Category: Events

275 Indian nationals remain missing in Nepal floods; 166 rescued so far: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: During a bi-weekly briefing on Friday, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared that 275 Indian nationals remain missing in the aftermath of the recent disaster in Nepal.“As per our current information, 275 Indian nationals remain...

Donald Trump, Kevin Warsh US President Donald Trump on Friday renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, citing stronger-than-expected job growth and arguing that the United States should have among the world’s lowest borrowing costs.Trump made the remarks in a post on X after a jobs report showed employers added 162,000 jobs...

More than five decades ago, civil engineers in northern Illinois carried out a major engineering experiment by using 246,000 cubic yards of coal fly ash beneath 7,500 feet of a major expressway embankment. The pioneering project, completed in 1972 near Waukegan along the US Route 41 corridor, was one of the earliest large-scale examples of...

Uttam Kumar Synopsis: At a hundred, Uttam Kumar, the Mahanayak or great hero of Bengali cinema, is the most agreed-upon man in Bengal. The agreement conceals a long negotiation, in which Bengal accepted certain things about him, refused others outright, and has still not accepted the one obligation that matters.The centenary arrived on schedule on...

Keyaa Banerji Indian powerlifter Keyaa Kunal Banerji’s remarkable 140kg deadlift was supposed to be a moment of sporting celebration. Instead, the viral attention surrounding her silver-medal-winning performance at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships has exposed her to a deeply disturbing side of online fame.The 21-year-old powerlifter has revealed that she...

How Naomi Osaka’s emotional US Open win over Serena Williams changed her career forever, making her a global star(Getty Images) Naomi Osaka arrived at the 2018 US Open as a talented 20-year-old who had already shown she could trouble the biggest names in tennis. What happened in New York, however, turned her from a rising...

Jalandhar Police detains US-wanted fugitive Manjit Singh Bedi linked to SNAP fraud case NEW DELHI: Jalandhar Commissionerate Police detained Manjit Singh Bedi, a fugitive wanted in the US in connection with an alleged SNAP benefits fraud case, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.Bedi was reportedly placed on the US Most-Wanted Fraudsters...

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. Is the BJP playing hardball with the Akalis in Punjab? Yet another senior BJP leader has announced that the party will contest all 117 assembly seats in Punjab on its own strength.BJP national general secretary Satish Poonia, in his first...

(Image has been translated from Russian using AI) Russian companies have developed a modular metal structure designed to protect oil storage facilities, electrical substations and other critical infrastructure from drone attacks, as Ukrainian strikes continue to target Russia’s energy sector.Called “Web”, the system was developed by RT-Project Technologies, a subsidiary of state-owned defence and technology...

Pakistan Coach Mike Hesson. (PTI Photo) Pakistan’s interim red-ball coach Mike Hesson has distanced himself from the decision to release seven players from the Test squad ahead of the third and final Test against England, saying three senior players had already been sent home before he was asked to take charge.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...