US begins three new pilot programs for fast visa service at its Kolkata consulate in India. At a time when getting a US visa is becoming tougher for Indians, experts believe the best consulate is Kolkata, as the US administration is trying out different pilot projects from its Kolkata consulate. It is not yet known…
FWICE issued a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh over his exit from ‘Don 3’, after he failed to respond to three formal notices. Ranveer’s spokesperson said he chose to maintain silence with dignity. FWICE President BN Tiwari declared that no one, not even a superstar, is above industry rules. Ranveer Singh has now responded after…
Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The winner of Qualifier 1 – be it defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru or Gujarat Titans – will directly book a place in the IPL 2026 final. The summit clash will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. During the pre-Qualifier 1 press conference, RCB captain…
Researchers at Hainan University have made an important discovery about the optimum temperature required for delaying premature ripening of mangoes. A recent study has highlighted that keeping mangoes in temperatures of 12° Celsius can keep them fresh for a period of three weeks while ensuring that their nutrient content, firmness, and antioxidants remain protected. The…
There has been a flurry of activity in South Indian cinema, with several big stars making headlines online. From new movie updates and production progress to celebrities sharing personal revelations and receiving honours, social media has been buzzing with entertainment news. Here are the top five South entertainment stories that dominated the spotlight today. Ram…
17 killed as speeding minibus crashes into parked bus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa At least 17 people were killed and five others injured after a speeding minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday.The accident took place near Mardan district on the Swat Expressway when the…
Pope Leo XIV on Monday presented his vision for preserving human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence by issuing his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” or “Magnificent Humanity.”The document, presented at the Vatican alongside Christopher Olah, a founder of Anthropic, highlights how the Catholic Church continues to use one of its oldest forms of communication…
There is a strange pressure attached to changing one’s life. It often arrives with a new year, a birthday, or after watching someone else seem to have everything figured out. Suddenly, transformation feels urgent – wake up earlier, become fitter, earn more, heal faster, be more productive. But real change rarely arrives dramatically. More often,…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday moved the Delhi high court challenging the Centre over the blocking of the group’s social media accounts, days after the satirical online movement went viral.Dipke has challenged the suspension of the party’s X account, which was allegedly blocked by the government on national security…
COIMBATORE: A gang allegedly hurled petrol bombs at the house of a woman in Kalikkanaickenpalayam near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore after she rejected a man’s advances.According to sources, the woman, 21, is a second-year postgraduate student at a private college and lives in Kalikkanaickenpalayam. She had reportedly become friends with a man named Karthi, a resident…
