FEBRUARY 27, 2022
New Delhi: Pradosh Vrat is a very important festival for Hindus as the fast is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. This month's Pradosh month is even more special as the day will be observed just a day before Maha Shivratri 2022. As per Hindu Mythology, the fast is observed on both Trayodashi Tithis--Shukla Paksha and...
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
The four-pages of the executive summary of Project Apostle, the code name of a 'private and confidential' forensic investigation by consulting firm Ernst & Young (EY), provide near irrefutable evidence that Anand Subramanian was the person leading Chitra Ramakrishna -- the most powerful woman of India's stock markets -- up the garden path.
Subramanian, a modern-day Rasputin-like figure,...
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Members of parliament applaud German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his speech on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday. (Michael Sohn / Associated Press)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's brazen and unprovoked assault on Ukraine is fast turning his fears of a more resolute Europe, and potentially expanded NATO alliance, into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
NATO has come together...
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Brief Scorecard: India 148 for 4 (Shreyas 73*, Kumara 2-39) beat Sri Lanka 146 for 5 (Shanaka 74*, Avesh 2-23) by six wickets
Avesh Khan and Mohammed Siraj blew away Sri Lanka's top order, and the visitors couldn't recover despite Dasun Shanaka's 74
Dharamsala: India registered a 6-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I of...
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Former US attorney general Bill Barr has unleashed a volley of criticism at Donald Trump in his new book, saying the ex-president has “shown he has neither the temperament nor persuasive powers to provide the kind of positive leadership that is needed” and that the Republican party should move on from him.
In One Damn Thing After Another,...
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
SpaceX founder Elon Musk. - PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images
Elon Musk suggested on Saturday that SpaceX would protect the ISS from crashing to Earth.
It was a response to Russia's space chief's comments on the impact of sanctions on the ISS.
Musk posted a photo of a SpaceX logo when the chief asked who will save...
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
AS DELHI tried to maintain a delicate balance between the US-led Western bloc and Russia, India and China found themselves on the same side of the vote at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday, with both choosing to abstain.
Both the countries also invoked a similar formulation on “territorial integrity and sovereignty” and the “UN charter”.
China’s permanent...
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Brief Scorecard: India 186 for 3 (Shreyas 74*, Jadeja 45*, Kumara 2-31) beat Sri Lanka 183 for 5 (Nissanka 75, Shanaka 47*, Bumrah 1-24) by seven wickets
In a span of two days, Shreyas Iyer has made himself a serious contender in India’s World Cup squad. After his explosive half-century in the series opener against Sri Lanka, the...
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Whether the parallels to the Cold War are appropriate or not, the US and China are increasingly acting as per Cold War frameworks. The Chinese have kept US companies out of China for long, and recently, the US has put in place strict measures to keep the Chinese out of the US. As a result, the tech...
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the nation on live TV in Kyiv, earlier this week on Tuesday, barely days before Russia launched a massive military operation against the country. (AP PHOTO.)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday sought India’s support at the UN Security Council during a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who repeated his call...
