NEW DELHI: All 10 Indian women boxers, including Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen, have cleared the sport’s global governing body-mandated genetic sex testing to determine their eligibility categories ahead of their participation in the World Championships commencing in the UK’s Liverpool on Thursday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…
MUMBAI: The government’s planned GST overhaul has drawn mixed assessments from HSBC, S&P and SBI, with estimates of a potential revenue gap ranging from Rs 60,000 crore to Rs 1.43 lakh crore, though the actual fiscal impact remains uncertain. HSBC warned of a $16 bn (Rs 1.43 lakh crore, or 0.4% of GDP) shortfall if…
With Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepping down amid the deadly student-led “GenZ protests,” attention has shifted to Kathmandu’s young mayor, Balendra Shah, as online campaigns promote him as the Himalayan nation’s next leader. Popularly known as “Balen,” the 35-year-old is a rapper-turned-politician who has served as Kathmandu’s 15th mayor since May 2022. He…
NEW DELHI: Nearly half a century after New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) came into existence, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked UP government to consider replacing it with a metropolitan council for people-centric governance. The direction was based on findings of an SC-constituted SIT, which gave a stinging report into the functioning of Noida Authority,…
Yosha Iglesias on the podium after winning the French national chess title. (Image: French chess federation/chess.com) Yosha Iglesias, 37, has become the French Women’s Chess Champion, making history as the second transgender player to win a national chess title. Iglesias, who was ranked seventh in the 16-player knockout event in Vichy, France, secured her victory…
NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday offered an olive branch to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he said that the Dragon and the Elephant should come together as the world is going towards transformation.In his opening remarks during the delegation level talks with PM Modi, Xi said, “The World is going towards transformation….
A behind-the-scenes clip from ‘Superman’ has taken social media by storm, especially after leading lady Rachel Brosnahan‘s husband, Jason Ralph made headlines for liking a comment on his handle, asking him to leave her. Amidst the drama, the clip gone viral, shows how Rachel and co-star David Corenswet struck up an instant chemistry on the…
Jennifer Lawrence knows how to make the audience crackle, but Meryl Streep’s naive response stole the show. While the actresses are known to have a fun banter and play through the media, the 35-year-old star chronicled a story where ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ actress completely misunderstood the meaning of ‘GOAT!’ When Meryl Streep was confused…
Lucknow: Young writers must ‘become the character’ to write honestly for the screen. This was the key message from screenwriter Vaibhav Vishal during the session ‘Scripted Realities: Mirror of a Streaming Nation’ at the Koshala Literature Festival. Speaking with Soumya Singh, Vishal shared how deep research and close observation shaped his character-driven storytelling.Vishal, known for…
NEW DELHI: Party workers of Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress clashed in Patna on Friday as the saffron party staged a protest against alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother during a rally at Darbhanga.In a video shared by news agency ANI, party workers were seen attacking each other with party…
