major boost after the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) revoked the three-year ban imposed on him, clearing the way for his continued involvement in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL).The decision was taken at the KCA’s Special General…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. Now, there’s a phrase on OSINT Twitter: “monitoring the situation”. It refers to the lives of those individuals who are really into bird-watching, except their birds are usually military planes and other assorted objects of mass destruction.Football fans, too, have been monitoring the situation for the last…
MEA urges Venezuela to look into the death of Indian sailor whose organs were alleg NEW DELHI: India has urgently requested Venezuelan authorities to investigate the alleged desecration of an Indian sailor’s body after his family claimed all vital organs were removed before his mortal remains were repatriated.“We have taken up the matter with Venezuelan…
Interestingly, psychology offers another perspective. A well-known study published in Health Psychology found that while people strongly believe comfort foods improve mood, the emotional benefit may come less from the food itself and more from the comforting context surrounding it. In other words, feeling safe, slowing down, spending time with loved ones or simply taking…
Lionel Messi. Image via: Leonardo Fernandez/ Getty Images NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi gave fans a scare ahead of the FIFA World Cup after appearing to hurt his left hamstring during Inter Miami’s thrilling 6-4 win over Philadelphia Union in MLS. Messi, who rarely gets substituted, walked off in the 73rd minute after seemingly feeling discomfort…
An Iranian official on Friday sharply criticised the United States amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington, warning that any use of force would be met with a “harsh response,” as a wider regional conflict involving Iran, the US and Israel continues under a fragile ceasefire.‘In a post on X, Iranian politician Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei…