‘Harvard, do you hear us’: Shruthi Kumar at graduation ceremony ‘revolts’, dramatically goes off-script Harvard University: An Indian-American student, chosen to deliver an address at Harvard University graduation, last week went off-script to flay the university for allegedly punishing her university mates for their activism. Graduating Shruthi Kumar was oneRead More

Space telescope unveils new images of cosmos PARIS: A mind-boggling number of shining galaxies, a purple and orange star nursery and a spiral galaxy similar to our Milky Way: new images were revealed from Europe’s Euclid space telescope on Thursday. It is the second set of images released by theRead More

India to facilitate the first-ever focused working group discussions on Antarctic tourism New Delhi: India is set to play a pivotal role in facilitating the first-ever focused discussions on regulating tourism in Antarctica at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental ProtectionRead More

Gopi Thotakura: First Indian space tourist on Blue Origin’s private astronaut launch Washington: Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, on Sunday became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Thotakura was selected as one of the six crewRead More

‘14 years of planning, 18 years of passion’: Sanjay Leela Bhansali on his OTT debut ‘Heeramandi Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has brought his lifelong dream to reality with the release of ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,’ marking his debut in the OTT world. Bhansali, while reflecting on his journey, spokeRead More

Russian ex-spy mastered art of ‘sexpionage’ feels being ‘brainwashed’ Moscow: Aliia Roza, a Russian ex-spy mastered the art of sexpionage, only to realise that she had “sex trafficked herself” after being “brainwashed”. “I would seduce and manipulate my targets,” said the former Russian citizen who claimed to be an ex-spy.Read More

Diaspora celebrates Himachali culture at California event California: The grandeur of Himachal Pradesh was on display at the Himachali Nite held in Sunnyvale, California, on Tuesday. The event was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by a large crowd — of both Himachali and non-Himachali descent — who came from all overRead More

Buzz about Sidhu Moosewala’s father contesting from Bathinda as Independent candidate Bathinda: Amid speculations that slain singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh may contest the Lok Sabha elections from Bathinda as an Independent, PCC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring today congratulated him and said Moosewala’ family was likeRead More

Veteran Punjabi film actor Nirmal Rishi receives Padma Shri New Delhi: Veteran actor Nirmal Rishi, best known for her work in Punjabi film industry, was conferred the Padma Shri award on Monday. Rishi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in theRead More

Indian Ambassador Devyani Khobragade dresses as ‘apsara’ on Cambodian New Year Phnom Penh (Combodia): Indian Ambassador to Combodia Devyani Khobragade, who was at the centre of a controversy that fuelled tension between India and the US in 2013, surfaced on social media in an image from a photo shoot dressedRead More