London: Lalit Modi, the first chairman of the Indian Premier League, today announced a "new beginning" with actor Sushmita Sen. Calling Sen his better half, Lalit Modi sparked speculations among their fans if the two were married. Spoiler alert: They are not. In a tweet, he wrote, "Just back in London after a whirling global...
New Delhi: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and economist Ila Patnaik have together authored a book titled The Rise of the BJP: The Making of the World’s Largest Political Party. The book traces the BJP’s history from being just an idea in the minds of Jana Sangh leaders to its position as the country’s most...
Maharaja comes home after 69 years New Delhi: All Air India flights operating on January 28 announced the special welcome message to passengers that Air India has officially become a part of the Tata group again, after seven decades. The Indian government on January 27 transferred its shares in Air India, along with control and...
New Delhi: The Union ministry of home affairs announced the Padma awards on the eve of the country’s 73rd Republic Day on Tuesday. Three Indian Americans Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and actress and doyen of Indian cuisine Madhur Jaffery were awarded Padma Bhushan, the second-highest civilian award for...
For the first time, 75 aircraft including Rafael jets took part in the grand fly past. New Delhi: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated across India with patriotic fervor. Parades, cultural programs, and other events were organized from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to mark the occasion. This year's celebrations are significant as it's the 75th year...
Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the US, India has extended the timeline for the re-issuance of the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card by one year till Dec 31, 2022. The mandatory requirement of re-issuance of an OCI card each time a new passport is issued to a foreigner up to 20 years...
Washington DC: January 6 marked a year since the deadly siege of the US Capitol by a partially-armed and whimsically-dressed mob made of supporters of then-President Donald Trump. The attack on the Capitol — a complex that is widely seen as a symbol of American democracy — was unprecedented. The only other forcible breach...
By Parveen Chopra Josh! Passion! Jumping for joy to see something accomplished you had worked hard for! People who have attended Ekal galas arranged by him over the last few years were struck by his actions on stage. You can see pictures of him hanging in midair while holding an outsized check with many zeros along...
Mumbai: Serum Institute of India (SII) owned by the Poonawalla family has pledged $66.2 million to the University of Oxford for setting up a research campus that would also house the institute behind the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 shot. The investment was made through the Indian company’s SerumLife Sciences unit, Oxford University said on Wednesday. The research...
