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File Pic: Vinesh Phogat (PTI Photo) Vinesh Phogat arrived in Gonda on Monday and reiterated that she is eligible to return to competition despite the ongoing standoff with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which has maintained that the star wrestler cannot participate in the National Open Ranking Tournament until disciplinary proceedings against her are…
The mountain did not open its path to him easily. It asked for cold, hunger, bruised feet and long days on the road. It asked for discipline when life was uncertain and courage when the odds looked bluntly unfair. But Kesav Suneesh, a 21-year-old from Kerala’s Alappuzha district, kept walking. A B.Com student from IHRD…
Passengers and some crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch-flagged MV Hondius will begin disembarkation from about 07.00 GMT on Sunday after the ship arrives in Tenerife, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said on Saturday.The company said the ship was expected to arrive in Granadilla, Tenerife, at 04.30 GMT and that those leaving the vessel “will be…
CHENNAI: Having won 107 seats in Tamil Nadu assembly election, TVK needs support of 11 more MLAs to form the govt. While a coalition govt seems certain, how TVK would cobble it together remains a game of possibilities and challenges.TVK’s newly elected MLAs will be in Chennai on Tuesday to elect Vijay as the leader…
US President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, the White House said Friday, just hours after Iran’s top diplomat headed to the South Asian nation where officials have been trying to get US and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. The trip comes as…
‘Go to Spotify’: NYC Mayor Mamdani jokes as ‘Mr. Cardamom’ rap royalties hit $2,700 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, according to tax filings released Thursday.The 34-year-old Democrat took home $1,643 in music royalties in 2025, up slightly from $1,267 in 2024, the…
Meerut: Labour unrest spread to Bulandshahr on Monday as over 100 workers protested for nearly four hours outside TAG Tropical Agrosystems (India) in Sikandrabad industrial area, demanding higher wages and basic benefits.The workers alleged harassment by contractors and cited low pay, long working hours, and the absence of PF and ESI facilities. They demanded a…
Jaishankar heads to UAE, Puri to QatarNEW DELHI: With a fragile ceasefire in place in West Asia, India is looking to renew engagement with the Gulf through visits by Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar to the UAE and petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri to Qatar. India welcomed the ceasefire between Iran…
One more India-flagged LPG carrier, Green Asha, reached Indian shores on Thursday, after crossing the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. The vessel, carrying 15,400 tonnes of LPG, docked at the BPCL-IOCL liquid berth at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). It is the first such tanker to dock at JNPA since the outbreak of the…
NEW DELHI: India has taken a major step towards nuclear fuel self-reliance after its indigenously developed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained criticality, marking the start of a controlled nuclear reaction and advancing the country’s long-term atomic energy programme.The milestone, confirmed on Monday, marks a crucial stage before full power generation begins. Once…
