JAMMU: A court in Jammu remanded Monday three arrested publishers to 10 days’ police custody in a case linked to two books allegedly carrying separatist and anti-national content that were supplied to govt school libraries in J&K.Inderpaul of Jammu-based Oberoi Book Service and Amardeep Singh and Girish Arora of Noida-based Dominant Publishers were taken into…
Steve Jobs’ billionaire widow, Laurene, who now spends summers sailing the high seas from the Mediterranean to Australia on her $120 million superyacht The early life of billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs was very different from the immense wealth she enjoys today. While she now spends her summers travelling from the Mediterranean to Australia aboard…
BTS’ upcoming FIFA World Cup Final halftime show marks the latest chapter in the group’s long-standing connection with football. Over the years, the K-pop icons have crossed paths with stars such as Son Heung-min, David Beckham and Neymar, while Jungkook’s memorable 2022 World Cup performance helped strengthen that bond. As the full group prepares for…
Roger Federer built an entire reputation on staying calm when everyone around him expected him to crack. Off the court, raising four children including two sets of twins, he admitted the calm has limits. “I’m as patient a father as I am on the tennis court,” he said. “It takes a lot for me to…
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (IANS image) Where are the Gandhi siblings? This is the question the BJP is asking after leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did not visit the constituency following the July 7 landslide that claimed eight lives.Priyanka is the sitting MP, while…
Guramrit Sidhu’s lawyer contended that he had a rough childhood after the family moved from India to Canada in 1971. Guramrit Sidhu, the 63-year-old Indian-origin Canadian, popularly nicknamed as ‘King’, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a vast cross-border drug network for years. Sidhu was arrested in 2024 and pleaded guilty…
NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Dalvir Singh Kala, a close aide of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, was shot at and injured by an unidentified motorcycle-borne assailant in Punjab’s Mansa district on Monday evening, police said.The incident took place in Bareta town when Kala, a former Zila Parishad member, was preparing to leave…
Christopher Plummer’s former Darien waterfront estate built in 1866 The historic waterfront estate in Darien, Connecticut, once owned by Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer, has returned to the property market with an asking price of $12.995 million.The 1.17-acre coastal property, situated at 209 Long Neck Point Road, features a thoroughly modernised 1866 Colonial residence. Alongside…
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh and FIDE World Cup 2025 winner Javokhir Sindarov (PTI Photos) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a major overhaul of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup formats from 2027, aiming to make the tournaments shorter, more inclusive and more rewarding for players.The biggest change is that…
US judge scraps Trump’s IRS deal (File photo) A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an “improper purpose”, and recommended sanctions and disciplinary action against the lawyers involved.In a 56-page order, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said…
