HARYANA CM WEARS SAFFRON TURBAN TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN PUNJAB POLLS
NEW DELHI: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini presented the state budget on Monday, but it wasn’t just the financial announcements that grabbed attention. The colour of the turban – bright saffron – that he wore during the presentation quickly became the centre of a political debate, with many linking it to the upcoming Punjab […]
BJP CALLS SONIA’S KHAMENEI ARTICLE AS “SELECTIVE OUTRAGE”
NEW DELHI: Diplomacy cannot be reduced to appeasement, nor can it be conducted through public posturing designed for domestic political consumption, BJP sources appeared to deliver a lesson in diplomacy as they criticised Sonia Gandhi’s article which questioned the government’s “silence” on the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was […]
MOON MAY DISAPPEAR AS IT IS SLOWLY SHRINKING
NEW DELHI: The Moon – Earth’s closest celestial neighbour – is slowly shrinking as its interior cools, according to research by scientists studying lunar geology. While the process has been unfolding for billions of years, new analysis suggests the contraction may be happening faster than previously estimated. Researchers at the National Air and Space Museum’s […]
DUBAI AIRPORT GOES FROM 1200 DAILY FLIGHTS TO 20 DUE TO IRAN STRIKE
NEW DELHI: Travel through the Middle East is facing unprecedented disruption at the moment, with widespread airspace closures triggering cancellations, diversions and mass uncertainty for passengers across continents. Among the worst hit is Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest aviation hubs in the world, which has effectively ground to a halt. As regional tensions […]
ISRAELIS’ TRAFFIC CAMERAS SEALED AYATOLLAH’S FATE
NEW DELHI: Nearly all the traffic cameras in Tehran had been hacked for years. And when the senior Iranian officials came to work near Pasteur Street in Tehran – where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Saturday – the Israelis were watching, according to a Financial Times report. One camera […]
PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ON MARCH 3 IN NAGPUR, CHENNAI,OTHER CITIES
NEW DELHI: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible across parts of India on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, offering skywatchers a brief but striking celestial display as the Moon moves through Earth’s shadow. The event coincides with the festival of Holi, making it a notable astronomical and cultural moment for many. Astronomers say that although […]