It was not clear why the demand for consultation was being made repeatedly, Rijiju said NEW DELHI: Days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for an all-party meeting to discuss any fresh delimitation proposal, govt on Monday said it had already consulted many opposition parties, including Samajwadi Party, DMK and NCP (SP), and could not…
Jennifer Lawrence’s $2m gift helped fund a 17-room children’s cardiac unit in Kentucky (Image Credit: Norton Childrens) In 2016, Academy Award-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence donated $2 million to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, to help establish a specialised cardiac intensive care unit for children. The gift also came with a challenge to the community…
Newly sworn-in Sikkim Governor Dushyant Gautam during the swearing-in ceremony GANGTOK/DELHI: Dushyant Kumar Gautam was sworn in as the 19th governor of Sikkim Monday, succeeding Om Prakash Mathur.Slamming the governing BJP for sticking with Gautam’s appointment as governor despite the shadow of a murder case, Congress said its protest over the issue will intensify and…
Pragyan Ojha replaces Ajit Agarkar as chairman (Agency Images) Pragyan Ojha will take over as chairman of the BCCI’s Men’s Selection Committee following Ajit Agarkar’s exit, while former India spinner Ramesh Powar has been appointed as a new member of the five-member panel, marking a change in the composition of the team responsible for selecting…
Kaelyn attended the school’s Trunk-or-Treat celebration dressed as the princess angel she had wanted to be (AI image) For nine-year-old Kaelyn Goodman, choosing a Halloween costume was not simply about finding the right dress or accessories. The Florida schoolgirl wanted to become a “princess angel”, but she was worried about how her wheelchair would fit…
“From Kolkata to Delhi to Mumbai – throughout the country, atrocities have reached unprecedented levels,” Banerjee said NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the government of perpetrating “state-sponsored terrorism” and “police-sponsored atrocities” as she demanded the release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The…
Ajeet singh and Rinku Hooda India’s Rinku and Ajeet Singh delivered a thrilling one-two finish in the men’s javelin throw F46 event at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, with Rinku edging his compatriot by just nine centimetres to clinch gold and secure the country’s third double podium finish on Day 1.Rinku produced a…
‘Hospitals may still find ways to hike charges of other items and packages,’ warns a civil society group NEW DELHI: Govt’s move to cap trade margins at 30% of MRP on 137 cancer drugs, covering over 1,000 medicine brands, puts the focus on actual patient savings, with effective implementation and monitoring needed to ensure it…
It calls for resolving differences through “debate, discussion, dialogue and dissent” within the constitutional framework NEW DELHI: Days after competing groups of Harvard-linked Indians took opposing positions on protests against the Election Commission, more than 400 Indian-origin students, researchers and alumni associated with universities across 27 countries have issued a statement warning against efforts to…
Portugal FA president Pedro Proença backs Cristiano Ronaldo’s return, calling him “our captain” despite his suspension and dispute with Jorge Jesus/ Image: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with Portugal looked uncertain after he walked out of the national-team camp during the October international break, but the federation has now made clear that it wants its captain…