A teenage boy once selling postcards to tourists outside Angkor Wat has become one of the internet’s most memorable stories of talent and transformation. Thuch Salik, who was around 14 at the time, stunned visitors by switching effortlessly between more than a dozen languages while trying to make a sale. Coming from a low-income family,…
File photos As nearly 17.4 crore voters prepare to cast their ballots across Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry in the coming weeks, the familiar contours of electioneering are visible — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-decibel rallies and Rahul Gandhi‘s ideological messaging in the poll-bound states.Yet, the election discussion remains far from the…
Superstar Ram Charan’s birthday celebrations were rather special this year, with the actor and his father, veteran actor Chiranjeevi conducting a special homam at his residence. Marking the auspicious occasion of Sri Rama Navami, videos of the birthday boy, performing the traditional pooja, went viral on social media. In the post, the actor was seen…
RCB’s Virat Kohli, left, gestures to the fans as he walks out with teammate Tim David. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru kicked off IPL 2026 by rewriting the record books, pulling off the fastest-ever chase of a 200-plus target to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium…
Before every major exam season, a familiar ritual played out across millions of Indian homes. Phones were propped against textbooks, earphones slipped in, and anxious students searched for one name on YouTube. They were not looking for entertainment. They were looking for clarity. Because when this teacher explained physics, something unusual happened: the confusion lifted….
GUWAHATI: While Congress-led opposition alliance vows to oust the Assam chief minister and the BJP-led NDA government from power in the state, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the opposition has no agenda and the people of the state are completely with the ruling party, except “Bangladeshi infiltrators”.The Assam chief minister on Wednesday said that they…
Representative image (IANS) Pithoragarh: A 55-year-old manager of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) gas agency in Champawat district died on Sunday evening after he returned from work. His colleagues at the gas agency claimed that he consumed a poisonous substance as he could not cope with the work pressure due to the prevailing circumstances in…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, with party chief Nitin Nabin unveiling a mix of welfare promises, infrastructure projects and temple-related measures for the state.Among the key announcements, the NDA party promised a welfare pension of Rs 3,000 per month for needy women, widows and senior…
The Middle East conflict has now crossed the one-month mark, with its effects causing ripples far beyond the region and into everyday life across the globe. What began as a confrontation between Iran and Israel is increasingly disrupting global supply chains, pushing up costs, and forcing governments and individuals to adjust.The war entered a new…
United States Vice President JD Vance on Saturday said that President Donald Trump called “a dozen times” as he and his team were engaged in peace talks with Iran in Pakistan’s Islamabad.While speaking to reporters, Vance said, “We were talking to the President consistently. I don’t know how many times we talked to him —…