India has condemned the attack on a commercial vessel off Oman, with 10 Indian crew members rescued and one still missing, underscoring growing security risks in the Middle East. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s health has deteriorated as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 15th day, drawing renewed attention to the ongoing protest. Fighting between the…
I think it was a Friday. A nippy October evening in the early 90s. A time when people in different parts of our country were manufacturing horrendous events to be adapted by Bollywood 30 years later. Punjab, Kashmir, Bihar, Tamil Nadu etc – it was the Ranji trophy of tragedy. Times were not that great….
Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday escalated the Aam Aadmi Party‘s political attack on the BJP, claiming that those opposing the recitation of the ‘Sundarkand’ have “demonic tendencies”.“Lord Rama had said – ‘In Kaliyuga, people with demonic tendencies will oppose the recitation of the Sundarakanda’,” Kejriwal wrote in…
Palash Sen’s basement studio at Greater Kailash II is an eclectic place. Deep Purple and Tagore are framed on the wall. Eric Clapton, Jane Austen and Wisden jostle in a small bookshelf while a synthesiser masquerades as a piano nearby. In these creative surroundings, the gym equipment looks sheepishly out of tune.The studio is called…
NEW DELHI: Punjab BJP leader Fatehjung Singh Bajwa on Sunday targeted the Congress over reports of infighting in its Punjab unit, claiming the party is “no longer even in the race” for the 2027 assembly elections and would do well to retain its existing seats.“I have been in the Congress. The Congress is a party…
Many confuse mental illnesses and do not understand its magnitude Conversations around mental health have grown louder over the past decade. Understanding and care, however, have struggled to keep pace.For decades, popular culture has turned complex psychiatric conditions into dramatic plot devices. Today, social media and AI-generated content are adding to the noise, making it…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk during his indefinite hunger strike, amid an ongoing protest by Cockroach Janata Party NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s health deteriorated further on Sunday as his indefinite hunger strike at the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest site at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar entered its 15th day.Doctors reported a further drop…
Three buses parked inside the facility were gutted in the fire, while various equipment and materials used for bus body construction were extensively damaged. NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at Bhima Coach, a private bus body-building unit in Govindampalayam on the Karur-Coimbatore Road in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district on Sunday, engulfing three buses…
An FIR was registered against a suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee employee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand government has directed the chief executive officer of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) to initiate action against officials and employees found responsible for alleged financial irregularities, following an inquiry into payments made for the accommodation, food and other…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced an all-party meet on July 19 ahead of the commencement of Monsoon Session of the Parliament.According to officials, the government is expected to outline its legislative agenda while the opposition parties will raise they intend to focus during the session.The government has a heavy legislative agenda, and several significant…
