NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the practice of announcing freebies and said that such schemes were discouraging people from working and participating in the development of the nation.“Unfortunately, because of these freebies… the people are not willing to work. They are getting free rations. They are getting amount without doing any work,”…
NEW DELHI: It fits with head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s high-risk, high-reward strategy, but can India’s Champions Trophy team do well at the ODI showcase after losing their game-changing pace talisman Jasprit Bumrah to injury? Given the bold decisions made to choose the final 15, the answer to that issue is not really clear-cut.Go Beyond The…
Video credit: Social media A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on February 11 at 9:09 pm EST. The launch, originally planned for February 10, was delayed by a day. As the rocket ascended, it created a bright trail in the night sky, visible…
KOTTAYAM: Five third-year nursing students from the Government Nursing College have been arrested for allegedly ragging first-year students over the past three months, police said on Wednesday.According to a complaint filed by three first-year students, the ragging began in November and involved extreme physical and mental harassment. The victims alleged they were forced to stand…
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi sparked headlines on Wednesday after he said that he wants his son, RRR superstar Ram Charan, to have a boy next to “continue the legacy,” while expressing concern that he “might welcome another girl again.”Speaking at the Brahma Anandam pre-release event, where he was the chief guest, the former Union…
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has condemned podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia for making crude remarks on comedian Samay Raina‘s show, India’s Got Latent. Rathee took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his disapproval, arguing that such content, which relies on shock value and offensive humour, negatively impacts young audiences. He also emphasized the importance of…
A drunk UK man went on a racist rant abusing an Indian-origin woman and a man on train while raving about how England had conquered the world, including India.The incident occurred on a train when a 26-year-old Gabrielle Forsyth, who was travelling from London to Manchester, found herself in a heated argument with another passenger…
Facebook-parent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said that he was “almost sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan”. At a Joe Rogan podcast, Zuckerberg raised concerns about the ongoing legal challenges his company faces in Pakistan due to a lawsuit over alleged blasphemous content on Facebook.According to reports, the lawsuit accuses Facebook of hosting content…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday criticised a federal judge’s decision to reinstate government web pages removed under President Donald Trump’s executive order on gender ideology, calling it “truly absurd.”The ruling, issued by US District Judge John Bates, granted a temporary restraining order sought by the nonprofit group Doctors for America, which argued that the…
Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess / Lennart Ootes) NEW DELHI: In his column for The Economist last January, Magnus Carlsen, a five-time World Chess champion and the current World No. 1, penned, “As the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour begins, I look forward not only to competing but to witnessing how this format reshapes…
