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US VP JD Vance, Usha Vance are expecting their 4th child

United States Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child, a boy, in late July. IMAGE: United States Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance......

11 World Leaders And Their Pets

Pets are often excellent publicity vehicles for politicians and leaders. There is no better photo-op than a head of State cuddling a kitten or sharing a lap with an adorable puppy -- does wonders......

Dalit woman doctor ends life after colleague refuses to marry over caste

A 23-year-old Dalit house surgeon at the Government Medical College in Siddipet district of Telangana allegedly died by suicide after she was 'cheated' by a senior resident doctor after he promised......

Why China's Claim On Shaksgam Valley Is Baseless

Today's situation in the Shaksgam Valley is the consequence of what happened in Gilgit in 1947.But is India ready to militarily get back its territories? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: A view of the......

PIX: President Murmu takes submarine sortie onboard INS Vaghsheer

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday undertook a sortie onboard Indian Navy's indigenously-built frontline submarine INS Vaghsheer on the Western seaboard. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu, with......

World's 8 Best Airline Cabin Crews...

The Best Airline Cabin Crew awards celebrate outstanding overall excellence among inflight teams, recognising both technical proficiency, like efficiency, precision and service execution, as well......

Karan Fries: India's New Dairy Powerhouse

Karan Fries is a synthetic cow breed developed by the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. IMAGE: The Karan Fries cow breed. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

Which Country Produces The Most Milk?

Milk is produced in abundance in India, the United States, Russia and a few other countries which drove global cow milk production this year and in previous years. India's massive 211.7 million......

Bajaj Finserv completes Allianz's stake buyout in its insurance arms

Bajaj Finserv on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of Allianz SE’s stake in Bajaj General Insurance and Bajaj Life Insurance, worth Rs 12,190 crore and Rs 9,200 crore, respectively.......

'India Lags Behind In Innovation Leadership'

'We frequently discuss AI, but we're waiting for other countries to develop solutions rather than creating intellectual property ourselves.''We haven't yet produced comprehensive AI solutions......

The Hot Bollywood Deal You Need To Know About

'We hope we will have created a world where music for films appeals to fans across the country, across languages and genres.' IMAGE: Adam Granite, CEO, Africa, Middle East and Asia, Universal......

'Filmmakers Need To Be Brave'

IMAGE: Farhan Akhtar. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Farhan Akhtar is going the Karan Johar way. His production banner Excel Entertainment is selling a 30 per cent stake to Universal......

'Nothing Can Replace A Guru Or Lived Experiences That Shape An Artist's Soul'

'Social media and AI are tools; they can amplify, archive, and connect, but they cannot replace emotion, discipline, or the years of riyaaz that go into becoming a musician.' IMAGE: Durga Jasraj......

When Nanda Got Engaged To Manmohan Desai At 53

Nanda says of Manmohan Desai: 'I wanted a husband who doesn't bow down before anyone else.''He has worked with Amitabh Bachchan in so many films but it's always on a one-to-one basis. I admire......

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web Review: A Neeraj Pandey thriller

It is difficult to make conveyor belt and baggage-scanning scenes thrilling -- which is how most people trying to sneak out through the Green Channel are caught -- but Neeraj Pandey and co-director......

KKR get new fielding coach ahead of IPL 2026

IMAGE: Dishant Yagnik, a former wicketkeeper-batter, has played 25 IPL games between 2011 and 2014. Photograph: KKR/X Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday appointed former......

Bishnoi, Iyer added to India squad for NZ T20s

IMAGE: Ravi Bishnoi replaces the injured Washington Sundar in the India T20 squad for the five-match series against New Zealand. Photograph: BCCI Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was on Friday added to......

Kyle Jamieson replaces Adam Milne in New Zealand's T20 WC squad

IMAGE: Kyle Jamieson, who was originally being named as a travelling reserve, has been included in New Zealand's T20 World Cup squad as an injury replacement. Photograph: Black Caps/X Key Points......

Rickelton, Stubbs replace injured De Zorzi, Ferreira

IMAGE: Ryan Rickelton replaces the injured Tony de Zorzi in South Africa's squad for the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Zoral Naik/Reuters Key Points Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs included in......

Who is Michael Carrick? The man asked to save United

‘Michael is an excellent coach and knows exactly what it takes to win at Manchester United’ IMAGE: Michael Carrick faces an immediate baptism of fire with his first match being the derby......