An eastern Chinese special education school has become a center of controversy after it introduced an innovative lesson for teenagers that involves carrying baby dolls around the whole day. The special education school in Jiangsu province allegedly employs the technique in order to make the students more empathic and responsible individuals. On one hand, the…
PR Sreejesh. (File Pic – AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Hockey India has issued a detailed response after Indian hockey legend PR Sreejesh publicly questioned the federation’s continued trust in foreign coaches, saying his contract as junior men’s coach had simply ended and that he was never “fired”.The statement came hours after Sreejesh posted a strongly-worded…
Ben Shelton and Trinity Rodman (via Trinity Rodman / Instagram) American tennis star Ben Shelton and U.S. soccer forward Trinity Rodman have become one of the most talked-about young sports couples in recent years. Both athletes are enjoying rapid success in their respective sports while building impressive fortunes at a young age. Shelton has become…
The ongoing US military campaign against Iran has already cost Washington nearly $29 billion, exceeding the Pentagon’s earlier estimate of $25 billion, while experts warn the final financial burden could eventually climb to as much as $1 trillion.Jay Hurst, the Pentagon comptroller, informed a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday that the updated estimate reflects…
FILE – President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) In April, one particular meme had taken over the Chinese internet: Don Tzu. A portmanteau of Donald Trump and Sun Tzu, it…
Popular Telugu actor Rajeev Kanakala recently found himself in the middle of an unexpected controversy after attending an event at Ybrant School in Hyderabad. The issue started after a student organisation raised questions about the school’s credibility and accused it of operating against certain government rules. As the topic started trending online, Rajeev Kanakala released…
Dairy product major Mother Dairy on Wednesday increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across key variants with effect from May 14, PTI reported.Separately, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets products under the Amul brand, also raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across India.The latest back-to-back price revisions by two…
Shahid Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was conferred the prestigious Hilal-e-Imtiaz on Wednesday, receiving Pakistan’s second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to cricket and his long-standing service to the national team.The award was presented by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony at…
General (retired) MM Naravane; RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale NEW DELHI: Former Army chief General (retired) Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday backed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s stand on greater people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan, saying stronger ties between citizens on both sides could help improve bilateral relations.Also Read | ‘India…
Pakistan has a strange gift: just when the world begins to take it a bit seriously, it produces an ‘oops’ moment so spectacular that the script writes itself. One week it is pitching itself as a serious mediator between the United States and Iran; the next, a US senator is publicly asking whether it has…