NEW DELHI: India paddler Manika Batra has warned the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) of legal action if she is not provided with a “factual explanation” for what she alleges to be an arbitrary decision to exclude her from India’s squad for the upcoming Asian Games.The two-time Olympian expressed her intentions on Wednesday, saying…
Laura Loomer (Left) Usha Vance (Right) Far-right political activist Laura Loomer has come to the defence of US second lady Usha Vance, arguing that hate directed at her is because of her Indian heritage and Hindu faith.Loomer’s comments came after a clip from a recent CBS interview featuring Usha Vance and US vice president JD…
A security guard’s (L) account at Lohagad Fort has shed light on the chilling events leading to Ketan Agarwal’s death. PUNE: A security guard posted at Lohagad Fort’s ticket counter on the morning of June 18 may have been among the last people to observe all three key figures in the Ketan Agarwal murder case…
NEW DELHI: There are footballers who shine brightly for a few years. Then there is Lionel Messi, a player who has spent more than two decades redefining what longevity in sport looks like.As the Argentine icon celebrated his 39th birthday during the FIFA World Cup 2026, he did so not as a fading legend making…
Parenting cannot be followed through a single rulebook. However, there are some values that make sure a child grows up being a resilient individual. One such value is independence and freedom. In some parts of the world, parenting practices may feel surprising, or even uncomfortable, to parents in other cultures because they encourage independence in…
A nearly three-decade-old land donation in Taylor, Texas, has become the subject of a legal dispute after property originally designated for future parkland was sold for a data centre project. The 87.97-acre tract was donated in 1999 for a nominal fee of $10, with deed language stating that it should be held in trust for…
Jairam Ramesh also launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling its members “fraudulent nationalists”. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh described Jawaharlal Nehru as the finest prime minister India has produced, while naming Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the country’s best prime minister who never got the opportunity to hold the…
Emirates has issued a travel advisory Emirates has issued a travel advisory for passengers flying out of Dubai during the peak summer holiday rush, warning of longer wait times at the airport as passenger traffic surges in the coming weeks.The airline has urged travellers to arrive well ahead of their scheduled departure times and take…
The CEO of Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) company Cohere is urging democratic nations to stop “renting” AI from foreign countries, warning that over-reliance on ‘external’ tech giants poses a massive national security threat. Aidan Gomez’s warning comes weeks after the US government restricted foreign access to Anthropic’s advanced “Mythos” AI model. Gomez says that the…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi during a training session. (AP Photo) Argentina’s FIFA World Cup-winning icon Lionel Messi showed once again that age is just a number, marking his 39th birthday not with a lavish celebration but with an intense workout session in the gym.On Wednesday, Messi turned 39 and stepped into a new chapter of his…