Defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday specified the growing importance of the Indian Navy, saying recent global developments have once again proved that every nation needs a strong and responsive naval force to safeguard its interests.Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of INS Mahendragiri in Visakhapatnam, Rajnath said,…
Erling Haaland leads teammates in a Viking-style boat-row celebration (AP Photo) As England prepare to face Norway in a blockbuster FIFA World Cup quarter-final on Sunday (July 12), all eyes will be on Erling Haaland, the prolific striker who was born in England, raised in Norway and now leads the Scandinavian side’s historic charge. Beyond…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly set to continue the long-standing championship tradition by visiting the White House during their upcoming East Coast road trip. The Dodgers are set to visit the White House during their upcoming East Coast road trip. (Getty Images via AFP) Dodgers’ White House plans confirmed The California Post cited a…
Award winning Tamil filmmaker and cinematographer R Chezhiyan passed away at the age of 57 on Friday. His death left a deep shock in the Tamil film industry where multiple stars and fans expressed their grief upon learning the news. Actor Vijay Sethupathi mourned the loss of Chezhiyan. Vijay Sethupathi’s post Vijay Sethupathi took to…
Tiny though they are, flaxseeds have an impressive impact on gut health. They provide both soluble and insoluble fibre, creating an ideal environment for beneficial bacteria to flourish. The soluble fibre acts as a prebiotic, while the insoluble fibre supports regular bowel movements by adding bulk to stool. Flaxseeds are also one of the richest…
Lux Industries Ltd will invest ₹600 crore to expand its manufacturing facility at Dankuni in West Bengal, increasing the site’s annual production capacity by 20 crore pieces and taking the group’s total manufacturing capacity across India to around 36 crore pieces a year. The company said on Saturday that it will expand its existing 8…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only GHAZIABAD: A 7-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped before being murdered in Ghaziabad, officials said on Saturday.The body was recovered from the basement of an under-construction mall in Ghaziabad’s Raj Nagar Extension in the early hours of Saturday.The deceased, whose parents are migrant labourers from Bihar, had been…
The embassy said it has set up control rooms in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to assist affected families and provide information about the incident. A boat carrying several Indian tourists capsized near Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam on Saturday, prompting an ongoing search and rescue operation by local authorities, the Indian Embassy in…
Sotheby’s auctioneer overseeing the bidding for Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) at Sotheby’s on November 20, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby’s In a very exclusive room far far away, a very ordinary looking wooden gavel comes down on an equally ordinary looking rostrum and somehow millions of dollars have transpired within that quarter of a second.At…
IS IT COMING home? English football fans ask themselves that question every international tournament. Their country is the birthplace of the modern game, having codified the rules in 1863. It also hosts the most lucrative club league in the world. But football is now a global sport. Its governing body, FIFA, has more members than…
