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US Congressman Ro Khanna has said he was “horrified” by conditions at a California immigration detention centre after speaking directly with dozens of detainees who described a lack of medical care, poor food and degrading living conditions, even worse than what animals live in. In a post on X and in interviews following his visit,…
When Karan Johar directed ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ , he made it a point to cast veteran actress Jaya Bachchan in a role completely different from what she had done before. As Dhanlakshmi Randhawa, the strict matriarch of a powerful family, Bachchan portrayed a cold, authoritarian figure. But, as Karan revealed in an…
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: As Russian Grandmaster Daniil Dubov, rated 2674, outsmarted India’s 2768-rated R Praggnanandhaa last week, it wasn’t his gameplay that captured eyeballs as much as the boasting he did after the game: “Preparing for two classical games against Pragg took me 10 minutes with the phone altogether….
In the last few weeks, the US has sealed trade deals with several countries. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff deadline for August 1, 2025 will not be extended, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said. According to an AFP report, Lutnick said that the new set of tariffs will hit countries effective August…
Priyanka Kakkar (File photo/ANI) Amid the row erupted over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Priyanka Kakkar on Tuesday alleged that a “massive vote theft scam” is currently underway in the country and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “stealing votes” during the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.Kakkar…
Jatin Paranjpe is the head of the selection committee in the ISPL. He spoke about the challenge of unearthing talent from 101 Indian cities for the third IPL season. (Image: ISPL) The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) has quietly become one of the most intriguing cricket projects in the country that has gone from handful…
Nagpur: In a ruling underscoring the rehabilitative purpose of furlough, Nagpur bench of Bombay high court quashed prison department’s refusal to grant leave to a life convict, stating that past overstays on furlough (leave of absence for a specified period to a convict from prison) cannot permanently disqualify a prisoner from exercising the right to…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy over Digvijaya Singh‘s remarks praising the RSS’s organisational strength, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Revanth Reddy hailed Sonia Gandhi‘s role in Congress leadership, citing examples of elevation of Manmohan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao to the post of Prime Minister.In a social media post on X, Reddy, on the…
Divya Khossla Kumar revealed that her marriage to T-Series head Bhushan Kumar led her to shift from acting to directing. After her family didn’t support her acting post-marriage, she learned cinematography and editing. She directed a successful music video for Sonu Nigam’s father. They married in 2005 at Vaishno Devi Temple and welcomed their son,…
New MoU between Dubai Culture and Spotify aims to elevate emirati artists / Image: File In a move that signals a new chapter for the Middle East’s music scene, the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has signed a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spotify. The agreement was inked in the presence of Her Highness…
