NEW DELHI: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has criticised the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to order a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into allegations of embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling the development an “insult to the Sanatana Dharma”.Speaking in Agra on Sunday, the Samajwadi Party chief said, “It is very unfortunate…
Quote of the day by Morgan Freeman: ‘Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen, that stillness becomes a radiance,’ when the veteran star taught us to find calmness. Morgan Freeman is one of the most inspirational figures in the entertainment industry. In his journey to becoming a global icon,…
Popular television actress Surbhi Jyoti has finally embraced motherhood as she welcomed her first child, a baby girl with husband Sumit Suri on June 13 this year.Sharing the blessed announcement with her Instagram family, Surbhi shared a post on Sunday saying, “It’s a girl…13th June 2026…Love Surbhi & Sumit.” The ‘Qubool Hai’ actress further added…
A volunteer donates blood during the World Blood Donor Day, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI Photo) Can blood be created in a laboratory for transfusion? The answer may eventually be yes, but not yet.In November 2022, scientists in the United Kingdom carried out the world’s first transfusion of lab-grown blood as part of a clinical…
Anti-racism rally in Belfast Thousands of people marched through Belfast on Saturday in a show of solidarity against racism after days of anti-immigrant violence that erupted following a knife attack earlier this week.Gathering outside Belfast City Hall under the banner “Together Against Hate”, demonstrators carried placards reading “Refugees Welcome”, “Riots Don’t Speak for Belfast” and…
India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod won the recurve mixed team gold medal at Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya on Sunday, beating reigning Olympic champions South Korea in the final.The Indian pair defeated Oh Ye-jin and Kim Je-deok 5-1 (37-36, 37-36, 39-39) to secure the title. Facing one of the strongest teams in…
Sanjay Raut (Image source: ANI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has criticised the FIR lodged against former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, alleging selective action by authorities.Speaking to ANI reporters on Sunday, Raut asked why similar cases were not registered against leaders accused of making inflammatory remarks in the past.Referring…
For Yogi Adityanath, law and order was never merely governance. It has always been central to his political image. The imagery of a saffron-clad monk governing India’s most populous state with an iron administrative grip has remained one of the defining motifs of contemporary Uttar Pradesh politics.The “Bulldozer Baba” image, once used derisively by the…
Inflation data, the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and movements in crude oil prices will be the key triggers for Indian equity markets in the coming week, analysts said.Investors will also closely watch developments surrounding the proposed US-Iran agreement, foreign investor activity and trends in global markets for further direction.“On the domestic front, investors…
Representative image (Ukrainian drones hit Russia) A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured nine others in Russia’s southwestern Oryol region, Russian officials said on Sunday, while a separate strike targeted an oil facility deep inside Russian territory as Kyiv intensified attacks on military and energy infrastructure.Oryol Governor Andrei Klychkov said a Ukrainian drone…