You’re reading too much into it, SC tells Centre on Wangchuk’s speech | India News
NEW DELHI: As the Centre justified on Wednesday the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk…
‘You should resign’: Shouting match erupts between Josh Hawley and Keith Ellison over fraud probe
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison got into a shouting match during a Senate hearing Thursday morning over a federal investigation into fraud in the state.Hawley accused Ellison of being complicit in a fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of federal funds allocated for Minnesota social service programmes. Federal prosecutors…
Mona Singh says Border 2 script ‘chose’ her; recalls father losing his foot in the 1971 India-Pakistan war: ‘I am a fauji’s daughter’ |
Mona Singh, who plays Sunny Deol’s wife in Border 2, revealed that the project holds a deeply personal significance for her. Referring to the 1971 India-Pakistan war — the backdrop of the film — Mona said the script of Border 2 “chose” her. She explained that the emotional pull was immediate and undeniable.“I am a…
British Indians have continually helped British economy prosper since WWII: Report
LONDON: A white paper published by the Aston India Centre has shown how Indian migrants to the UK have repeatedly helped transform the British economy since World War II.Described as “one of the most consequential migration stories of modern Britain”, the paper, titled “Migration of the Indian Diaspora to the UK”, explores four waves of…
Centre rejects Sixth Schedule, statehood for Ladakh, offers council | India News
JAMMU: The Centre has made it clear that Ladakh will not be granted Sixth Schedule status or statehood, two key demands of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the region’s two major political organisations said after talks in New Delhi last week.The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows special administrative arrangements for…
Major row over Britain’s Nato envoy Angus Lapsley bringing intern girlfriend, half his age, to official residence: ‘They are not hiding it’
Britain’s ambassador to Nato, Angus Lapsley, has triggered a major diplomatic row after he brought his Italian girlfriend into his official residence in Brussels. The woman is nearly half her age and has been identified as Francesca Cortini, an intern, in reports. They met each other at Nato headquarters in Belgium. The couple has now…
Yale graduate school cuts Ph.D. intake amid higher endowment tax: Law school enrollment remains steady
Yale graduate school shrinks enrollment as budget tightens; Law School holds steady Yale University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is reducing student enrollment as it prepares for financial pressure linked to a higher federal endowment tax. However, Yale Law School will not make major changes to its intake, according to a report by the…
Cabinet may clear infra projects over 40k crore, including Rs 19k crore tunnel through Brahmaputra in poll-bound Assam | India News
NEW DELHI: Cabinet is likely to approve over half a dozen infrastructure projects on Friday worth over Rs 40,000 crore, including nearly Rs 19,000 crore road-cum-rail tunnel through Brahmaputra river in poll-bound Assam. This will be one of the biggest govt funded projects in the highway sector.South Block will host the last Cabinet meeting on…
Bangladeshi migrant avoids deportation from UK over 20-year jail sentence imposed under Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Dhaka
A Bangladeshi migrant has won the right to remain in Britain after a court ruled that he cannot be deported because he would face a 20-year prison sentence on explosives charges if he returned home.The man, referred to in court as MM, was granted asylum after successfully arguing that the charges against him in Bangladesh…
No plan to set up women’s panel as NCW has J&K cell: Omar govt | India News
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir govt told the assembly Thursday that it has no proposal to establish a commission for women in the UT as National Commission for Women already has a special “J&K and Ladakh Cell”, a unit set up after the abrogation of Article 370.During a cut motion, Peoples Conference’s Sajad Lone said, “I…
Bhumi Pednekar says she ‘felt finished’ after The Lady Killer debacle: ‘It was a very heartbreaking time in my life’ |
Bhumi Pednekar has spoken about one of the most turbulent phases of her career — the release of The Lady Killer (2023), which went on to become one of the biggest box-office disasters in Indian cinema.Made on a reported budget of Rs 45 crore, the Arjun Kapoor-Bhumi Pednekar starrer allegedly sold just 293 tickets across…
