Khel Ratna goes vacant; 17 athletes receive Arjuna Awards (Images: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, India’s highest sporting honour, will have no recipient for 2025, with the government not recommending any sportsperson for the prestigious award. It is only the third time since the award was instituted in 1991-92 that no…
Puducherry schools holiday on August 21 and 22: Check the list and reason The Education Department in Puducherry has announced a two-day holiday for 69 government and private schools that have been selected as examination centres for the Integrated Graduate Level Examination. The affected schools will remain closed on August 21 and August 22 as…
While Dia Mirza‘s acting career began opposite R Madhavan in ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’, her journey spanning over two decades in the industry has seen her share screen space with several major names in Indian cinema. Her filmography includes collaborations with veterans like Amitabh Bachchan, stars such as Salman Khan, and frequent co-star Jimmy…
Quote of the day by Kate Middleton (AP photo) Kate Middleton’s words touch on a genuinely difficult side of motherhood that rarely gets talked about openly, feeling genuinely lonely even while surrounded by people who love you. “It is lonely at times, and you do feel quite isolated,” she said. “But actually, so many other…
India’s Unnati Hooda (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Unnati Hooda began her BWF World Championships journey with a straight-game win on Tuesday, but the 18-year-old Indian shuttler’s biggest moment came when she spoke about the man who has sacrificed his own career to help shape hers — her father and coach, Upkar Hooda.Unnati defeated Myanmar’s Thet…
In 1999, Al and Diane Johnson thought they had finally found the place where they could build a home and settle down. They had bought 828 acres on Texas’ Lamar Peninsula, a broad stretch of marsh, grassland and live oak woodland near Rockport. Then they noticed two very large birds walking across their newly acquired…
Indian currency notes. Photo credit: Reuters MUMBAI: The US banknote, the most ubiquitous currency in the world used in everything from drug deals to legally accepted tender in multiple countries, falls short of the rupee when it comes to circulation numbers. RBI deputy governor Shirish Chandra Murmu said there are three times as many rupee…
R Ashwin and Sanjay Manjrekar (Agency Image) Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up about the criticism he faced early in his international career, recalling how a strongly worded assessment from former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar left him angry and hurt after a difficult tour of Australia. Ashwin’s struggles came during India’s 2011-12 tour of Australia, where…
Former President Pratibha Patil (left) presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Nagarajan Vittal. The IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, 1960 batch. (Source: PTI/File) “Fortune favours the bold.” Few stories in India’s technology history illustrate this better than the remarkable journey that transformed a country struggling with red tape into one of the world’s largest…
Yoo Ah In is set to return to the big screen with a new project titled ‘Vampir’, which is slated to be released in 2028.Image courtesy: Yoo Ah In/ Instagram TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to alcohol and drug addiction.Famed actor Yoo Ah-in is all set to return to the entertainment industry. The actor,…
