Turns out love is expensive, but so are a hundred-plus NYPD officers on overtime, and Taylor Swift picked up that tab herself. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed on Friday that Swift paid the city over $160,000 to cover the police permit and security response for her wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden. The…
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to change the law to allow him to be sent back.Ahmed…
Booking train tickets in India is no less than running a marathon! Scenes are more competitive during the holidays and festival seasons. Whether you’re planning a Vande Bharat getaway, a Himalayan escape, or a coastal holiday, it is important to understand the latest Indian Railways reservation rules, which can significantly improve your chances of securing…
Arthur Fery of Britain (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) British wildcard Arthur Fery’s remarkable Wimbledon journey came to an end in the men’s singles semifinals on Friday after a 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 6-4 defeat to French Open champion Alexander Zverev. While the 23-year-old fell short of reaching the final, his breakthrough run at the All England Club…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has clarified that phone calls originating from the 1600 and 140 number series cannot be tagged, filtered or blocked by third-party apps, except where blocking is carried out through the regulator’s Do Not Disturb (DND) registry for eligible promotional calls.According to a PTI report, the regulator has issued…
For decades, discussions about a war over Taiwan have centred on one dramatic image: thousands of Chinese troops crossing the Taiwan Strait, storming beaches under heavy fire while missiles rain down from the sky.Increasingly, military analysts believe Beijing may prefer a different opening move.Rather than launching the largest amphibious assault since the Second World War,…
Albania defends concert subsidy for Kanye West despite widespread outrage Albania’s government has defended its decision to allocate €4 million ($4.6 million) from its reserve fund to support a Kanye West concert in Tirana, as the rapper faces widespread outrage over past comments glorifying Hitler and selling swastika T-shirts.Culture minister Blendi Gonxhja said the funding…
PM Modi formally launched the Viksit UDAN scheme on July 4 during the inauguration of the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport When the government launched the UDAN scheme in 2016, it carried a simple but ambitious promise: make flying affordable enough for even a person wearing hawai chappals to board a hawai jahaz.Nearly a…
Elon Musk is often linked to the real-life counterpart of fictional billionaire industrialist Tony Stark. But the Tesla CEO hasn’t always lived a life for the book. What makes Musk a true example is his journey from humble beginnings to days of struggle and finally, the peak of success.The 55-year-old has a net worth estimated…
The UK government on Friday designated Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle as “critical third parties”, bringing their cloud service operations under direct regulatory oversight to safeguard the country’s financial system.The designation, which takes effect on July 13, covers Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd, Google Cloud EMEA Ltd, Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL and Oracle Corporation UK…