FILE – President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticised America’s Nato allies over their lack of support in the Iran war, “vented his frustration” at Nato secretary-general…
MUMBAI: The life insurance industry recorded a 15.7% expansion in new business premiums during FY26, as the sector navigated a landscape defined by diverging growth strategies across individual and group segments. Total premiums across the industry climbed to Rs 4.6 lakh crore from close to Rs 4 lakh crore in FY25. This momentum highlights a…
Jayden Adams’ death takes a controversial turn as his girlfriend is dragged into the drama days after his tragic passing.(Image via Getty Images) South African midfielder and winger, Jayden Adams, passed away last weekend leaving millions of fans in mourning. While initially there were rumors of Jayden Adams committing suicide due to the grief he…
Murali Sreeshankar (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Just over two years ago, Murali Sreeshankar feared he might never compete again. A ruptured patellar tendon during training in April 2024 forced the Indian long jumper to miss his biggest dream – the Paris Olympics – despite having already secured qualification.Doctors, coaches and many around him believed his…
The Canadian government last year designated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist organisation. NEW DELHI: In a major offensive against the Lawrence Bishnoi network in the United States, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies conducted massive raids on Tuesday, taking around two dozen individuals into custody in California and other locations. The international…
Spanish proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Some sayings feel less like advice and more like leftover fragments from a different social order. This Spanish proverb is one of those.“The more a woman admires her visage, the more she ruins her house.”It has a bluntness to it that stands out immediately. The…
The Telangana government has implemented revised land values for property registrations across the state from June 5, marking the first major revision in nearly a year. The new rates apply to both agricultural and non-agricultural properties.According to the government, the revision is aimed at narrowing the gap between officially notified registration values and prevailing market…
“If you want to do something, achieve something, you can’t be thinking all the time of what you don’t have.” – Kapil Dev There are some quotes that sound simple when you first read them. Then you sit with them for a minute, and suddenly they hit differently.This quote from Kapil Dev is one of…
Photographic view during the Static Test of SOLVE-ST01 NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the first ground test of the solid motor for its Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE), a new test platform being developed to support the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.The static test was carried out at the…
Tamil cinema titan K Bhagyaraj passes away at 73 (File Photo). CHENNAI: Tamil cinema lost its one-man studio, K Bhagyaraj, on Saturday. The director, actor, screenwriter, composer, ad novelist, who was 73, was brought unconscious to Apollo Hospitals, where doctors declared him dead.His death, which comes two weeks after the passing of his mentor K…