Fair. Beautiful. Thin. These attributes once part of matrimonial ads are making way for the new beauty gauge — confidence, intelligence, emotional maturity and a touch of ‘chocolate/caramel skin’ — as society is fully primed to shift from long-held, longunquestioned societal norms. Boxed in by narrow beauty standards perpetuated by matrimonial advertisements with trite descriptors,…
NEW DELHI: Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan was selected for the first ‘Vigyan Ratna’ award, the top-most science award in the country, while Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 team was selected for the first ‘Vigyan Team’ award with the govt on Wednesday announcing 33 names for the ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ 2024 under four categories.Padma Bhushan awardee Padmanabhan is an…
NEW DELHI: The Parliament session on Wednesday was all about Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification at the Olympics. It turned into a political storm in the House, with opposition parties talking about sabotage and questioning officials for their alleged failure to save the wrestler from slipping up on the protocol and challenge her subsequent disqualification.Both Houses witnessed…
JAMMU: The intensive combing operation launched in the upper reaches of J&K’s Udhampur district — after security forces cornered a group of three to four terrorists in the dense forests of Basantgarh, leading to a shootout amid heavy rain Tuesday afternoon — entered its second day on Wednesday, even as another search operation was initiated…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that jailed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to lieutenant governor V K Saxena, stating that cabinet minister Atishi will hoist the national flag on his behalf at the Delhi government’s Independence Day function, PTI reported. However, the LG office denied receiving any such communication.The Bharatiya…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Wednesday questioned the government over wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s disqualification and slammed Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya for defending the support team and making her the “fall girl”. The Congress claimed that Phogat had become a “victim of sports politics” and questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP ministers…
NEW DELHI: Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said India Olympic Association (IOA) has lodged a strong protest against disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat and informed Lok Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally spoken to IOA chief in Paris to explore full range of options to help the wrestler.Making a statement in…
NEW DELHI: Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats across nine states will be held on September 3, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is August 26-27. Ten of the seats fell vacant after the sitting members, including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday tore into Congress party and former Union minister Salman Khurshid after he suggested that a violent anti-government protest similar to those in Bangladesh could potentially occur in India, despite the appearance of normalcy on the surface.Launching a scathing attack against the leader, BJP MP Sambit Patra said, “He…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed support for Indian wrestling champion Vinesh Phogat following her disqualification from the 50 Kg Women’s wrestling final for being overweight.“Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are India’s pride and an inspiration for each and every Indian. Today’s setback hurts. I wish words could express…
