New Delhi: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Modi govt wants to avoid a discussion on West Asia crisis because it will lead to questions of how the “PM is being blackmailed”. His remark indicates that the Israel-US war against Iran is the fresh friction point between opposition and govt and will dog the Budget…
Hollywood actor Elijah Wood is teasing his potential return as Frodo Baggins in the upcoming Andy Serkis-directed feature ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’. The actor has neither confirmed nor denied the status of his potential return, but said that he wouldn’t want anyone else to take up the mantle as long…
NFL Trade Rumors: Pittsburgh Steelers projected for $70M New York Giants wide receiver (Image via Getty: New York Giants logo and Pittsburgh Steelers logo) The Pittsburgh Steelers are revamping under the new head coach, Mike McCarthy. He is hoping for a much-anticipated reunion with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Should he return, a wide receiver apart from…
NEW DELHI: Advocate Sachin Gupta created a record of sorts on Monday by arguing five PILs one after the other spanning a range of issues – from inclusion of Pali language in the Sixth Schedule to garlic’s ‘tamasic’ quality – only to get a mouthful from Supreme Court and escape exemplary costs by a whisker.Arguing…
Navjot Singh Sidhu and Malaika Arora shared a playful reunion on the latest episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show. The two, who recently judged India’s Got Talent Season 11 together, were full of praise for each other, with Sidhu even jokingly flirting with Malaika during the conversation hosted by Kapil Sharma. Navjot Singh Sidhu…
Iran’s capital Tehran and its surrounding areas have been witnessing thick black clouds hovering over it along with “toxic rain of oil” that is descending upon the city in the form of black droplets. This came about after Israeli forces struck the Shahran and Shahr-e-Rey oil depots in Tehran, late on Saturday. Soon after, Iranians…
NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern over the functioning of tribunals, Supreme Court on Monday said little accountability was fastened on chairpersons and members of such bodies as they continued even when they were not good enough to write judgments or decide cases expeditiously.“They cannot be put under the control of the govt. They are not…
NEW DELHI: Describing the ongoing conflict in West Asia as “an issue of particular concern”, given that the region houses a crore Indians and holds the key to India’s energy security, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday told Parliament that New Delhi’s approach would be guided by “national interest”.“Our national interest, including energy security…
NEW DELHI: With the Bahrain airport not seeing any commercial flights since Feb 28, the Indian embassy there has made arrangements for stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia.“The embassy in Riyadh is obtaining individual transit visa approvals from Saudi govt. Transit visa requests are being referred by Indian embassy in Bahrain to Indian…
The parents of one of the two men accused in an attempted bombing near New York City’s Gracie Mansion are naturalized US citizens who immigrated from Afghanistan and own a suburban Pennsylvania home valued at about $2.25 million.19‑year‑old Ibrahim Kayumi and 18‑year‑old Emir Balat, both from Pennsylvania, were arrested last week after improvised explosive devices (IEDs)…
