If you’ve been confused about whether Bakrid 2026 is falling on May 27 or May 28, you’re definitely not alone. The date confusion has been all over social media, WhatsApp groups and even official holiday calendars this week.So, here’s the simple answer:For most parts of India, Eid Al-Adha or Bakrid will now be celebrated on…
NEW DELHI: In a ruling on marriage, gender roles and maintenance rights, the Bombay high court has said that a wife cannot be treated as a “deemed maid” and should not be expected to compulsorily perform household chores.The high court ordered a chartered accountant (CA) husband to pay his estranged wife with Rs 20,000 every…
The first impression is usually confusion rather than awe. From a distance, the slopes look painted in bands that do not belong to ordinary rock formations, rust red beside ochre, pale green crossing into lavender-grey, streaks of yellow breaking through darker sediment. The colours appear too deliberate, almost artificial, especially against the thin mountain air…
NEW DELHI: Political turmoil within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam deepened on Tuesday after party MLA Esakki Subaya met Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar and submitted his resignation letter, becoming the fourth legislator to quit the party within two days amid an escalating rebellion and defections to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.The…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across large parts of Central and Northwest India over the next 4-5 days, and over East and adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3-4 days, even as it forecast a gradual reduction in maximum temperatures from…
India and the US on Tuesday signed a bilateral framework covering the supply, mining and processing of critical minerals and rare earth elements. The agreement was announced by external affairs minister S Jaishankar after bilateral discussions and the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting, where the issue also featured prominently.“We are today signing a bilateral India-US framework…
Prime accused Samarth Singh told investigators his wife, model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma, was distressed after an abortion and claimed he gave her Rs 7 lakh. BHOPAL: As CBI team reached Bhopal to probe the death of Twisha Sharma after taking over the investigation from Bhopal police on Supreme Court directions, new details emerged from the SIT’s…
African proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Some proverbs arrive with deep emotion and heavy philosophy. Others sneak in with humour first. This African proverb does exactly that. At first glance, it sounds almost playful, like one of those remarks that makes people laugh before they stop and think about it again…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gives captain Riyan Parag an ‘awkward’ stare (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: A funny moment between Riyan Parag and teenage Rajasthan Royals star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has gone viral on social media.In a video taken at an airport, paparazzi asked the two players for a photo together. Responding casually, Parag said, “(Hum nahi hai flim star.)…
Quad meeting in Delhi: Terrorism, maritime security and energy dominate talks (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday announced a raft of new initiatives including maritime surveillance cooperation, port infrastructure in Fiji, a critical minerals framework, and an energy security initiative, as foreign ministers of the four nations met in New Delhi for…