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 […]