Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Manu Bhaker (Photos from PTI and Screengrab) NEW DELHI: An interaction at the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) 75th anniversary event in Delhi has sparked debate online after Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker was asked about teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The exchange, intended as a cross-sport reference between two young Indian…

A generation that will never smoke: Britain’s bold plan to end cigarette-consumption for good (AI photo) The United Kingdom Parliament on Wednesday passed a landmark bill aimed at phasing out cigarette use for future generations. Under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, anyone born after Dec. 31, 2008, will never be legally allowed to buy cigarettes.The…

NEW DELHI: A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Assam on Sunday at 09:21:58 IST, according to the National Centre for Seismology.The tremor was recorded at a depth of 5 km, with the epicentre located in Cachar district at latitude 24.659°N and longitude 92.763°E.No immediate reports of damage or casualties have been reported so far. This is…

Any restrictions to the flow of crude oil in the world markets will raise prices, in turn causing import bills of dependent economies like India to balloon. (AI image) Will the Donald Trump administration’s move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz impact India and China? The US has begun the blockade of the all important…

Pooja Dadlani, long-time manager of Shah Rukh Khan, along with her husband Hitesh Prakash Gurnani and father Mohan Seoram Dadlani, has invested in three apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra area, with the total transaction value pegged at Rs 38.21 crore, as per property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix. High-value deal in Carter Road project The…