MEERUT: A retired judge in Meerut welcomed his daughter home with drums, garlands and sweets after her divorce, in a public show of support aimed at challenging the stigma surrounding marital separation.Gyanendra Kumar Sharma celebrated the return of his only daughter Pranita Vashistha after a family court granted the divorce on Saturday. Relatives welcomed her…
Only days before her passing, Monroe had given what would be counted as her final interview. During the talk, she had opened up about the downfalls in her life because of the fame and stardom, including recalling an incident which left her severely injured after fans caused one of her surgical wounds to reopen. Marilyn…
Quad meeting in Delhi: Terrorism, maritime security and energy dominate talks (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday announced a raft of new initiatives including maritime surveillance cooperation, port infrastructure in Fiji, a critical minerals framework, and an energy security initiative, as foreign ministers of the four nations met in New Delhi for…
If refiners are ultimately required to raise their stock levels to cover about 30 days of national consumption, they would collectively need to maintain around 150 million barrels of crude oil. (AI image) Drawing lessons from China, India may look to push its domestic refiners to increase the stockpile of crude inventories with energy security…
Suriya revealed his faith inspired the powerful climax of the film ‘Karuppu’. Director RJ Balaji reworked the ending six months after principal photography had wrapped. Suriya prayed to a Karuppaswamy statue for guidance during the emotionally charged scene. He drew inspiration from videos of devotees surrendering to ancestral gods. This performance became a major highlight…
The other day it was Jasprit Bumrah. On Friday, Josh Hazlewood faced the same treatment from the wonder kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, as the 15-year-old said that he “plays the ball” and “not the bowler”.Sooryavanshi scored 78 off 26 balls as Rajasthan Royals (RR) chased down Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) total of 201 with two overs…
Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism mounts over his “butter chicken tsunami” comment.The New Zealand First deputy leader on Wednesday said colleagues in Parliament had urged him to tone down his language, but he…
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinesh Phogat NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh distanced himself from the ongoing controversy surrounding Vinesh Phogat’s participation in wrestling trials, saying the matter falls entirely under the jurisdiction of the current WFI administration.However, Brij Bhushan defended the federation’s functioning during his tenure,…
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has released the AEEE 2026 BTech counselling trial allotment for candidates who registered for the counselling process on or before May 27. Along with the trial allotment, the university has also opened the preference editing window for a limited period of 24 hours.Candidates can now check their tentative allotment status and make…
Buzz Aldrin used nothing but a felt-tip pen to fix a broken switch and rocket Apollo 11 home from the Moon An ordinary felt-tip pen that helped save two astronauts from being stranded on the Moon has been sold at auction for $857,600.During the historic Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, Buzz Aldrin used the…
