Cairo: Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least two people were killed…
Ahmedabad: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday that India must strive to organise the Olympics and find itself among the top 10 sporting nations in a decade, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking after inaugurating the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships here, which will see 291…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that after “vote chori”, the BJP is now engaged in “satta chori” by bringing bills to “topple opposition governments within 30 days” and “destabilise” democracy by using arrest as a weapon. Kharge claimed that the bills take away the right of citizens to form or remove…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his government is focused on creating maximum employment opportunities for the youth. Addressing an event in Ahmedabad via video link, he said India has to become self-reliant in today’s world and appealed to youngsters to adopt indigenous products. Noting that only Operation Sindoor is not patriotism,…
For years, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was the favourite punching bag of critics. Every delay, every missed deadline was magnified into a national embarrassment. Drawing-room experts, columnists, and so-called security analysts delighted in dismissing it as a bloated, inefficient bureaucracy incapable of delivering. “What has DRDO achieved?” they would sneer, ignoring the…
When the guardians of justice themselves become criminals, how can the faith in the law be preserved? False cases not only torment the innocent but also shake the foundations of the justice system. When lawyers themselves are involved in this business, both the dignity of advocacy and the credibility of the judiciary suffer a serious…
The Government of India’s recent decision to ban real-money online gaming—reportedly passed in a seven-minute parliamentary move—has sparked fierce debate. Critics decry it as a hasty guillotine on a billion-dollar industry, while supporters defend it as a necessary safeguard against gambling-like exploitation. To grasp the deeper meaning of this move, one must go beyond headlines,…
The curtains came down on the life of Judge Frank Caprio on Wednesday (August 22, 2025), bringing to an end an illustrious career built on compassion and kindness in the courtroom. According to a statement from his family, the Rhode Island judge died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 88. In a career spanning…
Shane Gould, born on November 23, 1956, in Sydney, Australia, is celebrated as one of the nation’s sporting icons. An extraordinary swimmer, Gould made revolutionary contributions to the sport during her prolific career in the 1970s. With an array of accolades and achievements, she not only redefined swimming in Australia but also inspired countless young…
The demon of ten heads and twenty arms, like a mighty sal tree battered by tempestuous winds, now trembled beneath the weight of insult and the storm of fury. The thunder of his pride fell to pieces, broken not by arms but by emotion more consuming than war. That fire of rage, born of wounded…
