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NEW DELHI: Raising the battle stakes over MGNREGA with the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday said Congress will force the Modi govt to withdraw the disbanding of the job guarantee scheme, with the party warning that farmers’ protest forced the Centre to roll back the “three black farm laws”. ‘Congress also warned that after…

Modi, Priyanka At Post-Session Tea Meeting NEW DELHI: Rancour and blame game inside Parliament made way for conviviality and cordiality at a customary post-parliamentary session get-together of govt functionaries, including PM Narendra Modi, and opposition MPs at Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s chamber over tea on Friday.Congress and other opposition parties, which had skipped the…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, players Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson after the team’s victory (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: India ended the T20I series against South Africa on a high by winning the fifth and final match and sealing the five-match series 3-1 on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this…

Inside how Travis Kelce earned Taylor Swift’s family approval (Image via: Getty Images) Taylor Swift’s Disney+ docuseries, Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, has provided fans with a behind-the-scenes look at how her relationship with Travis Kelce began. In episode four, titled “Thank You for the Lovely Bouquet,” Taylor, 36, and her mother, Andrea…

NEW DELHI: India Under-19 booked a place in the Asia Cup final after beating Sri Lanka U19 by eight wickets in a rain-shortened semi-final on Friday. Vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George shared an unbroken partnership to complete the chase after India’s bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to 138 for 8 in a 20-overs-a-side contest.After rain…

Ahmedabad: India’s Sanju Samson plays (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: With just 50 days to go for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, Team India’s numbers no longer scream dominance, even if recent results offer some comfort.As defending champions, India began their post 2024 title run in ruthless fashion, winning…

Taiwan police cordoned off the scene after a knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan (AP photo) At least 8 people were injured in Taiwan’s capital Taipei in smoke grenade and knife-attacks at two of the country’s metro stations. Three people suffered cardiac arrest, according to Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai, as quoted by AFP.“Unfortunately, three people in…

Viabhav Sooryavanshi. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Star teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi failed to perform and did not make an impact for India in the Under-19 Asia Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka on Friday.Sooryavanshi was dismissed for 9 runs in the fourth over of India’s innings. He was caught at short midwicket by Sri Lankan captain…

Indian GM Raunak Sadhwani during FIDE World Cup Goa 2025 (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 outbreak had not yet caused a hullabaloo across the globe, Lionel Messi was still without a FIFA World Cup title, artificial intelligence (AI) had not entered everyday conversations, and Russia and Ukraine were still “non-hostile” neighbours when Nagpur’s Raunak…

With the benefits of hindsight, it’s hardly surprising that Noam Chomsky and Jeffrey Epstein were pals. Both are of course experts at manufacturing consent. Chomsky explained how the powers-that-be pulled the levers to manufacture the narrative. And turns out it was Epstein who was the lever which was pulling the powers-that-be. In earlier letters, Chomsky…