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’...
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire response sent via Pakistan
Iran has sent its response to the latest United States ceasefire proposal through Pakistani mediators, seeking negotiations focused on a permanent end to the war across the region, including in Lebanon, where Israel continues military operations against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group. However, US President Donald Trump swiftly rejected Tehran’s position, calling it “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” without...
Asim Munir calls 2025 conflict ‘battle of two ideologies’
After Indian military leadership warned Islamabad on the first anniversary of Op Sindoor that “no terror sanctuary across the border is beyond India’s reach”, Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir on Sunday called last year’s conflict with India a “battle between two ideologies”.Addressing a ceremony at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi to mark...
After poll win, BJP’s fish fest to reassure voters
KOLKATA: A day after the swearing-in ceremony, BJP MLAs Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh and Tapas Roy on Sunday sought to debunk the party’s alleged aversion to non-veg food by holding a ‘fish festival’ in several parts of the city, in which BJP workers took part in large numbers. The netas and workers savoured pieces of...
Rift in AIADMK widens as party seniors hold separate meetings; rebels set to back Vijay during floor test
CHENNAI: There were signs of the rift in AIADMK widening on Sunday with party seniors C Ve Shanmugam and S P Velumani holding meeting with AIADMK MLAs even as general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami convened a separate district secretaries meeting.AIADMK sources said majority of AIADMK MLAs and district secretaries attended the meeting convened by the...
Non-binary Indian on student visa elected to Scottish Parliament
A non-binary transgender Indian and former PhD student, born in Tamil Nadu, has become the first person to be elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) despite being a foreign citizen who does not have a permanent visa to live in the UK.Indian national Q Manivannan won the Edinburgh & Lothians East seat...
Plane carrying 22 UK citizens evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship lands in Manchester
A flight carrying evacuees from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherlands on Sunday, with passengers disembarking in good spirits as authorities began quarantine procedures for those onboard.The flight from Tenerife, where the Dutch-flagged cruise ship is currently docked, carried 26 passengers and crew members, including eight Dutch nationals, according to the...
Mother’s Day horror in UP: Man guns down mom, brother over property dispute
A man allegedly shot and killed his mother and younger brother in Banda following a dispute over ancestral property (Shanti Devi, 60, and younger brother Devidin, 35) KANPUR: A man allegedly shot dead his mother and younger brother in the Baberu area of Banda on Sunday following a dispute over ancestral property.SP Palash Bansal said...
IPL 2026: RCB win last-ball thriller to knock Mumbai Indians out
Image credit: BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bengaluru held their nerve in a last-ball thriller to knock Mumbai Indians out of IPL 2026 with a dramatic two-wicket win at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 167 on a surface that challenged batters throughout, RCB were carried by Krunal Pandya’s fighting 73 and a...
Railways staring at higher electricity costs after SC rules it qualifies as ‘consumer’
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130998086,imgsize-940414,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/railways-rep.jpg" alt="Railways staring at higher electricity costs after Supreme Court rules it qualifies as ‘consumer’" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is staring at higher electricity costs after the Supreme Court last week ruled that the national transporter qualifies as a “consumer” under the Electricity Act. As a...
