Virat Kohli (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) There are athletes who play the game, and then there are those who redefine it. Virat Kohli belongs to the second kind. As he turns 37, the boy from Delhi who once carried the hopes of a nation now represents a phenomenon that goes far beyond cricket. His…
Harvard faces $350M FAS shortfall as funding pressures and restructuring plans grow Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is facing an estimated structural deficit of approximately $350 million, a financial shortfall that will require significant changes to its long-term budget. The deficit, announced by FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra in an email to…
NEW DELHI: Digital Communications Commission (DCC)’s “suggestion” to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for seeking “clarifications” from the department of telecom (DoT) before releasing recommendations on various issues has stirred a controversy with some officials in the agency seeing it as govt intrusion into regulatory turf.On Oct 30, DCC, the inter-ministerial body for…
KOZHIKODE: A Kerala woman and her partner from an extramarital affair were sentenced Tuesday to 180 years’ rigorous imprisonment each and fined Rs 11.7 lakh apiece for repeated rape of her 12-year-old daughter, crimes that prosecutors said took place over two years with the mother’s complicity.Judge Ashraf AM of special Pocso court convicted them under…
Harshvardhan Rane, Sonam Bajwa‘s ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has clearly proven to be a dark horse. Who would have thought that this film which will clash on Diwali with a film from the popular horror comedy universe which has been dominating at the box office, will be able to find its space against all odds….
NEW DELHI: Social media was abuzz with criticism after India’s shocking four-run capitulation against England in their Women’s World Cup 2025 group-stage match. The hosts meekly surrendered despite needing 36 runs off 30 balls with six wickets in hand, crumbling to an all-too-familiar choke against Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side. The defeat brought back unpleasant memories of…
Bengaluru: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has urged Karnataka HC to direct a consortium of banks to stop charging interest on loans already recovered from him and his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, claiming the recoveries have exceeded the dues.Appearing for Mallya, advocate Sajan Poovayya said recoveries had “surpassed the loan amount,” citing an ED release that pegged…
California court orders UC to review hiring ban on undocumented US students. (AP Photo) The California Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court ruling requiring the University of California (UC) to reconsider its policy that bars students without legal status in the US from working in campus jobs. The court declined to review the university’s appeal,…
Bollywood icon and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 60th birthday on November 2 (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Bollywood icon and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 60th birthday on November 2, receiving warm wishes from across the sporting world, including Indian cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir, IPL…
MUMBAI: The Indian Aeromodellers Association (IAMA) has urged the ministry of civil aviation to reconsider certain provisions of the draft civil drone (promotion and regulation) bill, 2025, stating that the legislation, in its current form, could make it nearly impossible for enthusiasts, schools, and clubs to continue the century-old tradition of aeromodelling in India.In a…
