Boston, Massachusetts: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been awarded the ‘2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award’ by the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the AI World Society (AIWS), in recognition of his decades-long contribution to peacebuilding, conflict resolution and humanitarian service across the globe. The honour marks the 10th anniversary of the…
New York: India-born American politician Ghazala Hashmi has been elected as Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian American to be elected to the top political post in the state. Hashmi, 61, a Democrat, secured 1,465,634 votes (54.2 per cent), way ahead of her Republican rival John Reid, who secured 1,232,242 votes,…
New York: Zohran Mamdani scripted history on Election Day as he emerged victorious in the closely-watched battle for New York City Mayor, becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected to sit at the helm of the largest city in the US. Mamdani, 34, had been the front-runner in the NYC Mayoral election…
Dubai: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been handed a two-game ban by the ICC on Tuesday. Rauf was investigated for his altercations with during the IND vs PAK matches in the Asia Cup 2025. As a result, the fast bowler will miss the first two ODIs against South Africa. The ICC confirmed the suspension on…
Ashkelon (Israel): Yakshagana, a traditional art form from Karnataka, has enthralled audience in Israel with its vibrant and colourful performances, presenting a unique blend of dance, music, costume, and storytelling drawn from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Kannada Yakshadegula troupe staged the inaugural show at the Hadofen Fringe Theatre Festival on November 2 at…
Kolkata: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. More than 18 lakh enumeration forms were distributed by the BLOs till 5 pm, a senior…
New Delhi: Post Operation Sindoor, there are some “more lessons” that the armed forces have learned, and they need to be incorporated into the model of the planned theaterisation, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday. In his remarks during an interaction at India Defence Conclave 2025, hosted by defence think-tank…
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extended an invitation to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects in the state. During the 20-minute meeting here, Sarma invited the prime minister to dedicate to the nation the new terminal of Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath…
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh): Moments before the collision, Sanjeev Vishwakarma (35), a passenger of Gevra Road-Bilaspur train, was scrolling through his phone, while some passengers were busy chatting, and some were dozing off, unaware that within seconds, their journey would turn into a nightmare. Around 4 pm, the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train rammed into…
Reading skills are one of the four essential components of communication. The ability to read, understand, and interpret information underlies this skill. Though reading appears to be an ordinary activity, it is in fact a complex process involving multiple abilities that work together to create meaning. Effective reading enriches knowledge, saves time and energy, supports…
