Women outshine men in voter turnout In the 2025 Bihar election, two headline-grabbing outcomes have captured the spotlight: a sweeping victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and a record voter turnout unseen in more than seventy years. Yet, the most defining aspect of this election may well be who turned out to vote and…
NEW DELHI: Two Air India flights bound for the UK were diverted due to adverse weather conditions, forcing one aircraft to divert and another to delay landing, the airline said on Thursday.Flight AI131 operating from Mumbai to London Heathrow was diverted to London Gatwick on 9 January after poor weather conditions made landing at Heathrow…
Nick Jonas shared that entering fatherhood has dramatically influenced both his musical journey and personal life. He speaks to the depth of empathy, cultural understanding, and spiritual growth that comes with nurturing his daughter alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Valuing her privacy, he ensures that her formative years remain free from public scrutiny. Nick Jonas rarely…
In an unprecedented move, the newly formed govt led by PM Balendra Shah in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to investigate the assets of people who held public offices from 2006 to the fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country’s post-monarchy political and bureaucratic elite.The move will bring…
A California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $40 million to two women who claimed its talc-based baby powder caused their ovarian cancer. The women testified that decades of use led to major surgeries and chemotherapy. Johnson & Johnson plans to appeal, stating the verdict is aberrant and lacks evidence. A California jury on…
Urvil Patel etched his name into IPL history books with a breathtaking assault against Lucknow Super Giants, smashing the joint-fastest fifty ever in the tournament during Chennai Super Kings’s chase of 204 at Chepauk.CSK began aggressively and raced to 45 in the opening partnership, but the momentum briefly shifted when Sanju Samson fell for a…
VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: VVS Laxman, former India batter and current head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Centre of Excellence, looked back on the 25th anniversary of the famous fourth day of the historic India vs Australia Test at Eden Gardens 2001 — a match remembered…
Government has begun discussions with WhatsApp after the messaging app banned a high number of Indian accounts, raising concerns over the continued misuse of Indian mobile numbers for online fraud.According to people familiar with the matter, WhatsApp has been blocking an average of 9.8 million Indian accounts every month until October this year for violations…
KCET 2026: The Karnataka Examinations Authority has extended the registration deadline for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2026 (KCET 2026). Eligible candidates can now apply for KCET 2026 till February 22, 2026, on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/, according to the official notice released yesterday.Along with the registration deadline, the authority has also extended the KCET…
The closed-door meeting at the CM’s residence, which featured a traditional idli-vada-sambar spread BENGALURU: “Being the party president, I know my limits. Nowhere have I made any comments or expressed a difference of opinion with the CM,” said Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar after a much-discussed breakfast meeting with chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday.Speaking…