Microsoft has announced the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass during the second half of May and early June this. The company confirmed the lineup through a post on Xbox Wire, adding several new titles across cloud, console and PC platforms. The latest update includes a mix of day-one releases, returning titles…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were “traitors” who had worked to “sell India”.BJP president Natin Nabin termed Rahul’s statement “regrettable” and said his continuous electoral…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China has placed global geopolitical tensions, the West Asia crisis, and the deepening China-Russia partnership firmly in focus.During his visit, Putin discussed with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping regional conflicts, energy cooperation, technology partnerships and global governance, while both sides projected their ties as a stabilising force amid an…
The term ‘water manifestation’ is now a popular wellness trend for people who want to grow in positivity, emotional healing and mental clarity. The theory behind this practice is that words and intentions have energy and it consists of speaking affirmations to the water before you drink it. Followers say this conscious act helps to…
Anupam Kher won Best Supporting Actor at the UK Asian Film Festival for his film Calorie, based on the 1985 Kanishka Air Tragedy. The veteran actor believes competence is brilliance’s biggest enemy and treats every film as his first. He also lamented how troll culture has killed Bollywood’s celebratory spirit. Anupam Kher recently added a…
Chennai: Chennai district ups its ranking from 34 in 2025 to 29 in 2026. Pass percentage wise, the district scored 92.34 — a jump from 90.73 last year. Assessing the performance of govt schools alone, the district secured 86.25% pass — a jump from 82.84 in 2025. The rankings have marginally also improved from 37…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni over dinner shortly after arriving in Rome on Tuesday for the final leg of his five-nation tour, before the two leaders took a late-evening walk through the iconic Colosseum.Sharing pictures from the evening on X, PM Modi wrote, “Upon landing in Rome, had…
Representative AI-generated image MUMBAI: A roadside observation study conducted in Maharashtra from Dec 2022 to Feb 2025 shows that correct helmet usage among motorcyclists was as low as 19 per cent and among pillion riders it was almost non-existent (4 per cent). Speeding was most frequently observed among ride-share vehicles (23 per cent) as compared…
Oil prices on Wednesday eased after US President Donald Trump asserted that the war with Iran would end ‘very quickly’. Despite this, investors remained cautious amid uncertainty over peace talks and continued disruption to Middle East oil supplies.Brent crude futures fell 45 cents (0.4%) to $110.83 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude slipped…
BENGALURU: A 24-year-old woman died by suicide by hanging herself following alleged mental harassment and dowry-related torture by her husband and in-laws in Karnataka’s Ballari district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Aishwarya, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her parents’ residence in Kampli town on May 17, officials said, according…