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File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his warm wishes on Ukraine’s Independence Day and underlined Kyiv’s hope for India’s role in ending the ongoing conflict.“Thank you, Prime Minister @narendramodi, for the warm greetings on Ukraine’s Independence Day. We…

Candace Parker. Image via: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Candace Parker’s name now lives in the rafters of another WNBA arena. On Monday night, the Chicago Sky retired Parker’s No. 3 jersey in a halftime ceremony packed with family, former teammates, and Chicago icons. The honor makes her only the second player in league history to have…

In a startling development, US health officials have confirmed the first human case of the flesh-eating parasite, the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), in decades. Detected in Maryland on August 4, 2025, the individual had recently returned from El Salvador. Although such infections are rare, they can cause severe tissue damage if untreated. Although the…

VADODARA: The big-eyed mascot– Amul Girl – dressed in red polka dots with a matching ribbon in her hair, red shoes, and a red-and-white bow, has once again taken centre stage. It is not because of any witty or innocent comment on any current event that usually appears on the billboards with cheeky one-liners in…

Representational photo (Instagram/Vipin Bhati) Noida: The investigation into the death of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, in which her husband Vipin is the prime accused and has been charged with murder, has taken a turn. CCTV footage that emerged on Monday purportedly shows Vipin standing at a grocery shop outside their Greater Noida house at the time…

New Delhi: Marks obtained, grades and answer sheets are “personal information” protected under the exemption clause of the Right to Information Act, Delhi high court held Monday as it set aside CIC orders to disclose details of PM Modi’s bachelors degree from DU, reports Abhinav Garg. HC drew a distinction between “something which is of…

JAMMU : All schools — both govt & private — will remain shut in Jammu Division on Aug 26 in view of inclement weather as cloudbursts and flash floods are likely across J&K over the next 48 hours, Jammu directorate of school education stated in an order on Monday.Earlier in the day, four people —…

Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Bucknor NEW DELHI: Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar reminisced about his on-field duels with Australian greats Glenn McGrath and the late spin maestro Shane Warne, while also sharing a light-hearted remark about former international umpire Steve Bucknor, who gave several controversial decisions against him during his career.During an ‘Ask Me Anything’…

Donald Trump (AP image) and Kim Jong Un (PTI image) US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at some point,” according to news agency AFP. “Someday I’ll see him,” Trump told reporters when asked if he planned another meeting with Kim, ahead of South…

There’s a ribald urban legend about the moon landing. Supposedly, when Neil Armstrong was a boy, he overheard his neighbour Mrs. Gorsky refusing a sexual favour to her husband with the barb: “You’ll get that when the kid next door walks on the Moon.” And so, the story goes, before stepping onto the lunar surface,…