The NDA led by Nitish Kumar, written off by many and battling perceptions of poor health, appears poised to return to Bihar, with the Axis My India exit poll giving it a narrow edge ahead of the Mahagathbandhan in the 2025 assembly elections. The high-octane elections, conducted under the shadow of the controversial Special Intensive…
The United States has offered to assist India in investigating the deadly explosion that rocked central Delhi this week, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Indian authorities appear to be managing the probe with exceptional professionalism. Speaking to reporters in Canada after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on Wednesday, Rubio said Washington had…
“Al-Falah” is Arabic for success, prosperity, and well-being. It was an apt name for a medical college in Faridabad. And then the November 10 Delhi blast happened. The Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences welcomed its debut batch of aspiring doctors just six years ago in 2019. Since then, it has turned into a sprawling campus,…
A DNA test has confirmed that the man who carried out the devastating blast near Delhi’s Red Fort was Dr Umar Un Nabi, a medical professional from Kashmir. His body was blown apart in the blast, leaving investigators unsure of his identity until now. The November 10 explosion ripped through a busy street outside the…
Homayoun Ershadi, the Iranian architect-turned-actor, has died at the age of 78. He was best known internationally for his role in the Afghanistan-set film (2007), an adaptation of the acclaimed novel. Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that the actor had died on November 11 after a battle with cancer. Ershadi famously landed his first…
The latest episode of ‘Bigg Boss 19’ plunged the house into political warfare during the captaincy challenge, leading to immediate realignments and intense conflict. Accusations of bias flew at Amaal Mallik, culminating in a bitter, escalating personal feud between him and Tanya Mittal over house rules and respect. Captaincy challenge The political captaincy challenge saw…
(We had earlier reported that Dharmendra had died based on sources. The family has since clarified that he is stable and responding to treatment). Veteran actor Dharmendra is responding to treatment and recovering, wife Hema Malini and daughter Esha Deol said in separate social media posts on Tuesday, rejecting reports of his death. The Bollywood…
Dr Muzzamil Shakeel, a doctor from Faridabad’s Al Falah Hospital arrested in connection with a terror module case, had paid a rent of Rs 2,400 for his room for two months to store the explosives weighing around 360 kilograms and never returned there, police sources said. Shakeel, who comes from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, was…
Tata Trusts has appointed Neville Tata, son of Tata Trusts chairperson Noel Tata, and group veteran Bhaskar Bhat as trustees of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), The Economic Times reported. At a meeting held on Tuesday, the board also revised trustee Venu Srinivasan’s lifetime tenure to a three-year term following a new Maharashtra government…
Indian nationals applying for visitor visas to Canada are now facing an average processing time of 99 days, the longest among major source countries, according to Ontario-based news website Immigration News Canada, citing data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Applicants applying for a Super Visa, primarily intended for parents and grandparents of Canadian…