Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with Mahatma Gandhi and Anshul Bhatt with chess legend Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: As a young barrister in Ahmedabad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel spent his evenings at the Gujarat Club, where he would play bridge and smoke cigars, and it was there that he first heard about a man named Gandhi returning from…
Balakrishna health update: Hospital confirms possible left knee muscle tear after ‘NBK 111’ injury Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna suffered an injury while shooting for his upcoming film ‘NBK 111’. He was rushed to the hospital and underwent further evaluation in Hyderabad. The actor was first treated at a local hospital in Rajahmundry before being airlifted…
It was a meet-cute and yes, love at first sight. But their story took time to begin and had the whole internet rooting for their happily ever after. Stephanie Stern volunteered to help over 1,000 beagles find homes. According to the Associated Press, Ridglan Farms, a dog breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin…
For most people, the world’s largest waterfall brings to mind towering cliffs, crashing water and famous landmarks such as Niagara or Angel Falls. Yet Earth’s biggest waterfall is nowhere to be seen. It lies hidden deep beneath the ocean between Greenland and Iceland, where an extraordinary natural process has been taking place for thousands of…
Over the next several hundred million years, Earth could face numerous unexpected consequences, all due to the distance slowly yet steadily developing between the planet and its only moon. In what is coming to be defined as one of the most precisely known physical quantities in all of contemporary planetary science, the Moon is moving…
Portage College of Calgary, Canada has asked Indian students protesting after their work visa got rejected by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to seek legal advice, stating that it “continues to seek clarification regarding this issue”. In an update shared on the website dated July 21, the college said: “Portage College continues to…
NEW DELHI: Indian High Commissioner to Kenya Adarsh Swaika Tuesday handed over the first tranche of medical assistance, weighing 4.5 tonnes, to the country’s cabinet secretary for health Aden Duale at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The medical assistance is intended to strengthen Kenya’s long-term preparedness and response capacity for Ebola Virus Disease, other infectious…
NEW DELHI Former India opener Abhinav Mukund has picked his 15-man India squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, making some interesting selection choices.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, has backed veteran opener Rohit Sharma despite recent speculation over his ODI future. However, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to…
PM Modi said the Centre would establish fast-track courts to ensure speedy trials and strict punishment in paper leak cases NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that the Centre will set up fast-track courts to ensure “swift and stringent punishment” for those involved in examination paper leaks.In a post on X, PM…
Vietnam’s VinEnergo and Philippine developer SunAsia Energy have agreed to build 422 megawatts peak of solar power spread across three sites in the Philippines, using a design that lifts the panels on steel piles above active fish ponds rather than floating them directly on the water. The approach is intended to let fish farming continue…