Questions are mounting over whether Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is directly involved in Tehran’s ongoing negotiations with the United States, according to a report by Iran International, which cited a source close to the talks.The report said doubts have emerged over whether parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran’s negotiating team are fully…
A 40-year-old Toronto man has been sentenced to 33 years in a US prison after running a massive, years-long online sextortion operation that targeted more than 145 American children.Ramanan Pathmanathan received the federal sentence on Wednesday after pleading guilty in January to charges of producing child pornography along with the coercion and enticement of a…
MUMBAI: It’s a sign of where things have reached in Indian cricket. Siddhesh Lad is a seasoned first-class player. The 34-year-old Mumbai batter, known as the ‘Crisis Man’ of his team for a long time, made his debut first-class around 12 years back in Nov 2013, and has scored 5623 runs in 82 matches@44.27, with…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image: AI-generated) Some proverbs survive for generations because they contain advice people can apply directly to life. Others survive because they quietly challenge human behaviour in ways that still feel uncomfortable centuries later. This Chinese proverb seems to do both at once. The wording feels romantic at first, though there…
Inflation in the US accelerated in April to its highest level in three years, driven by rising fuel and food prices as the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s Iran war continued to weigh on household budgets.Data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed that the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index — the Federal…
Former CIA officer accused of stealing gold and stashing the gold bars in his home. A former CIA officer who had top-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for “work-related expenses”. Rush, who held a management position, was charged with…
The CBI has taken Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of deceased Twisha Sharma, into custody after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed her anticipatory bail. BHOPAL: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday took Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of deceased Twisha Sharma, into custody after the Madhya Pradesh high court quashed the anticipatory bail granted to her…
Nomination determines the individual entitled to receive statutory dues and benefits in the event of unforeseen circumstances. (AI image) As India moves towards implementing the four labour codes, pursuant to the notification of the final central rules on 8 May 2026, much of the attention has been on wages, working hours and social security. However,…
Siddaramaiah out, Shivakumar’s moment arrives The process of power transition in Karnataka has finally been set in motion. Siddaramaiah has resigned as chief minister, taking the first formal step towards the much-anticipated change of guard in the state.Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with D K Shivakumar and Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara in a major show of unity,…
“Humaari ladki toh gai hai… muh se awaaz nahi nikalti… sehmi sehmi si rehti hai,” Twisha Sharma’s relatives joke as the newlywed waits after her “kanyadaan” for her husband. It is the kind of familiar “ladki waale” humour heard at countless Indian weddings – a performative reassurance to the groom’s family that their daughter is…