NEW DELHI: Voicing concern over poor utilisation of funds, a parliamentary panel has said the department of water resource, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, utilised only around 58 per cent of the revised allocation of Rs 21,640.88 crore for 2024-25 by the end of December 2024. The panel urged the Jal Shakti ministry to strengthen…
In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments. He issued a muffled call for vaccinations in the affected community, but said the choice…
Shaheen Shah Afridi was trolled after he wasted a review in Pakistan’s clash against India in the Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday, February 23 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In the 43rd over, the left-handed Shaheen came to bat after wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav got the wicket of Salman Ali Agha, who scored 19 runs…
Pope Francis will not be participating in a Mass scheduled for Sunday, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, citing the pontiff’s ongoing health issues. The pope, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday, had rested well, eaten breakfast and had read some newspapers “as he usually does,” Matteo Bruni, a Vatican spokesman, told…
At the height of the superhero boom a few years ago, Disney pushed its Marvel assembly lines to run faster and faster. After awhile, quality suffered and ticket sales declined. So Disney slowed the pace. Last year, Marvel released one movie (the megasuccessful “Deadpool & Wolverine”) and two Disney+ series. To compare, in 2021 Marvel…
NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) became the latest in chorus of political parties slamming YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia for his “inappropriate” remark on the show India’s Got Latent, calling it “in poor taste”. However, the party also raised issue against the “disproportionate outrage” surrounding the controversy. Party spokesperson Anish Gawande…
Rachin Ravindra (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: During the latest ODI tri-series match against Pakistan, New Zealand cricketer Rachin Ravindra suffered a forehead injury on Saturday after being hit by the ball while attempting a catch. The incident, which took place in the 38th over, has raised concerns about the adequacy of the floodlighting at Gaddafi Stadium,…
Rohit Sharma might have scored just 166 runs in the last 16 innings, but that is not a cause for concern, said India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. Sharma, who has been going through a rough patch of form since India’s home Test series against New Zealand, is desperately looking to get back in form. Sharma…
Presidential Comment: महाराष्ट्र के नागपुर में एक कार्यक्रम के दौरान गोवा के मुख्यमंत्री प्रमोद सावंत ने कांग्रेस सांसद सोनिया गांधी की ओर से राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू को ‘बेचारी’ कहने की कड़ी आलोचना की. उन्होंने कहा कि इस प्रकार की टिप्पणी न केवल राष्ट्रपति का अपमान है बल्कि ये पूरे राष्ट्र के प्रति अनादर का प्रतीक भी…
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday deplored Sonia Gandhi’s comment that President Droupadi Murmu had got tired delivering her address to Parliament’s joint sitting while PM Modi said the remarks on a tribal woman smacked of the arrogance of the “dynasty”, reports Akhilesh Singh.A Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson called Sonia’s remarks “in poor…