NEW DELHI: At a press briefing in The Netherlands, Ministry of external affairs secretary (West), Sibi George, strongly rejected concerns about the minority rights and press freedom in India. Responding to question, George defended India’s democratic and social framework, saying the country’s strength lies in its diversity, religious coexistence and democratic freedoms.Addressing foreign journalists and…
NEW DELHI: Pained by the unfortunate demise of a cancer patient awaiting Kerala HC’s order on her plea questioning exorbitant cost of life-saving medicines, the Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognisance of both issues impacting right to life – plight of patients who cannot afford essential life-saving drugs and the judicial expediency in such…
‘He used to visit me quite regularly’: Akshata Murty recalls the touching childhood memory of father Narayana MurthyFor most children, the first memory of their father is one of coming home every evening after work.For Akshata Murty, it was different.The entrepreneur, philanthropist and wife of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently shared a deeply…
The Union government has informed Parliament that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has identified 32 fake universities across the country, renewing its warning to students against enrolling in institutions that award unauthorised degrees. The disclosure comes amid growing concerns over misleading advertisements by some EdTech platforms and institutions promising guaranteed placements, high-paying jobs and affiliations…
Most people would struggle to imagine a human voice being loud enough to rival the roar of a jet engine, but that is exactly what Australian town crier Joseph McGrail-Bateup has achieved. The 58-year-old from Canberra recently set the Guinness World Record for the loudest shout by a male after reaching an astonishing 122.4 decibels,…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla/Image: Getty Images King Charles III made a dramatic surprise entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stepping out of a life-sized TARDIS, the iconic blue time machine from the long-running British television series Doctor Who.Accompanied by Queen Camilla, the monarch emerged from the replica…
MUMBAI: Bank lending is back in favour. In FY26 it reclaimed primacy in financing India’s commercial sector, its share of total resource flows climbing to a three-year high, as per RBI’s April bulletin.The shift is stark. Total resource flows reached Rs 44.7 lakh crore in FY26, while nonfood bank credit surged to Rs 29.2 lakh…
‘Little red dots’ may be pulsating monster stars that created early-universe black holes, study finds Mysterious, compact objects discovered in the early universe may actually be enormous “monster stars” with masses up to 100,000 times greater than the Sun.According to a new study by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, these giant stars…
Good news has a way of finding you today. The Moon, your ruler, receives support from Jupiter, and that often brings timely help, better income, and a feeling that luck is walking beside you for once.Your earnings may exceed what you expected, or a payment may come through at the right time. That’s the bright…
A five-year trend suggests CBSE Class 12 results have entered a phase of stability, not surprise. Image: AI generated CBSE result season produces the same national spectacle every year: nervous students pretending to be calm, parents pretending not to be nervous, schools polishing celebratory templates in advance, and the internet turning every whisper into a…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after losing to Spain in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Lionel Messi‘s international future continues to generate debate across the football world, with former Bolivia captain Marco Antonio Etcheverry becoming the latest…
Kia India recently launched the new 2026 Kia Syros in the Indian market. The MY 2026 model gets rejigged variants. The update basically makes things a bit more accessible by offering some features in lower variants, bringing in more affordable diesel-automatic options, and adding a few subtle design tweaks as well. The Kia Syros is…
