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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to India-France partnership as they signed several key agreements and reviewed cooperation in areas of defence, civil nuclear energy and space. The two leaders launched an India-France Roadmap on Artificial Intelligence(AI) and also inaugurated the logo for ‘India-France Year…

A drunk UK man went on a racist rant abusing an Indian-origin woman and a man on train while raving about how England had conquered the world, including India.The incident occurred on a train when a 26-year-old Gabrielle Forsyth, who was travelling from London to Manchester, found herself in a heated argument with another passenger…

NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi sparked headlines on Wednesday after he said that he wants his son, RRR superstar Ram Charan, to have a boy next to “continue the legacy,” while expressing concern that he “might welcome another girl again.”Speaking at the Brahma Anandam pre-release event, where he was the chief guest, the former Union…

A rogue paw-ssenger tampering with electrical components mid-flight could have led to a catastrophic malfunction, potentially costing Ryanair thousands in damages. A high-flying feline turned a routine Ryanair flight into an airborne spectacle after sneaking aboard a Boeing 737, delaying the journey for a full two days.The Rome-to-Germany flight was moments from takeoff last week…

Five third-year nursing students from the Government Nursing College in Kottayam have been arrested for allegedly ragging first-year students over the past three months. KOTTAYAM:Five senior students of the Govt nursing college here were arrested for subjecting first-year students to brutal ragging. The five students were also suspended from college on Wednesday. The arrest was…

More than half of the 100 top-grossing movies of 2024 had a female leading, or co-leading, protagonist for the first time, according to a report released on Tuesday.The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative from the University of Southern California found that 54% of the top 100 box office movies featured women and girls as main characters.That…

NEW DELHI: It fits with head coach Gautam Gambhir’s high-risk, high-reward strategy, but can India’s Champions Trophy team do well at the ODI showcase after losing their game-changing pace talisman Jasprit Bumrah to injury? Given the bold decisions made to choose the final 15, the answer to that issue is not really clear-cut.Go Beyond The…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the practice of announcing freebies and said that such schemes were discouraging people from working and participating in the development of the nation.“Unfortunately, because of these freebies… the people are not willing to work. They are getting free rations. They are getting amount without doing any work,”…

NEW DELHI: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is facing internal tensions after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) president Sharad Pawar felicitated Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde at an event in Delhi. The move has not gone down well with the Shiv Sena (UBT), with senior party leader Sanjay Raut strongly criticising Pawar for…