On a stormy evening in 1827, Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna after years of declining health that had already pulled him out of public life. He had been confined to bed for months, struggling with swelling, jaundice, and exhaustion that made even small movements difficult. By then, his hearing loss was already part of…
NEW DELHI: Days after securing a massive victory in the Kerala assembly election, Congress is yet to finalise its pick for chief minister.Three senior leaders are in the race — V D Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K C Venugopal. All three were in Delhi as of Saturday, with Congress high command holding meetings through the…
New Delhi: Recovery of fines raised through e-challans reduced in 2024 to Rs 3,834 crore compared to Rs 4,150 crore in 2023, while unpaid fines spiked from Rs 6,654 crore in 2023 to Rs 9,097 crore in 2024, as per road transport ministry data provided in RS, reports Dipak Dash.Replying to a question on e-challans…
It seems winter has once again tightened its grip across the Himalayas, with several popular destinations in North India recording sub-zero temperatures. Chill nights, frost mornings and snow-covered roads – these are some of the issues that a few regions are grappling with as cold waves intensify. There are places from hill towns to isolated high-altitude…
NEW DELHI: India was estimated to record 15.33 lakh new cancer cases in 2024, while one in nine people faces a lifetime cancer risk. Against this backdrop, a Rajya Sabha panel has invited public and expert inputs on the latest interventions in affordable cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, care and management with proven outcomes. The exercise…
NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday unveiled a new Indo-Pacific energy security framework aimed at tackling supply disruptions through strategic fuel reserves, coordinated emergency response mechanisms and targeted policy initiatives, amid growing concerns over instability in global energy supply chains.The announcement came after the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, chaired by external affairs…
The wait is finally over! The much-awaited chapter from the lanes of ‘Upside Down’ has arrived. ‘Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1’ has finally made its OTT debut. It would be an understatement to say that fans were excited for the series, and as soon as it dropped, they binge-watched all four episodes. With this,…
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has issued a renewed warning to the Pakistani government, stating that six days remain for Islamabad to respond to its demand for a prisoner exchange involving seven alleged Pakistan army personnel detained during recent attacks in Balochistan.The statement follows a message released on Sunday through its media wing, Hakkal. BLA…
NEW DELHI: Former chairman of Manipur’s oldest insurgent group United National Liberation Front, Rajkumar Meghen, is in Delhi to meet prominent academics, lawyers and activists from Manipur in a bid to create a coalition to work towards peace in the strife torn state and rebuild the “idea of Manipur” that he said has its foundation…
Suvendu Adhikari; Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: With just two days to go for counting, West Bengal has slipped into a high-alert mode where parties are contesting on the field with fresh court moves, strongroom vigil and allegations against each other.The ruling All India Trinamool Congress on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta high…