Students protesting outside Lovely Professional University clashed with police and set vehicles on fire, in Phagwara on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Punjab Police deployed more than 2,000 personnel at Lovely Professional University (LPU) after student protests over an alleged rape case turned violent on Sunday, with senior officers saying the situation had been brought under control.ADGP…
India’s Tejaswin Shankar crosses the finish line to place first in the 1500m and win bronze in the men’s decathlon. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar capped a demanding two days of competition with a victory in the final event, the 1500m, to secure the decathlon bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday.The…
Seven years after becoming the second-highest grossing film ever, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office in a victory lap for Marvel and an appetizer for the upcoming blockbuster ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. The film, that re-released with the title ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’, not only managed to regain the box office crown,…
General:Money that had been stuck may finally begin to move. This is the good news. However, your heart might not be satisfied, since the results from one aspect do not meet your expectations in another. Such days happen. The sky gives with one hand and tests your reactions with the other.The Moon stirs emotion, while…
Bank unions withdraw three-day strike after late-night agreement with IBA on key demands. NEW DELHI: Bank unions called off their proposed three-day strike just before midnight after the Indian Banks Association agreed to look into their demands.“A high-level committee of IBA and UFBU (United Forum of Bank Unions) will be formed immediately to deliberate on…
France’s baguette gets a fuel shock France’s beloved baguette is getting harder to make for bakers. And the problem isn’t finding the right magic to keep its signature crust intact, it starts even before the recipe does!Bakers are facing an unlikely financial and fuel squeeze, having to spend more just to keep their ovens burning…
India secure medals at Chess Olympiad (Photos by FIDE) NEW DELHI: Chess came to the Baskar household not through Savitha Shri but through her older brother, Mugesh, whom their father had originally set out to build a chess career around. Savitha’s own interest came from watching him play.By the time both children were training under…
Thirty-three years after scientists began an ambitious effort to reconnect wild areas across North America, a cross-border conservation project stretching from Wyoming to northern Canada has been named a finalist for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, launched in 1993, has helped establish 204 wildlife crossings and protect about 24 million…
Rob Lowe jokes that Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap to Chris Rock briefly took the spotlight off his own decades-old Academy Awards controversy. Actor Rob Lowe has opened up about one of the most infamous moments in Oscars history, his bizarre 1989 Academy Awards performance, and admitted that he was actually relieved when Will Smith…
General:Respect comes your way today, and you may not even have to ask for it. The Moon, your ruler, links well with Jupiter, while Saturn gives weight to your actions. People in authority can see that you’ve been sincere, and that matters now.There’s also a practical current running beneath the day. You may think about…