US President Donald Trump will personally launch the Great American State Fair next month after several musical acts withdrew from the event, citing concerns over its political associations.The organisers of the fair, Freedom 250, announced on Saturday that Trump will kick off the celebrations on June 24 in Washington, DC, as part of events marking…
Representative image (AI-generated) As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, the battlefield is undergoing a dramatic transformation. What began in 2022 as a conventional conflict fought with tanks, artillery and infantry is increasingly becoming a war of machines, with robots, drones and remotely operated vehicles now carrying out missions that once required thousands of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: With his powerful strokeplay, ability to thrive under pressure, and knack for taking apart some of the world’s best bowlers, young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned praise from all quarters, including legendary Sachin Tendulkar.Tendulkar described Sooryavanshi as “truly special” and said he would love to see the…
NEW DELHI On the very day (Friday, May 29) Supreme Court laid down mandatory guidelines for high courts to pronounce judgments within three months of reserving them, an SC bench pronounced its verdict in a 42-year-old double murder case from Delhi after keeping it reserved for 15 months.Two bodies were discovered within a span of…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has ordered Google to pay Rs 30 lakh in damages to a sanitaryware maker after finding that internet users searching for the company’s products were directed to rival manufacturers through Google’s advertising system.HC said Google is liable to pay damages for allowing rival competitors to place advertisements on Hindware’s trademark…
NEW DELHI: Women may be living longer than men, but they are also spending far more years battling pain, depression, anxiety and other disabling conditions, according to a major global study published in The Lancet Public Health.The analysis, based on data from 204 countries and territories, found that women bear a disproportionately higher burden of…
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who led the Indian Navy during Op Sindoor and spearheaded operations to safeguard India’s energy vessels during the Gulf conflict, is also credited with the Navy’s technological transformation, fleet modernisation and unprecedented maritime operations. On the eve of his completion of his over two-year term as 26th Chief of Naval Staff…
NEW DELHI: Medical students could soon get an additional year to complete their MBBS course, with National Medical Commission (NMC) proposing to extend the maximum duration to finish undergraduate medical education from nine years to ten years.In a draft amendment to Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, NMC has proposed that no student will be allowed…
A Pakistani journalist appeared to stumble on a key factual detail while questioning US secretary of war Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, asking for Washington’s view on India’s alleged “Agni-6 ICBM test”, a missile test that India has not officially conducted.The question came amid a discussion on nuclear deterrence and…
MANALI: A sharp rise in tourist arrivals over the weekend has led to traffic congestion between Palchan and Manali, with long queues of vehicles seen on the route as visitors from different parts of the country flock to the hill station to escape the intense summer heat prevailing in the plains. Tourists from states such…
