By SUKANT DEEPAK New Delhi When she told the women jail inmates to scream as hard as they could, there was a stunned silence. Most were apprehensive, the guards tensed up. But they finally screamed — at the top of their voices. After a few minutes of doing that, many started wailing, some laughed hard. […]
Washington, Feb 24 With US President Joe Biden nominating Ajay Banga, the former Indian American head of Mastercard, to head the World Bank, the top posts in the global financial institution will be held by Sikhs. Before Banga, who is slated to take up job – which, by convention, been reserved for a US citizen […]
The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday issued an advisory, a second one in less than a week, asking all citizens to leave the war-torn nation by all available means. It said that many Indian citizens had left Ukraine after the first advisory had been issued on October 19. The Indian embassy further advised citizens […]
Two hitmen have been charged with the killing of one-time Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik who was gunned down in Surrey near here on July 14. The alleged killers Tanner Fox, 21, and Jose Lopez, 23, were arrested by The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team on the basis of tips from the public. Police […]
By Sanjay B Jumaani Number 1-(Those born on the 1st, 10th, 19th & 28th of any month) This month is governed by Zodiacs, Cancer (2) & Leo (1), which are both lucky for you number 1’s. So you could look forward to more opportunities than the past few months. But capitalize and choose the better […]
A Bihar-born global health expert has been appointed by US President Joe Biden to the White House position of overseeing the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I am excited to name Dr Ashish Jha as the new White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator”, Biden said on Thursday announcing the appointment. “Dr Jha is one of […]
From the writer of ‘Beyond forever… in love’ and ‘Check-in Checkout:…and the horrors within’, Keran Pantth Joshi brings another joyful-spooky ride with her book, ‘IT FOLLOWS YOU’. Read on… By Nidhi Kumari How did you come up with the idea of writing ‘IT FOLLOWS YOU’ book? After writing Check-in Checkout, I wanted to write something […]
Leena Nair (52), who was named the new global CEO of French fashion house Chanel on Tuesday, said that she is humbled and honoured to be appointed the global Chief Executive Officer of Chanel, which is an iconic and admired company. In a rare move for the tightly-controlled fashion house, picking the consumer goods veteran […]
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce that Balkrishna Doshi will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture. Given in recognition of a lifetime’s work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group […]
The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee is a national spelling competition for school children from Years 3 to 8 that aims to promote and encourage students’ oral and written literacy and spelling skills. The 2021 national winners are: Arielle Wong from Donvale Christian College, VIC (Year 3/4 category) Theekshitha Karthik from Haileybury College, VIC (Year 5/6 […]