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‘Deeply regret’, says Harvard for ‘Hinduphobic’ Sanskrit post
Harvard University (AP image) NEW DELHI: Harvard University has issued a formal apology after a social media post promoting its Elementary Sanskrit course triggered sharp criticism from sections of the Hindu community, with the artwork used in the post labelled “Hinduphobic” and culturally insensitive. In a statement posted on its website on Feb 27, the…
Don’t celebrate yet, case will go to Delhi HC, says CM Rekha Gupta; targets Arvind Kejriwal over liquor policy row | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal, saying that “those shouting in his defence should understand that the pot of deceit will not be put on the stove again in Delhi”.Addressing a public gathering in Chandni Chowk, she said the AAP chief is “guilty in the eyes of Delhi’s…
Watch: Chaos erupts at Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital after airstrike
Videos circulating on social media show scenes of panic and confusion outside Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital after it was hit during the latest wave of US–Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian capital.Footage showed earlier in the day showed visible structural damage to the hospital building on Gandhi Street, with shattered windows and debris scattered across the entrance….
Economic pact with India likely by year-end: Canadian PM Carney
NEW DELHI: India and Canada are likely to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year, Canadian PM Mark Carney said in Mumbai ahead of his arrival in Delhi for a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi on Monday. In Mumbai, Carney had several business engagements, meeting Indian and Canadian…
Kolkata: BLO ‘under adjudication’ dies, kin blame SIR pressure | Kolkata News
KOLKATA: Another booth level officer (BLO), Mohammad Tahir (50), died of heart attack on Sunday. Family members alleged that mounting work pressure, coupled with the discovery of his own name on “under adjudication” list and persistent harassment from affected voters, led to a fatal heart attack.Tahir was a resident of the Anwar Bagan area under…
Ahmedabad: Class 12 boy locked in room by girlfriend’s family dies of suicide | Ahmedabad News
AHMEDABAD: A 17-year-old boy appearing for Class 12 board exams allegedly died by suicide on Saturday afternoon after being locked inside his 15-year-old girlfriend’s Chiloda home, where her father allegedly confined him upon finding him there. Chiloda police have registered an accidental death case. Police said the girl, a Class 10 board student and from…
Video: Moment Iranian missile slams into Jerusalem highway; seven injured
Video footage circulating on social media shows the moment an Iranian missile struck a highway in the Jerusalem area late on Sunday, leaving seven people injured and scattering debris across the road.According to Israel’s national fire service, “Jerusalem District firefighters are currently responding at an impact site located on a highway… in the Jerusalem region.”…
Almost all US bases hit by Iran: Is America unable to safeguard its Middle East military assets?
NEW DELHI: Hours after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a sweeping US–Israel operation, Tehran launched what it described as a broad retaliatory campaign targeting American and Israeli military assets across the Middle East.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that all Israeli and US military targets in the region had…
Us-Israel Strikes In Iran: America First, Diplomacy Last: The Peace President who went to war
TOI Correspondent from Washington: For nearly a decade, US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump fashioned his political identity around a simple, potent pledge: end America’s “endless wars.” He derided the foreign policy establishment as reckless interventionists and insisted he alone could resist the military-industrial complex. “I am the most militaristic person there is, but…
‘Conveyed India’s concerns over recent developments’: PM Modi speaks to Israel’s Netanyahu | India News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he had “conveyed India’s concerns over recent developments” during a telephone call with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, as the Middle East faces a sharp escalation following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “Had a telephone call with PM Benjamin Netanyahu…
