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Authorities are investigating the incident, and safety measures at temple festivals are likely to come under scrutiny following the accident. (image for representation only) | Photo Credit: K.K. NAJEEB Five people, including a 12-year-old child, were injured in a fireworks accident during a Theyyam festival at Neerkadavu Muchiriyan temple at Azhikode in Kannur district of…
New York: An Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist has been named by Time Magazine among this year’s ‘Women of the Year’ in a list that honours “extraordinary leaders” working toward a better, more equal world. Purnima Devi Barman, 45 is the only Indian woman on Time’s Women of the Year 2025 list released Thursday. The…
NEW DELHI: Men in black and white, accustomed to intense courtroom battles for safeguarding clients’ interests, have got lured by the razzmatazz of slam-bang day-night cricket and are readying to don colourful attires to play the first-ever t20 advocates’ premier league.The first Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association Cricket Premier League will kickstart with a…
New Delhi: The BJP lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of seeking foreign funds to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from coming to power in 2014. The party’s allegations came a day after US President Donald Trump questioned a move by former president Joe Biden’s administration to provide $21 million to India for “voter…
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Alcaraz’s only other defeat in 2025 was to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open quarterfinals. The 21-year-old Spaniard, ranked No. 3, won the Rotterdam Open earlier…
Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests. Instead of Sinner, Casper Ruud is now slated to join Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul on March 2 as…
Jamie Smith will return from injury to keep wicket and bat at number three in England’s Champions Trophy opener against Australia in Lahore on Saturday. The 24-year-old missed England’s recent humbling 3-0 series loss in India because of a calf injury and had been expected to return to the side but not so high in…
Representational image of Kotak Mahindra Bank branch in New Delhi | Photo Credit: Reuters S&P Global upgraded Kotak Mahindra Bank’s credit rating to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-’ on Friday (February 21, 2025) after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently lifted operational curbs. “We believe Kotak Mahindra Bank is well positioned for growth over the next…
Engaging and enthusiastic guides leave touristss with lasting impressions and great memories. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The travel bug bit us late in life. We were not tech savvy backpackers ready to do walking tours or bike tours and discover new places on our own. Guides played a major role in our travel. They…
Representational view of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in session The Opposition Congress MLAs staged a walkout in the Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday (February 20, 2025) after the government’s statement on an allegation of Cabinet Minister Kirodi Lal Meena that he was under surveillance and his phone was being tapped. Minister of State for Home Jawahar…
