Gulzar has liberated Urdu poetry from its high-rhetorical Indo-Persian conventions and time-worn collocations. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan What can you give a man who already has 22 Filmfare awards, a Grammy, an Oscar, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement in Indian cinema? The answer: a Jnanpith award, which is similarly a lifetime […]
This is a representative AI image Authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines have launched a major investigation after a vessel carrying the decomposed remains of at least 11 people washed ashore on the small Eastern Caribbean island of Canouan earlier this week.The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said it received […]
Punjab Kings have been a team that has thrilled everyone with their batting this season. At the top, you have two young guns in the form of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, who have put bowling attacks to the sword with their fearless batting. This has been followed by Shreyas Iyer in most of the […]
Indian-American student Megha Vemuri Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech (Pic credit: @KassyAkiva) At a politically charged commencement ceremony on Thursday, MIT’s class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri, an Indian-American student, used her platform to deliver a bold pro-Palestinian message, sharply criticising the university’s ties to Israel and calling on fellow graduates to take a stand.Wearing […]
US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce (Reuters Image) The United States on Thursday said that America will not tolerate China’s exploitation of its universities or theft of research, intellectual property, or technologies. While addressing a briefing on Thursday (local time), US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce reassured that the Trump administration is protecting the nation […]
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump wrote a fiery post on social media on Thursday night after a federal court ruling challenged the legality of his proposed tariffs, criticising the judiciary and taking aim at prominent conservative legal figures.The controversy stems from a recent decision by the US court of international trade, which […]
Sagi Sree Hari Varma has directed films and commercials for the FIFA World Cup, the United Nations and ‘The Fool’ shot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. | Photo Credit: File photo Sagi Sree Hari Varma, a filmmaker and an alumnus of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (Oscars) Gold Rising Program, has […]
Puerto Rico governor under fire as federal funds for solar projects are stalled (AP) SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year as anger intensifies over chronic power outages and an increase in cost-of-living expenses. Gov. […]
Turkiye set to fine flyers who get up before plane stops (Picture credit: AP) Passengers on flights to Turkiye who unbuckle their seat belts, enter an aisle or open overhead compartments before their plane has stopped taxiing are eligible for fines under new regulations issued by the country’s civil aviation authority.Commercial airlines operating flights in […]
Representative image (Picture credit: X/@VictoriasSecret) Victoria’s Secret’s website remained offline on Thursday, days after the lingerie company was hit by a cyberattack that has disrupted its online sales and sent its stock price lower.The company said it had taken its website and some in-store services down as a precaution, with teams working around the clock […]
