A 23-year-old Councillor has become the youngest Indian-origin mayor in the history of the United Kingdom after being officially appointed Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood.The appointment was confirmed during the council’s Mayor Making Ceremony held at Fairway Hall in Borehamwood on May 13.Tushar Kumar studied Political Science at King’s College London and previously served as…
Luka Doncic wont be playing tonight (Image via Imagn Images) It was unexpected that the Los Angeles Lakers would start their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets with a 2-0 advantage. Now, the Lakers are preparing for a pivotal Game 3 matchup with the Houston Rockets. But without Luka Doncic, their leading scorer, Los…
NEW DELHI: Indonesia is set to become the latest country to integrate with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and tap deeper into India’s digital public infrastructure. Unlike several other countries, such as France, Singapore and the UAE, which have adopted UPI primarily to facilitate cross-border payments for Indian travellers and businesses, Indonesia’s ambitions extend much further.It…
Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge with Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring in Barnala. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress is staring at a crisis in Punjab. Does this read as a surprise? Well, not really! It’s the same old story of infighting and power tussle between the state leaders which has played out so…
pc: Natural History of Museum ( Teeth image © S.E.Bailey, Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project and model image ©) For much of the last century, the story of early technology seemed straightforward. The genus Homo made stone tools, and their appearance marked a turning point on the path that eventually led to modern humans. The idea…
Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin on Saturday said American energy companies were the biggest beneficiaries of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, while warning that prolonged disruption in the vital shipping route could ultimately undermine global oil demand and accelerate interest in alternative energy sources, as per Reuters.Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic…
Ishaan Khatter has a huge fan following on social media, more so, since his web-series, ‘The Royals’. The actor who made his debut with ‘Beyond The Clouds’ and later ‘Dhadak’, was also a part of ‘Phone Bhoot’, ‘Pippa’ and ‘The Perfect Couple’. The actor was last seen in ‘Homebound’ which was shortlisted for the Oscars….
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis did not respond to a question related to the IPL after a PSL 2026 match against Lahore Qalandars on Saturday at the National Stadium in Karachi. In a video shared on social media, a person, perhaps the media manager of Peshawar Zalmi, is also heard asking the reporter to keep…
Excerpts from the interview:Q: How did this book come about? A: Most of my books start with a character…, not anybody specific but someone from a village in the 1920s. That is what I was picturing in my mind: living in a village, growing there and then emerging from the village during that period, which…
Trump, after threatening a renewed US naval blockade, has said that ships will be allowed safe passage via Hormuz for a 20% toll. (AP Photo) A district court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy targeting foreign researchers, fact-checkers, and trust and safety workers working on misinformation, fact-checking and…