Library manager Michelle Hudson holds the book “Antiquities of Athens”, after its return in Kiama An Australian public library has received a book that was returned around 150 years overdue, with the “late fee” calculation coming to about A$28,000 (around Rs 16 lakh) under the library’s original rules.The rare copy of “Antiquities of Athens”, published…
Taylor Swift’s upcoming wedding to Travis Kelce has sparked renewed attention on some of her high-profile friendships. Reports claim Swift has grown distant from former close friend Karlie Kloss, while her relationship with Blake Lively remains under scrutiny following the actress’s legal dispute with Justin Baldoni. Sources suggest Swift has become more selective about her…
Alex Ovechkin NHL (Getty Images) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has not announced a decision on his future, but signs are beginning to point in one direction. After completing another full NHL season and extending his record as the league’s all-time leading goal scorer, the 40-year-old remains undecided about returning for 2026-27. While Ovechkin has…
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Saturday in Amritsar that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must decide whether students are more important to him or an “incompetent” and “failed” minister. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to make a choice – either he is with the students or an incompetent and failed minister. He…
Team India (Pic cricket: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP and noted cricket enthusiast Shashi Tharoor delivered a scathing verdict on India’s latest T20I collapse after England sealed an emphatic 3-0 series victory, saying he was left “speechless” by yet another humiliating defeat.India’s nine-wicket loss in the fourth T20I at Bristol handed England an unassailable lead…
State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will shut a 120,000-barrel-per-day crude unit and some secondary processing units at its Mumbai refinery in November for planned maintenance, news agency Reuters reported citing industry source on Monday.The maintenance shutdown will affect units at BPCL’s 200,000-bpd refinery in Mumbai, one of the company’s key refining facilities in western…
KANPUR: A 16-year-old boy belonging to Dalit community was beaten by upper caste men for drinking water from a public handpump and touching a bucket kept there. The assailants stripped him of his clothes, punished him and beat him mercilessly. They spat on a shoe and forced him to lick it, filled the shoe with…
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…
Kharge slams Centre (ANI) Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticised the Centre over the temporary blocking of Telegram ahead of the NEET re-test, alleging that the move was an attempt to cover up failures in tackling paper leaks and examination irregularities.In a statement, Kharge said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should seek the resignation…
Travis Scott, Travis Head and Virat Kohli The Virat Kohli-Travis Head IPL 2026 controversy has now taken an absurd turn, with several cricket fans mistakenly targeting American rapper Travis Scott on social media because of his first name.What began as an on-field spat during the IPL clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad has…