Michael Sam coming out story: “We were so secretive. He was out and I was in the closet” — How the first openly gay NFL draftee overcame a troubled childhood to make football history (Image via Getty: Michael Sam) Michael Sam came out publicly as gay in February 2014 through an interview with The New…
NEW DELHI: The four-day heatwave streak abated on Friday, but the city remained in the grip of intense heat.Though there is a possibility of a thundery development on Saturday under the influence of a feeble western disturbance, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said no significant respite is expected, and heatwave conditions are likely in parts of…
Union ministers Jitendra Singh and J P Nadda, along with CJP’s Saurav Das, addressed press conference NEW DELHI: BJP has fended off numerous opposition campaigns built around allegations, contentious laws or policies, and suspected wrongdoings of a senior Union minister or a chief minister since PM Modi took office in 2014 without making any appearance…
NEW DELHI: The US has emerged as the second largest source of foreign direct investment into India during the last financial year, overtaking Mauritius.Equity investments from the US more than doubled to over $11 billion in 2025-26 as companies chose to invest directly into India instead of routing funds through a tax-friendly jurisdiction as they…
NEW DELHI: With cow slaughter banned by legislations in all states, except Kerala and some in the north-east, an advocate on Tuesday requested SC for an urgent hearing prior to Eid, which falls on May 28, for a direction to states to strictly enforce the laws.Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha sought an urgent hearing on a…
The Indian Army first inducted the T-72 tank in 1978. At the time, the tank was perhaps the most advanced armoured fighting vehicle in the world. It was armed with a powerful 125 mm gun, featured sophisticated fire-control systems, had a very low silhouette that made it difficult to target, and offered a favourable power-to-weight…
NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Himachal Pradesh has held RedBus and a bus operator jointly responsible for cancelling a passenger’s confirmed ticket just 17 minutes before departure, leaving him stranded late at night and forcing him to book an emergency flight to Delhi. The commission, in its July 4th order, ruled that online…
NEW DELHI: With India staring at having a weak monsoon year that may impact overall farming operations and water availability in the country, Isha Foundation – a non-profit spiritual organisation – on Friday pitched for a farmer-driven ecological movement by adopting tree-based agriculture, which, it said, may not just help farmers in getting them better…
At several hundred metres below the surface, the limestone caves around Minamidaito Island are mostly untouched by sunlight, currents, and routine marine surveys. The landscape is narrow, uneven, and difficult to navigate even with modern submersibles. During one of those deep exploratory dives last year, a remotely operated vehicle passed close to a colony of…
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, starring Ranveer Singh, continues its dominant theatrical run, crossing the Rs 1,100 crore mark at the Indian box office while adding a new record to list of the highest fourth-week collections.Dhurandhar 2 Review ‘Dhurandhar 2’ week 4 collection The Aditya Dhar directorial appears to have showed signs of slowing down at the…