FORMER US president Donald Trump, who has a long history of making incendiary comments about race, has stepped up his attacks on his 2024 White House rival Kamala Harris by claiming she "happened to turn Black" for political advantage. But the reality is that the vice president, the product of…
A DELHI court is likely to pass on August 16 its order on whether to frame charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the alleged killing of three people in front of Pul Bangash gurudwara in New Delhi during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The order, which…
P V SINDHU has no regrets regarding her preparations for the Games. She did everything she could to be in the best shape, but admitted defence let her down in the pre-quarterfinal against China's He Bing Jiao, here Thursday. Sindhu ran the Chinese world number 9 close in the first…
EMERGENCY workers rescued nearly 1,000 people who were stranded in different parts of the Himalayas following torrential rainfall in northern India, which caused widespread damage and left at least 12 people dead, officials said on Thursday. The capital Delhi received intense rainfall late on Wednesday, totalling 147 mm (5.8 inches)…
AS MANY as 201 people have died and 264 were injured in the massive landslides that hit Wayanad district three days ago, the Kerala Health Department said on Friday. According to the figures released by the department, 201 bodies, including that of 82 women and 28 children, were recovered. Additionally,…
MORE than 216,000 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2023, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of state for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to queries on Indian citizens who have renounced their citizenship in the last five years. In his response,…
CUSTOMERS of around 300 small-sized lenders across India have not been able to access payment services such as withdrawing cash at ATMs or making digital payments due to a ransomware attack at technology service provider (TSP) C-Edge Technologies. The impact was felt by customers of cooperative banks and regional rural…
AT THE recently-concluded Hyundai India Couture Week - 2024, actor Sobhita Dhulipala expressed her eagerness for the announcement of the third season of "Made in Heaven." She stated, "I think you will have to ask the makers. I am also waiting," during an interaction on the sidelines of the event.…
BOLLYWOOD superstar Aamir Khan expressed his concerns about his son Junaid Khan’s debut film, "Maharaj," during a recent event. Speaking at the launch of the single "Kooriye," performed by debutant Raj Pandit, Aamir shared his feelings about the pressure surrounding the film’s reception. “When Junaid’s ‘Maharaj’ was released, I was…
A BRITISH-AMERICAN author and journalist, who sought an interview with Pakistan's jailed former premier Imran Khan, has been deported after his tourist visa was revoked, according to a Pakistan daily. Charles Glass (73), an author, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher who specialises in the Middle East, was told by law enforcement…