Lavrov said Russia remained committed to Alaska agreements and would not support alternative interim arrangements or bend to ultimatums. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that president Vladimir Putin had already made compromises on Ukraine during his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska last year, arguing that Moscow should not be…
England’s Ben Stokes (Mike Egerton/PA via AP) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes has admitted he apologised to his teammates after returning for the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand cricket team. Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson missed the second Test after being investigated for allegedly breaking the team’s midnight curfew following England’s win…
NHRC, students at the school event (Visual source: X) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sought action taken reports from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Jalna district administration and the Maharashtra Police over allegations that minor children were made to perform to an extremist ‘Pakistani’ song during an annual day function…
Director Ahmed Khan recently gave fans a tour of his lavish Mumbai home, which features stunning Versace-themed decor, antiques from Turkey, MF Husain paintings, and an impressive car collection including a Rs 3 crore Batmobile. His next film, Welcome To The Jungle, hits cinemas on June 26. Ahmed Khan, the director who is waiting for…
IRFC OFS: Shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) came under pressure on Wednesday, declining around 5 per cent as the government’s Offer for Sale (OFS) opened for non-retail investors. While the Centre is set to invoke the green shoe option to sell additional shares following robust demand. “OFS oversubscribed 1.86 times on the first…
Norton Motorcycles has rolled out the first Atlas motorcycle from TVS Motor Company’s manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The development comes ahead of the model’s official global debut scheduled for next month, with customer deliveries expected to begin later in the third quarter of this year.The event highlighted the growing collaboration between Norton and…
UN report alleges genocide against Palestinians through targeting of children Israeli forces continue to commit acts amounting to genocide against Palestinians in Gaza through the deliberate targeting of children, an independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry said in a report published on Tuesday.The commission, which last year concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza,…
Rafael Grossi’s remarks came amid continuing uncertainty over access to Iranian nuclear facilities. Rafael Grossi, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, on Wednesday said that inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities would eventually resume under the framework of the emerging US-Iran agreement, although Tehran quickly pushed back, insisting that no such access had yet been…
Have you ever wondered why you feel anxious when you face the unknown? The answer lies in evolutionary biology, which dictated that those who maintained a healthy scepticism survived while those who went poking for trouble shuffled off their mortal coil. Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt; it actually gives us a warm feeling. Football fans sadly…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination 2026. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now download the answer keys for Statistics Paper I and Statistics Paper II from the official website, upsc.gov.in.The provisional answer key was released on June 24, 2026. Candidates…
