After spending 43 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit, Indian-origin man Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam was ordered to be released from prison earlier this month. But before he could even step outside, he was taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody — and now faces deportation to India. A country…
Just a year ago, it would perhaps have taken a big leap of faith for PM Narendra Modi to travel to China. The two countries’ relationship was still on ventilator. The border was relatively quiet, but disengagement of troops at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh was still incomplete.Now, as Modi gets ready to…
NEW DELHI: Learning from the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the biggest ever behaviour change campaign, ministries and central departments have been asked to consider launching a campaign to improve civic sense and public behaviour. The goal is to instil a sense of ownership among people regarding public assets, transport infrastructure and public spaces.Sources…
Nvidia, the American semiconductor giant, has seen its dominance in China’s advanced chip market vanish, with its market share dropping from 95% to Zero due to stringent US export controls, according to CEO Jensen Huang. Speaking at a Citadel Securities event in New York earlier this month, Huang revealed that Nvidia is completely barred from…
Saif Ali Khan and Pulkit Samrat are teaming up for a new film directed by Sneha Taurani and produced by Ramesh Taurani and Akshay Puri. The untitled project recently held its mahurat ceremony. Sneha, known for directing Bhangra Paa Le, brings fresh energy, while Saif and Pulkit prepare for upcoming releases in films and web…
Lucknow: Book piracy has become a serious threat to India’s cultural and intellectual fabric, said speakers at the Koshala Literary Festival.In the session “Stolen Words: The Hidden Cost of India’s Reading Culture,” publishers Arun Maheshwari, Chander Prakash and economist Jayant Krishna highlighted the scale of the problem. Maheshwari said while the Delhi Book Fair generates…
Composer Amaal Mallik has been in the news ever since he spoke about cutting ties with his family. And now he’s in the ‘Bigg Boss’ house. Before going into the house, Amaal had opened up on his family, his uncle Anu Malik in an interview as well. He had reacted to the ‘me too’ allegations…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath applies tilak on the forehead of artists dressed up as Lord Ram, and Laxman during the Diwali festival celebration, in Ayodhya on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched a fierce attack on the Congress and Samajwadi Party, accusing them of “insulting India’s eternal…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: In an unusual order, Delhi high court directed two squabbling neighbours to serve pizza and buttermilk to children at a govt-run institution as a condition for quashing the FIRs they filed against each other after altercation over their pets turned into a scuffle.Justice Arun Monga observed recently that continuing the…
Andy Pycroft in conversation with Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson and skipper Salman Ali Agha. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has come out strongly in defence of match referee Andy Pycroft while lashing out at Pakistan for “creating a needless spectacle” over the post-match handshake controversy that followed India’s group-stage win…
