NEW DELHI: India will host a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to attend the gathering, the US Embassy in New Delhi said on Tuesday.The embassy, however, did not specify the dates for the ministerial-level meeting involving India, the United States, Japan and Australia.In a…
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday carried out searches at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into the alleged ration distribution scam, officials said.ED teams are also conducting a raid at the residence of businessman Partha Sarathi in North 24 Parganas district in connection with the Public…
India bid an emotional farewell to legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away today at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. She was admitted just a day earlier after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. Later, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle confirmed the heartbreaking news of her hospitalization, revealing that the veteran singer had a chest infection and…
Being Young And Fit No Longer Protects You From High Cholesterol: Doctor Shares Prevention Tips Abnormal cholesterol is no longer an age-related issue; it is emerging as a silent epidemic among young Indians. Estimates published in the Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene and hosted on PMC suggest that 25–30% of urban youth and 15–20%…
BENGALURU: When Vikram, India’s Moon lander, briefly lifted off and settled back down on the Moon in 2023, it marked a small but telling moment in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Now, that short “hop”, which lasted around 3 minutes, is helping scientists piece together what lies just beneath the lunar surface, with very fine measurements.The manoeuvre,…
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar sequel hit Rs 1,000 crore in 9 days amid buzz. Stars like Aamir Khan haven’t seen it; Dia Mirza slams jingoism trend, defends IC 814’s balance against backlash. She urges artists to speak up despite trolling. Bollywood quiets post-Dhurandhar 2; South praises, others decry propaganda. Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ sequel, released in December,…
Market regulator Sebi on Monday proposed allowing Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) in the roads sector to add back certain major maintenance expenses funded through external debt while calculating Net Distributable Cash Flow (NDCF), a move aimed at addressing industry concerns over lower distributable cash.The proposal follows representations from the Bharat InvITs Association (BIA), which sought…
Former US first lady Dr Jill Biden revealed she was interested in keeping a diamond gifted to her by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but ultimately returned it to the federal government after learning that US officials valued it far above its stated price.In her memoir “View from the East Wing: A Memoir,” Biden offers a…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo) Sanjay Manjrekar has strongly questioned the BCCI selectors over their decision to include Rohit Sharma in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan while leaving out Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan. The former India batter believes the Ajit Agarkar-led panel has failed to prioritise the…
Rising from bed seems an easy task now. Setting off your alarm on your mobile phone and hitting the snooze button is all you have to do. However, despite the advancements in technology, ancient humans also had to wake up on time for their jobs, religious practices, and daily chores.Strangely enough, they did not depend…