Every generation believes it is witnessing unprecedented family drama, convinced that the conflicts of its time are sharper, crueler, more psychologically fraught than anything that came before. That instinct is usually wrong. Families have always fractured, parents have always disappointed children, and institutions have always demanded obedience in the name of continuity. What is new,…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday strongly backed greater women’s representation in elections when asked about fellow colleague Shama Mohamed complaining about the low number of tickets allotted to women candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls.Acknowledging the dearth of women’s representation in proportion to the population, the…
Lovepreet Singh (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: “Little disappointed that I couldn’t lift in my final attempt,” said Lovepreet Singh after narrowly missing out on the gold medal in the men’s +110kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. The Punjab lifter settled for silver after finishing just one kilogram behind New Zealand’s…
The Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has officially released the Group C Mains Exam 2026 notification for 3,112 vacancies across various technical and non-technical posts, including Forester, Draftsman, Fitter, Auto/Diesel Mechanic, and more. This recruitment follows the Common Eligibility Test (CET) Group C Phase-I, and only candidates who qualify in CET are eligible to apply…
NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink (Video grab) New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Scott Weenink resigned on Friday, bringing an end to a turbulent tenure marked by a prolonged and increasingly bitter dispute over the future of T20 cricket in the country. Weenink, a businessman and former Wellington first-class cricketer, stepped down after just over…
Education department travel spending draws scrutiny over missing records For the third year in a row, the education department has failed to provide lawmakers with full records explaining how nearly $4m was spent on more than 8,000 work-related trips, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.The incomplete reporting, covering travel between January and November…