An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by US immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after she was hospitalised with a life-threatening respiratory illness, according to a lawsuit filed in a Texas federal court.The child, identified in the lawsuit as “Amalia,” was released by immigration authorities in President Donald Trump’s administration after her...
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Beyond patriarchy: How the ‘duty’ men created became their greatest source of isolation
Whenever the subject of men’s loneliness or men’s mental health comes up, the conversation almost always follows the same path. It turns into a reckoning. A reminder. Sometimes even a punishment.Men built this system.Men benefit from patriarchy.Men commit violence against women.So why should we feel sorry for them now?None of this is untrue. Patriarchy is...
Red Bird trainer aircraft ‘runs out of fuel’ & lands in field; both onboard safe
Representative image (Credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: “Suspected fuel starvation” — running out of fuel — reportedly caused a Red Bird training aircraft to force land in an open field about to 50 to 70 km before its destination, Belagavi, on Sunday. Luckily, both the flight instructor and student pilot on board the Cessna 172 aircraft...
Jayalalithaa to EPS: The BJP-AIADMK on-off relationship
Edappadi Palaniswamy and Amit Shah (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Once upon a time, the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK pulled the plug on a vulnerable Atal Bihari Vajpayee government at the Centre. The withdrawal of support in 1999 triggered the NDA’s collapse after a no-confidence motion, forcing midterm Lok Sabha elections. For the BJP, it was not...
Starmer’s chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned on Sunday after taking responsibility for advising the prime minister to appoint Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the United States, despite Mandelson’s past links to convicted sex offender...
Kerala election: Why CPM, Congress and BJP are clashing over Jamaat-e-Islami
From left: CPM’s MV Govindan, Congress leader VD Satheesan and senior BJP leader K Surendran (File photo) NEW DELHI: As Kerala heads toward another high-stakes assembly election, a controversial name has returned to the centre of a new political storm. Jamaat-e-Islami, long part of the state’s complex web of alliances and rivalries, is now the...
‘Sacred institution should not be linked’: Rijiju defends Dalai Lama amid ‘Epstein connection’
Dalai Lama and Kiren Rijiju (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cautioned against linking the Dalai Lama with the recently released Epstein files. He said that the revered spiritual institution should not be dragged into unrelated controversies to malign its sanctity.In a post on X, Rijiju said, “The revered institution...
Celina Jaitly on brother’s UAE detention: Actress says nobody supported her
Celina Jaitly has been seeking answers over the detention of her brother, Maj (retd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly, in the United Arab Emirates since September last year. The issue came to light for her at a time when she was dealing with a deeply troubled marriage and an ongoing domestic violence case against her husband, Peter...
T20 WC: India cancel practice session in Delhi ahead of match against Namibia
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav with teammates celebrates after winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match against USA, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Ahead of their second group match of the tournament against Namibia in Delhi on Thursday, February 12, the Indian team has opted to skip their optional...
Trump removes 25% penal tariff: What happens if India stops buying Russian crude oil?
During much of 2024 and 2025, India was one of the largest purchasers of discounted Russian oil. (AI image) Will India stop buying Russian crude oil? US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order revoking the 25% penal tariffs on India for its imports of crude from Russia. However, the executive order clearly says...
