Spread the love The accident site where a 20-year-old student, Yashvendra Singh, was killed after his car rammed a tree and plunged into an open drain in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj Friday NEW DELHI: Business student Yashvendra Singh had come home from US just 10 days ago, looking forward to spending time with his family. Instead, his family and friends...
Kargil lessons shaped Operation Sindoor: Ex-army chief General VP Malik
Spread the love Gen V P Malik meeting frontline troops in Kargil in 1999. CHANDIGARH: Twenty-seven years after leading the Army during the 1999 Kargil War, former Army chief General VP Malik (retd) said the conflict’s hard lessons – from equipment shortages and intelligence gaps to the need for self-reliance – transformed India’s military capabilities, enabling the precision strikes on...
Anna to Delhi via Boston: The ‘cockroach’ who sparked a metamorphosis
Spread the love Abhijeet Dipke reacts to the news of Pradhan’s resignation What if all cockroaches come together?” Abhijeet Dipke posted on X on May 16, while studying in Boston. Dipke, who had participated in an Anna Hazare stir while still in school, was responding to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s courtroom remarks likening some unemployed youngsters to cockroaches.Though...
‘Gens Una Sumus’ – What three Latin words beneath a chess emblem taught me about the world
Spread the love My earliest memory of chess is from when I was seven years old.Walking into the venue of my first international tournament, my hand tucked inside my mother’s, I stopped beneath the emblem of FIDE, the international federation governing chess. Three words, printed in a language I didn’t understand, caught my eye.Gens Una Sumus.As I stood there trying...
A diabetic’s guide to trekking: What to pack, monitor, and avoid
Spread the love Trekking can be thrilling—fresh air, mountain views, and a break from routine. But for people living with Type 2 diabetes, it often comes with one big question: Is it safe? “Yes, most people with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes can safely enjoy trekking and often benefit from it,” says Dr Rajiv Kovil, Diabetes & Obesity Specialist at Zandra Healthcare....
‘Jana Nayagan’ BO day 3: Thalapathy Vijay film’s collection jumps 34.8%
Spread the love ‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 3: Thalapathy Vijay film jumps 34.8%; crosses Rs 92.35 Cr India Net Thalapathy Vijay‘s ‘Jana Nayagan’ witnessed a solid recovery at the box office on its first Saturday. After witnessing a drop on Friday, the action entertainer bounced back with a strong rise in collections on Day 3.According to Sacnilk, the...
Kargil Vijay Diwas: How India took the high ground from Pak, rewrote military doctrine
Spread the love Indian Army soldiers celebrate victory in the 1999 Kargil War that is commemorated every year as Kargil Vijay Diwas. NEW DELHI: Twenty-seven years after Indian soldiers recaptured the icy heights of Kargil, the conflict continues to shape India’s military doctrine, defence modernisation and national security strategy. Observed every year on July 26, Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorates India’s...
Talks on with US for concessional access for textile goods, says govt
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Govt said Saturday that it is engaged with the US on a mechanism for concessional access for Indian textile goods, while maintaining that 45% of exports are outside the ambit of US tariffs and drawing comfort from “lower tariffs” on India.“As a result of these sustained efforts, India has been placed in the lower tier...
Sarnath joins Unesco World Heritage list
Spread the love NEW DELHI: India’s ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh was inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List Saturday, becoming India’s 45th site to receive this recognition. India ranks sixth globally and second in Asia Pacific Region for the most number of ‘World Heritage Sites’.Sarnath was included in the tentative list in 1998. The proposal to...
IFF says govt order to GitHub on BitChat unconstitutional, demands its withdrawal
Spread the love The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Digital rights advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has termed govt’s order directing GitHub to remove the source code repositories of Bluetooth-based messaging app BitChat “unconstitutional and authoritarian”.In a statement Friday, IFF said the order, issued by Indian...
