Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Nancy Mace engaged in a sharp and cutting exchange after the US eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as Republican Nancy Mace said her heart went out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. “Sending them thoughts and prayers,” Nancy Mace wrote, mocking the two Muslim Congresswomen. Ilhan Omar fired back and…
There was something Kafkaesque about it when Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters in Chennai, waited to receive expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Feb 27. “I am a cage, in search of a bird,” Franz Kafka had written, around 1917. Almost 110 years later, as the 75-year-old three-time chief minister walked into the building, Kafka…
Why a new airport in Peru’s Sacred Valley is sparking global concern (Image source: Wikipedia) Peru’s Sacred Valley is one of the most important places in South America for culture and history. There are old Inca towns, traditional farming communities, and landscapes that have stayed mostly the same for hundreds of years in this area….
Shillong: The NEIGRIHMS (North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences), Shillong, has highlighted the importance of ‘early recognition’ of symptoms of stroke in patients for effective treatment.The premier central govt health institute organised Continuing Medical Education (CME) Summit Stroke Day on Feb 28 under the theme ‘Strengthening the Stroke Care Continuum…
PV Sindhu pulled out of the All England Championships on Monday, as the shuttler and her Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama are stuck in Dubai due to the situation in West Asia.Confirming the development, Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary Sanjay Mishra told TOI that Sindhu will compete in next week’s Swiss Open Super-300 tournament….
DOD to end Ivy League graduate sponsorships from 2026–27 at Princeton and other universities. The U.S. Department of Defense will discontinue sponsorship for active-duty military personnel pursuing graduate studies at Princeton University and other Ivy League institutions beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, according to a report by The Daily Princetonian.The development was announced by…
In the wake of widespread online claims that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was depicted by state media as being in “heaven” surrounded by 72 virgins following reports of his death, a viral image has circulated across social platforms.Posts on X and other platforms allege that the image originated from official Iranian outlets and shows…
India often celebrates its diversity as a civilisational strength. Yet, diversity must be taught to be understood — and understood to be respected. The persistent racial discrimination faced by Northeast people is not merely a social aberration; it reflects a deeper structural issue: educational invisibility. When citizens from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam,…
Rejection lights up the same neural pathways as physical pain, sharpening attention to others’ cues and eroding self-worth. This can leave people hypervigilant or avoidant in relationships, push them toward perfectionism, and fuel anxiety and depressive spirals. Understanding these deep effects is essential for healing and rebuilding internal security. Rejection isn’t “just emotional.” Research shows…
The two accused in police custody Bhubaneswar: City police on Monday blew the lid off a sophisticated international SIM box-based crime syndicate that was illegally converting foreign calls into local ones to facilitate cyber fraud.Acting on a department of telecommunications alert, the commissionerate’s special squad arrested two Kerala natives, Ummar M and Siyahul Haq, both…