The Union government has proposed fresh amendments to the National Anti Doping Act to criminalise the trafficking and distribution of banned substances to athletes, with a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh for offenders, including medical practitioners who knowingly prescribe prohibited drugs.The proposed amendments have…
NEW DELHI: What began as a satirical online response to remarks attributed to the chief justice of India spilled onto the streets of the capital on Saturday, three weeks later, with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke leading a protest to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in…
KEONJHAR: A tribal man unearthed his dead sister’s skeleton and staged protest in front of a rural bank with the skeleton to get back her deposited money. The incident took place in Mallipasi village, under the Patna police station on Monday afternoon at about 1 pm. The bank officials became frightened after seeing the skeleton…
Image: instagram.com/kalariwoman_amruthaet_revathi/ Kalarippayattu is Kerala’s oldest surviving martial tradition; some scholars place its origins at over two thousand years, though the art itself resists being pinned down by dates. It was never just a fighting system. It was a complete discipline. You trained in a kuzhi Kalari, a pit sunk into the earth, because the…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spare no expense on star studded wedding as they seek privacy ahead of their big day.(image via Travis Kelce/Instagram) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce live a life full of luxury and it seems their wedding will be no less.As the high profile couple gear up for the biggest day of…
Quote of the day by Winston Churchill (Image source: Wikipedia) There is a strange power in the words we never say. As long as a thought stays inside our head, it belongs entirely to us. We can shape it, hold it back, or let it go. But the instant we say it out loud, everything…
NEW DELHI:A day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court order declared the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar district a temple, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board announced that the Kamal Maula Mosque Committee will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court, and that the board will extend every possible support in this legal battle.The…
Khwaja Asif, Netanyahu (File photos) A row erupted between Israel and Pakistan after defence Minister Khawaja Asif posted remarks targeting Israel for its military op in Lebanon, which he later deleted amid strong backlash.Israel on Thursday sharply criticised the comments, questioning Pakistan’s credibility as a neutral player in ongoing regional diplomacy. The Israeli Prime Minister’s…
Reliance Industries is taking “deliberate steps” to strengthen its digital unit, chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a note to shareholders, without sharing any updates on the planned listing of Jio Platforms that is expected to fetch as much as $4 billion.“We will continue to evaluate strategic pathways that can broaden stakeholder participation and support Jio’s…
India’s Rs 13,000 crore investment in the Great Nicobar Island to build a dual-use airport and runway marks a critical step in strengthening both civilian connectivity and military readiness at one of the most critical global maritime chokepoints, the Strait of Malacca.This critical waterway is the most commonly used corridor between the Indian and the…