Britain said it had imposed asset freezes on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich
There is growing acceptance of the idea in the international community that engaging the Taliban government is a far better approach than ostracising it, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The claycourt Grand Slam at Roland Garros would now take place from Sept. 20-Oct. 4, dates that clash with several other events. With players already counting the cost of the tennis shutdown, the decision did not go down well.
Mahi, Palak and 2 other Indians enter final at Asian Youth & Junior Boxing C'ships
Discover a hidden gem in Mumbai where you'll find the city's best brownies.
President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could extend his hold on power for many years. Russian Federal Tax Service head Mikhail Mishustin to be the new PM.
'While we may speculate about personality politics, the reality is that there are more important issues that drive the India-US relationship.'
'While assisting on Made In Heaven, Ritesh Sidhwani asked me if I had anything I wanted to make.' 'Luckily, I had this script. I was working on the script of Eternally Confused And Eager For Love for four years.' 'Excel pitched the show to Netflix, and that was it!
'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'
The source said the thieves '100 per cent' planned the heist to coincide with the ball drop.
'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.'
Our demonisation and dehumanisation of minorities and especially Muslims is so complete that calls for the abduction of and sexual violence against Muslim girls are acceptable in our society today and can be made in public spaces. The damage we have done to India internally and externally will be lasting, warns Aakar Patel.
New book claims Amar Singh gave between 20 and 100 per cent of his entire net worth to the Clinton Foundation.
'Working from home is a privilege for many, while showing up every day to serve others is a measure of devoted service to fellow humans required of many jobs in service to each other that create a civil society,' a CEO responds to Sree Sreenivasan's Work Remotely Forever Pledge.
Sophie Sandberg writes insults she or other women have heard in chalk on New York's streets to raise awareness about sexual harassment.
'I didn't know exactly how to move from a world of gray back into a world of vibrant colour, but one day I figured out one simple thing I could do: I could stop hiding and re-engage with life.'
'How can so many misfortunes fall on one beautiful family?'
Quite a few movie stars have been going off colour on Instagram...
Temperatures have plunged to -30 degree Celsius (-22F) and below in parts of North America as extreme cold weather known as a polar vortex strikes the region. At least eight people are reported to have died in incidents related to the weather.
While the likely intensity of the third wave is still a matter of debate, wisdom lies in being financially prepared for it, advises Bindisha Sarang.
The nomination sets up a confrontation between the Taliban and Afghanistan's fallen government envoy, Gram Isakuzai, who has held his post so far.
A former White House aide has claimed that the couple's 15-year marriage is over and that Melania is "counting every minute until he is out of the office and she can divorce."
The agencies said that both pets had mild respiratory illness and are expected to make a full recovery. COVID19 infections have been reported in very few animals worldwide and mostly in those that had close contact with a person with COVID-19.
Red carpet staple Marchesa, owned by Harvey Weinstein's wife, may pay the price.
Serena's designs were created to celebrate "women who turn fear into courage and doubt into confidence."
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Reshma Qureshi's face was destroyed by acid. It did not stop her.
Chef Aditi Handa, who is deeply invested in baking, makes the most delicious sourdough.
'Mother Nature is our greatest teacher and is always showing us the way, if only we would listen.'
While the users of the three social media platforms remained clueless as they repeatedly received error messages for most part of the day, the stocks of Silicon Valley firm Facebook dropped by nearly five per cent as a result.
Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).
The corona deaths in India so far add up to 91,149 (September 24, 3.26 pm). It is seven-and-a-half times the number of Indian soldiers slain in all the wars (1947, 1961-1962, 1965, 1971 and 1999) in post-independent India's history, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
A source said that Trump is now focused on Mar-a-Lago "ensuring a smooth transition out of Washington for herself and her 14-year-old-son, Barron".
A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.
'Sisters share a special relationship.' 'We are literally an extension of each other.' 'For bad days, her presence did the trick and the good days...well, it just got better!'
Priyanka becomes the first global icon to have four Madame Tussaud waxworks modelled on her image.
The move assumes significance as a series of reports recently citing internal documents showed "a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence" in India - Facebook's biggest market with over 40 crore users.
Trump alleged on Saturday that the last month's US election was rigged in favour of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, who is now the President-elect.
The report also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in July 2017.
Tennis World No. 1 Novak Djokovic spent Orthodox Christmas in Australian immigration detention on Friday as his lawyers fought a government decision to remove him from the country that could scupper his shot at a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam.
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