Nov. 26, 2006 file photo of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Centre) (Photo credit: AP) The United States and Israel reportedly explored a regime-change plan in Iran after Israeli strikes allegedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials in the early days of the war, according to a report by The New York Times. Days after…
Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay has sparked controversy by deeming popular English nursery rhymes ‘Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa’ and ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ as detrimental to Indian culture LUCKNOW: Higher education minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogendra Upadhyay has triggered a controversy by describing two popular English nursery rhymes – ‘Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa’…
NEW DELHI: A bowling-themed birthday cake that had delighted three-year-old Reyaansh from Thane during a family celebration May 31 turned into a nightmare when the toddler unknowingly swallowed two metal wires hidden inside decorative cake toppers. The following day, which was his actual birthday, the family found itself in hospital instead of celebrating after scans…
The BJP worker was among the three AI Airport Services Ltd employees allegedly involved smuggling gold out of the airport Mumbai: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested seven persons, including a BJP office-bearer, for their alleged involvement in a major gold smuggling racket at the city airport and seized over Rs 5 crore of…
Brazil’s Neymar (AP /PTI) Brazil have brought Neymar back into their World Cup plans, with the veteran forward earning a dramatic recall to the national squad nearly three years after his last appearance for the Seleção. Coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the 34-year-old’s inclusion while announcing Brazil’s 26-man squad at a gala event in Rio de…
It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say we are living in a simulation where Elon Musk rules supreme.Rockets, AI, private space, trillion-dollar valuations, Mars talk, market frenzy — the man has made the future look less like science fiction and more like a quarterly update. This week, after SpaceX’s blockbuster market…
NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR and taken over the investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, former personal assistant to West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, reports Rajshekhar Jha. The agency has formed a seven-member SIT, headed by a DIG-rank officer, to probe the case. A meeting was held at the CBI headquarters in…
Picture source: X/Vikas Alwys For many UPSC aspirants, clearing the Civil Services Examination is the ultimate goal. For Kajal Raju, however, success did not end with her first selection. The IIT Madras graduate continued pushing herself until she reached the rank she had always aimed for.Kajal, who belongs to Nileshwar in Kerala’s Kasaragod district, was…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino makes comments during the opening ceremony of the International Broadcast Center, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Croatia’s controversial FIFA World Cup exit continues to cast a long shadow after the Croatian Football Federation claimed it has yet to receive a response from FIFA following an official request…
NEW DELHI: Do fractured mandates fracture parties? The crack in AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, much like the splits in Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, suggests they often do.In June 2022, Eknath Shinde led a rebellion in Shiv Sena and took away two-thirds of the party’s MLAs, toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. The coup vertically split…