Month: April 2025

[ad_1] BENGALURU: A road-rage incident involving a biker and an Indian Air Force (IAF) couple in east Bengaluru snowballed into a language controversy Monday with a Wing Commander, who was travelling in a car along with his wife, alleging he was abused in Kannada before being assaulted without any provocation.The bleeding Wing Commander commented: "This is what Karnataka has become. I believed in Kannada, but seeing the truth of main heartland Karnataka, I could not believe it. God help us."Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose put out a video claiming he had shown restraint when attacked, he said, "God gave me the power not to retaliate." His video triggered terse reactions with netizens slamming Kannada-speaking Bengalureans for targeting outsiders. Before the city got branded negatively, police arrested the biker, who maintained he was actually the one who was brutally attacked and not […]

[ad_1] Trump has intensified his attacks on Fed chief Powell expressing concerns about an economic slowdown. (AI image) US stock markets may officially enter bear territory soon, and that could actually be the least of worries for economists and market participants. The ripple effect of an escalating trade war with China, US President Donald Trump’s sharp attack on the Federal Reserve chairman, and the rising US Treasury yields are all raising fundamental questions about the US economy.US stock markets experienced sharp declines on Monday as Trump intensified his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. This heightened concerns amongst investors regarding the central bank's autonomy, whilst they simultaneously dealt with the uncertainty caused by Trump's unpredictable trade policies.The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 971.82 points, or 2.48%, closing at 38,170.41, whilst the S&P 500 dropped 124.50 points, or 2.36%, […]

[ad_1] Anaya Bangar with Sarfaraz Khan and Naushad Khan. (Instagram) New Delhi:Anaya Bangar, daughter of former India cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar, on Tuesday paid a visit to her childhood friend Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz and Anaya grew up playing cricket together in Mumbai.The 25-year-old, who publicly came out last year and shared her journey of transformation through hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery, was formerly known as Aryan. She shared photos on Instagram chilling with Sarfaraz Khan's father Naushad, brother Moin, and his toddler son."We held bats before we held phones. Friends since the beginning. Missed you @musheerkhan.97," she wrote on her Instagram.Sarfaraz even posted a story for Anaya and revealed his excitement about meeting his childhood friend after a gap of three years.He said: "Today is a very special day. It's been a year since we bought the Thar. […]

[ad_1] Pope Francis wanted a humble tomb at Rome’s St Mary Major Basilica, reveals his will (Picture credit: AP) Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88, had long expressed his desire to be buried in the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome, instead of the traditional burial site for popes, St Peter’s Basilica. According to The New York Times, the Vatican released his last will and testament on the same day, revealing that he wished to be laid to rest in a simple, undecorated tomb bearing only the inscription “Franciscus.”In his will, dated June 29, 2022, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Francis wrote, “I wish my last earthly journey to end at this very ancient Marian shrine,” referring to St Mary Major. He said that he had visited the basilica at […]

[ad_1] Starting May 5, the US Education Department will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans, ending a pandemic-era freeze and putting millions of borrowers at risk of wage garnishment and seized tax refunds.“American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies,” said Education Secretary Linda McMahon, announcing that the department will begin referring overdue debts to the Treasury Department’s offset program. Borrowers in default will face withheld federal payments and garnished wages after a 30-day notice.Currently, around 5.3 million borrowers are in default, and another 4 million are nearing that threshold. Borrowers are considered in default after missing payments for nine months, a status that damages credit and opens the door to collections.The move, a shift under the Trump administration, follows years of leniency during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Federal student […]

[ad_1] Anaya Bangar with Sarfaraz Khan and Naushad Khan. (Instagram) New Delhi:Anaya Bangar, daughter of former India cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar, on Tuesday paid a visit to her childhood friend Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz and Anaya grew up playing cricket together in Mumbai.The 25-year-old, who publicly came out last year and shared her journey of transformation through hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery, was formerly known as Aryan. She shared photos on Instagram chilling with Sarfaraz Khan's father Naushad, brother Moin, and his toddler son."We held bats before we held phones. Friends since the beginning. Missed you @musheerkhan.97," she wrote on her Instagram.Sarfaraz even posted a story for Anaya and revealed his excitement about meeting his childhood friend after a gap of three years.He said: "Today is a very special day. It's been a year since we bought the Thar. […]

[ad_1] RAIPUR: A man from Sulesa village in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district beat his wife to death over a suspected theft. It was also revealed that he had been married ten times and nine of his wives left him due to his violent and abusive behaviour. The 38-year-old Dhula Ram allegedly killed his tenth wife suspecting her to have stolen food items and a sari from a wedding ceremony. He then left the body hidden under the heap of dry leaves in the forest in Jashpur district in the state. The man beat his wife to death after a confrontation in which he accused her of stealing rice, cooking oil, and clothing from a wedding. The incident took place in Pandrapath area, at Bagicha region and only came to light after the decaying body began to emit a foul odour five […]

[ad_1] Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) ( Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns against Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals (DC) in match No 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. With five wins in seven games, DC are placed at the second place on the points table, whereas LSG are at fifth position with 10 points in eight games. For Lucknow the poor form of their captain Rishabh Pant is a big worry. He has merely 106 runs from eight games and 63 of those came in […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Jeddah today for a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, marking his first-ever visit to the Kingdom’s commercial capital. Invited by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, this trip will be PM Modi’s third to the Kingdom after earlier visits in 2016 and 2019. It comes as part of the ongoing high-level diplomatic engagements between the two nations, following the Crown Prince’s own state visit to New Delhi for the G20 Summit in September 2023.PM Modi and the Crown Prince are set to co-chair the second meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council during the visit. According to Indian Ambassador Suhel Ajaz Khan, a large number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed, with key discussions centred on strengthening economic […]