Spread the love Bengal BJP chief backs Gyanesh Kumar, says he deserves ‘at least Padma Bhushan’ NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has come out strongly in support of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid a growing Congress-led campaign against him. Bhattacharya said that Kumar deserves “at the very least, the Padma Bhushan” for overseeing peaceful elections and...
Nebraska couple lost $59,759 home over $588 tax debt; compensation claim revived
Spread the love A legal fight over homeownership and tax liens in Nebraska reached a major turning point when the state’s highest court revived a compensation claim from a couple who lost their mortgage-free home over a relatively small tax debt. Kevin Fair and his wife, Terry, owned a home in Scotts Bluff County with no mortgage or other liens....
Baranica Elangovan makes history, wins India’s first-ever pole vault medal at Asiad
Spread the love Baranica Elangovan in action during the Women’s Pole Vault Final Indian athlete Baranica Elangovan won the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, giving India its first-ever medal in the event at the Asian Games.The 29-year-old secured the bronze with a best clearance of 4.15m. She shared...
Trump gives ‘totally unacceptable’ warning to Xi over China helping Iran
Spread the love Us envoy said that Trump “made it clear that any help that they would give Iran was totally unacceptable. US president Donald Trump called told Xi Jinping that China ‘helping Iran’ was unacceptable, during the China president’ Washington visit, said US Ambassador to China David Perdue on Friday.“We made it very clear to them weeks ago that,...
Why Trump’s F-35 deal with Saudi Arabia unsettles Israel, opens big door for China
Spread the love US President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a “coffee ceremony” at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration has agreed to put the world’s most advanced combat aircraft in Saudi hands. It comes at a time when Gulf allies are questioning whether American primacy...
‘What was the deal?’ Vijay takes aim at DMK over Veeramani child rape case
Spread the love Vijay campaigning for TVK candidate K Maragatham in Madurantakam assembly constituency on Friday. Photo by L R Shankar MADURANTAKAM: Without explicitly referring to the sex scandal involving granite baron R Veeramani, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday condemned the previous DMK govt for failing to take appropriate action against an “individual accused of abusing...
Blood sugar during infection: Why glucose can rise even without diabetes
Spread the love Written by: Lifestyle Desk 4 min readNew DelhiSep 25, 2026 05:58 PM IST Blood sugar is often discussed in the context of diabetes, but glucose levels can temporarily rise even in people who do not have the condition. One situation in which this can happen is during an infection, when the body is dealing with an illness...
Asiad: Gulveer races into 10,000m silver; India’s athletics surge continues
Spread the love Gulveer Singh, of India, reacts after crossing the finish line to win the silver medal in the men’s 10,000 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP File Photo) Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh won the men’s 10,000m silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday, improving on...
Air India pilot found tipsy just before operating Zurich-Delhi flight, suspended
Spread the love AI pilot found tipsy just before operating Zurich-Delhi flight NEW DELHI: Air India has suspended a pilot who was reportedly found tipsy when he was to operate a Zurich-Delhi flight earlier this month. The Zurich-Delhi flight of Sept 6 had to be rescheduled after the pilot was found unfit to operate the same and till alternate crew...
NASA sent 12.5 million tomato seeds to space; later planted across 40,000 schools
Spread the love The seeds that NASA sent to space in 1984, returned to Earth six years later in 1990 and had to be distributed among students as plant kits. What lies behind this statement is a tale of space motion that many remain unaware of. The mission was to determine whether exposure to the space environment would affect the...
