There’s a joke about the Pope. Thoroughly bored with being driven everywhere, on a trip to New York the Pontifex decided he wanted to drive. After some persuasion he convinced his driver to hand over the keys to the limousine. Unfortunately, given that his domain of expertise was more theological, ecumenical and spiritual than physical,…
Filmmaker Priyadarshan has reacted to Paresh Rawal’s remark describing the iconic Baburao character as “mere gale ka fanda”. The director recalled how Rawal immediately agreed to take up the role when he first narrated the idea for Hera Pheri. Speaking about the casting, Priyadarshan said that he always believed Rawal was the real hero of…
Strengthening the forecasts of an El Nino forming this year, the latest update from the US national weather agency says the weather condition linked to deficient monsoon rains in India may set in as early as the June-Aug trimester, with a one-in-three chance that it would go on to develop into a strong event.The update…
NEW DELHI: The govt said on Thursday that external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar had discussed safe passage for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz in a conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Araghchi on Tuesday but did not confirm if there’s any assurance yet from Tehran that India-bound vessels would not be targeted….
Celebrity chef René Redzepi, founder of iconic Danish restaurant Noma that won three Michelin stars and several other international recognitions for its New Nordic cuisine, announced his resignation in the wake of allegations of abuse and assault at the Copenhagen landmark. “I have worked to be a better leader and Noma has taken big steps…
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp has introduced accounts that parents can create and control for children under 13, with restrictions that limit usage mainly to messaging and calling, the company stated in a blog post.“Parent-managed accounts allow pre-teens to communicate with their family and close friends on WhatsApp with parental supervision,” the company said. The move by…
Time is the fourth dimension, in addition to the length, width and height of the usual spatial cognition of our world, though most may not realise its ubiety. It is what takes our square existence beyond the humdrum two-dimensional flatness, beyond even the stereoscopy of the cube to the refracting multifacetedness of the hyper-cube, the…
The shooter of Old Dominion University in Virginia has been identified as 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard soldier who was earlier convicted of supporting ISIS. In 2017, Jalloh was sentenced to 11 years in prison plus five years supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Jalloh Thursday stormed…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Ulta Beauty — Ulta shares dropped 8% after the beauty products retailer reported weak earnings results . For its fourth quarter, Ulta posted earnings of $8.01 per share, falling short of the $8.03 per share that analysts polled by LSEG were expecting. The retailer’s revenue of…
NEW DELHI: With 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs having signed the notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Opposition is likely to submit it to the presiding officer through the secretariat of one of the two Houses of Parliament on Friday.It was not clear till late on…
