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The cosmic events at the start of 2026 do not only include New Year’s wishes but also serve as a cosmic canvas, bringing dreams to reality. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower, shining stars of light, is at its peak tonight, precisely between the late hours of January 3rd and the dawn of January 4th. Each meteor…
Notwithstanding the Pakistan Army’s sever drubbing in Operation Sindoor, General Asim Munir in 2025 not only elevated himself to the rank of Field Marshal but subsequently assumed the post of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) through a carefully stage-managed approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment by Pakistan’s Parliament. This constitutional change vested him with overarching…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured early Saturday morning by elite US special forces, according to US officials.A US official said Maduro was taken into custody by members of Delta Force, the US military’s top special mission unit, according to CBS News. This comes as President Donald Trump confirmed that US carried out “large scale…
The Indian Rice Exporters’ Federation (IREF) has called on the Union government to announce focused fiscal and policy measures in the Union Budget 2026 to strengthen India’s rice export ecosystem, covering both basmati and non-basmati varieties.In a representation to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the federation underlined the importance of rice exports for the economy, rural…
The year 2026 is finally here and we know it will not be a routine stop on the electoral calendar. This year’s calendar is filled with elections, starting with the long-overdue Mumbai-Pune civic polls. Later, with high-stakes assembly elections due in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, it will place some of the…
NEW DELHI: The Telangana legislative assembly has passed a bill that scraps the “two-child norm” that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting in the local body elections.Panchayat raj minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka, citing the state’s declining fertility rate, lower than the replacement rate, argued that the provision had outlived its relevance.She stated…
Vinod Khosla, American billionaire and Silicon Valley’s famous investor has sided with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s endorsement of having a universal US digital ID and voter ID laws, inspired by Aadhaar Card that has authenticated billions of users and reduced fraud. He also said that it is opt-in but people who do not have it…
The US commerce department is preparing to ease the steep tariffs planned on Italian pasta imports, reducing the duties proposed earlier this year. Italian pasta had been facing one of the highest tariff burdens among European food products entering the United States. While most European Union goods are already subject to duties of at least…
Shashi Tharoor, Mustafizur Rahman NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said cricket should not be dragged into attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, reacting to Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) decision to release Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from its IPL 2026 squad following a directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).Sharing…
India’s Sanju Samson (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Sanju Samson’s timing could not have been better. With the Indian ODI squad set to be picked on Saturday, the Kerala batter produced a commanding century against Jharkhand, putting himself firmly back into the selection conversation. Chasing a stiff target of 312, Samson led Kerala’s charge with a fluent…
