Spread the love NEW DELHI: As cold wave conditions continued in the national capital, dense fog covered large parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, leading to poor visibility and delays in several flights at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Passengers have been advised to check their flight status with airlines before heading to the airport, as foggy conditions may intermittently...
Visa troubles! After Pakistan-origin USA players, England players cough in similar situation
Spread the love Adil Rashid of England (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Visa issues linked to the upcoming T20 World Cup in India are no longer limited to the United States team. The problem has now reached England’s camp as well. Two England players, Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed, are facing delays in getting their visas cleared for...
Decoding BJP’s victory: How party outmaneuvered Thackeray ‘brand’ and Pawars in Maharashtra
Spread the love PUNE: In Maharashtra, some surnames have for long carried more weight than manifestos, like Thackeray and Pawar.For BJP, the January 15 polls and its favourable outcomes on Friday were not just about gaining control over the richest civic body in India — the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) — or to establish its governance in Pune, considered the...
How AIMIM defied internal turmoil to win 126 seats across Maharashtra
Spread the love AIMIM boosts civic poll performance in Maharashtra despite dissent, bags 126 seats CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Defying internal dissent, ticket-related rebellions, sharp criticism, and even the resignation of key office bearers in protest against party state president and former MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel’s decisions related to ticket distribution, the All-India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) significantly improved its electoral performance in...
BMC polls: Shinde Sena makes dent in UBT-MNS tally, but only just
Spread the love Eknath Shinde MUMBAI: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena dented the Sena (UBT)-MNS combine’s tally but failed to beat the Thackerays in most Marathi-dominated areas across Mumbai. Contesting 90 seats, Shinde has won 29, so his strike rate turned out to be poorer than that of BJP. However, his party’s seats are crucial to the BJP-Sena combine crossing...
‘Dhurandhar’ day 43: Film mints Rs 1275 crore worldwide
Spread the love ‘Dhurandhar’, the action-packed spy drama starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, and others, has entered its 76th week. After facing competition from several regional, Bollywood, and international releases, this Aditya Dhar film refuses to slow down. Although the numbers have dropped, and the movie is now earning in single digits, it is giving tough competition to...
NIMHANS study proposes new model for early protein deposit formation in Parkinson’s disease
Spread the love Researchers at NIMHANS, Bengaluru have shed new light on early molecular events that may trigger Parkinson’s Disease (PD), proposing a shift from conventional theory that has guided drug development for decades. Their study has suggested that disease-specific chemical changes in α-Synuclein (αSyn) — a protein strongly linked to Parkinson’s — may promote the trapping of various cellular proteins,...
Marathon in Mumbai, runners in Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Darjeeling & more
Spread the love This Sunday, when runners line up at the starting points for Tata Mumbai Marathon, India’s marquee long-distance event, so will Anchal Malhotra in Gurgaon, Sajan Lama in Darjeeling, Dipti Waghmare in Jalgaon and Shovan Padhy in Hyderabad.Thousands of miles from Mumbai, the four will be among nearly 5,000 participants who will run the marathon virtually – Anchal...
BJP takes control of Mumbai for first time, but needs Shinde Sena for majority
Spread the love MUMBAI: For years, they’ve wanted it, now they have it. BJP is finally set to assume control of India’s richest civic body, and get its own mayor of Mumbai. After almost three decades at the BMC’s helm, the Thackerays have lost control of their last bastion to the Mahayuti alliance led by former ally-turned-foe BJP and erstwhile...
Gaza ‘board of peace’: Trump to chair; Rubio, Tony Blair & more tapped as members
Spread the love US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the appointment of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former British prime minister Tony Blair as founding members of a new Gaza “board of peace.” Trump also named his special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and World Bank President Ajay Banga to the seven-member “founding executive board,” the White...
