Category: Events

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was conferred the FAO Agricola Medal, the highest honour of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, in recognition of his contribution to food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development.The award was presented at the FAO headquarters in Rome by Director-General Dr Qu Dongyu during...

Bombay High Court at Mumbai is one of the oldest High Courts of India MUMBAI: “Mere failure of wife to do chores such as cooking, cleaning does not automatically amount to cruelty as marriage is a partnership of equals and not a service contract and the wives are not ‘deemed maids’,” said Bombay High Court...

Once called the sone ki chidiya, India clearly never got over its gold fever. For desis, gold is not just a metal, rather it is rainy-day savings, wedding-season flex, family legacy and emotional support, all rolled into one shiny yellow package. Somewhere between these wedding seasons, festival offers and “bas thoda aur le lete hain”,...

Mumbai Indians (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians entered the IPL record books for an unwanted reason in the 2026 season, becoming just the second team in tournament history to use three different captains in three successive matches.The five-time champions endured a difficult campaign plagued by injuries, inconsistent results and repeated leadership changes. Over...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday joked about running for the prime minister of Israel as he cited his approval ratings, which he claimed were 99.Speaking to the reporters, he said: “I’m right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister! Maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel.”Israeli Prime Minister...

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari The BJP government in West Bengal has, within days of assuming office, rolled out a series of high-impact administrative, welfare and governance decisions aimed at signalling a policy break from the previous Trinamool Congress regime.The measures span welfare restructuring, recruitment reforms, reservation policy changes, scrutiny of caste certificates, educational directives...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday seemed to be losing patience over delay in Iran’s negotiations after threatened to attack Tehran hours after he said he was in “no hurry” to reach the deal.“Everything’s gone. Their navy’s gone. Their air force is gone. Just about everything. The only question is, do we go and finish...

Micheal Burry, America’s popular investor, who is also known for predicting the 2008 housing crash in the US has now given a new warning. Burry sounded the alarm on the current AI boom, calling it a direct parallel to the dot come bubble of the late 1990s. According to a report by Business Insider, in...

US President Donald Trump said he would “work on the Taiwan problem” and speak with its president after his recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump also said it was “good” that Xi had met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing.Speaking days after his China visit, Trump said he believed it was “good” that...

Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Congress is set to return to the Tamil Nadu cabinet after nearly 60 years, after party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved the induction of MLAs Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the cabinet led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay.The...