Dowry deaths persist in India despite being outlawed, with women facing relentless demands for cash and property, often leading to violence and suicide. India outlawed dowry in 1961. More than six decades later, thousands of women still die every year in marriages shaped by money, status and coercion.One bride pleads with her father over the…
Zeynab Javadli, ex-wife of a Dubai prince, was reportedly abducted along with her three children. The ex-wife of a Dubai prince and three children have reportedly been “abducted” by Emirati police in a surprise night raid, a British lawyer claimed, raising alarm over the mysterious disappearance of 34-year-old Zeynab Javadli and her children. Javadli was…
President Donald Trump holds up an image depicting a preview of the “big fight” happening on the South Lawn on June 14 during a meeting with UFC fighters, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The UFC’s unprecedented White House event is continuing to grow…
India fast bowler Ashok Sharma has described receiving his maiden senior national team call-up as the fulfilment of a long-standing dream, with the youngster now hoping to make his international debut during the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe. India will take on Zimbabwe in a three-match T20I series in Harare from July 23 to 26,…
Former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, built her reputation on being direct. But this time around, her bluntness didn’t sit well with the female professionals in India. Nooyi’s recent remark that she “could never have become CEO in India” has sparked backlash.During a recent conversation with Condoleezza Rice, the former US Secretary of…
Ajit Agarkar, Suryakumar Yadav NEW DELHI: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to remove Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain was not taken lightly, stressing that selectors reassessed the team’s direction after the 2026 T20 World Cup while also considering the next cycle leading up to…
NEW DELHI: Four government officials have been suspended and four building owners arrested in connection with the devastating fire that tore through a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow’s Aliganj area on Monday, killing 15 people and injuring several others.The Uttar Pradesh government said the suspensions were ordered on the directions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath….