Happy Friendship Day 2026: Top 50 wishes, messages and quotes to share with your friends Every year, the first Sunday of August turns WhatsApp statuses, Instagram stories, and group chats into one long, running tribute to friendship, and Friendship Day 2026, falling on Sunday, August 2, is no exception. Whether it’s a childhood friend you’ve…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after losing to Spain in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Lionel Messi‘s international future continues to generate debate across the football world, with former Bolivia captain Marco Antonio Etcheverry becoming the latest…
Vijay’s son Jason Sanjay says father encouraged him to build his own identity, addresses family rumours: ‘People make assumptions about us’ Jason Sanjay, son of actor-turned-politician and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, has opened up about his father’s historic election victory, his directorial debut, and the constant public scrutiny surrounding their family.Jason, who recently made…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced a series of changes for the NEET-PG exam to be held later in the month, including expanding the choice of test locations, giving candidates more time to plan travel, and increasing the time available per question.The reforms are aimed at making the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) process…
India continued its strong run in boxing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday, winning five gold medals, with Arundhati Choudhary completing the tally after beating England’s Chantelle Reid in the women’s 70kg final.Arundhati defeated Reid by a unanimous 5-0 decision to give India its fifth boxing gold of the competition.Earlier in the day,…
August gardening guide: Which are the best seeds to sow this month August sits in an odd, easy-to-overlook spot on the Indian gardening calendar, the frenzy of early monsoon sowing has settled down, the peak heat of summer is behind most of the country, and the classic winter vegetable season is still a couple of…
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Saturday described her return to India after nearly two decades as proof that “injustice can be long but cannot be permanent.”She made the remarks at an event in Kolkata, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Saturday, triggering landslides, flooding low-lying areas, swelling rivers and dams, and prompting authorities to launch large-scale rescue and evacuation operations in affected regions.According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), six people were killed in rain-related incidents across the state.Four of the deaths occurred…
Congress urges PM Modi to come to Parliament NEW DELHI: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that he apologise to the country instead of “forgiving” people, while accusing the Centre of using excessive force against students protesting over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 examination irregularities.In a…
Dipke responds to PM Modi NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has once again responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to forgive students accused of abusing him during a protest at Jantar Mantar.In a new video posted on X, Dipke referred to PM Modi’s video message in which the he said…