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In a post on X, PM Modi interaction and extended warm wishes for the future.“Delighted to speak with Mr. Tarique Rahman. I congratulated him on the remarkable victory in the Bangladesh elections. I conveyed my best wishes and support in his endeavour to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh. As two close neighbours with deep-rooted historical and cultural ties, I reaffirmed India’s continued commitment to the peace, progress, and prosperity of both our peoples,” PM Modi posted on X.This warm outreach from PM Modi followed the official declaration of results of the polls for 297 parliamentary constituencies in…
Despite the quotation marks in the title, signifying a different take, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead, follows the time‑honoured template laid down in William Wyler’s 1939 adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel.The film, with Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, Merle Oberon as Catherine and David Niven as Edgar Linton, ends with her death, keeping the focus on the love between the two. The Hollywoodisation of the novel, by concentrating on 16 of the novel’s 34 chapters, ensures Heathcliff’s Byronic‑hero status. With Catherine’s death, the character of Heathcliff loses his counterbalance and ends up…
New Delhi: In the backdrop of repeated disruptions in Lok Sabha during the Budget session, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, terming him a “statement warrior” who finds “new excuses” to paralyse the proceedings of the House. The tumultuous first leg of the Budget session, which saw heated exchanges over the India-US interim trade deal and unpublished memoir of former army chief M M Naravane, concluded Friday and the House will now reassemble on March 9.”Inventing a new excuse every day to disrupt Parliament is no longer Congress’s working style; it…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday sought a comprehensive state policy and clear operational guidelines to prevent denial of emergency medical care on technical grounds such as absence of an Aadhaar card, taking serious note of allegations that a man was refused treatment and later shifted to a mortuary while still alive. The court directed the state govt to file a comprehensive counter affidavit detailing its policy decision and guidelines on providing medicare facilities, particularly to patients suffering from near-fatal diseases, within three weeks. A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin issued the direction…
Joseph Catrino, executive director of the Dartmouth Center for Career Design, told The Dartmouth that internships are now “critical” rather than optional in today’s job market. Dartmouth College has raised $30 million in endowed gifts to expand internship access for undergraduate students. The funding will support the Dartmouth Center for Career Design, with a portion dedicated to subsidising unpaid or low-paid internships, according to The Dartmouth.The announcement comes as College President Sian Leah Beilock has made career development a central focus of her administration. In a January 25 opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Beilock wrote that “there must…
Thousands of Palestinians have gone missing since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza, according to an investigation broadcast by Al Jazeera.The report said at least 2,842 people were documented as disappeared by Gaza’s Civil Defense teams since October 2023, based on forensic field records. ‘National Emergency’: Multiple Shootings & Killings Rock Israel; Violence Explodes In Arab Towns The investigation cited military experts who attributed the disappearances to the use of high-temperature weapons, including thermobaric and thermal munitions, sometimes referred to as “vacuum” or “aerosol” bombs.The figure of 2,842 is based on records compiled by Gaza’s Civil Defence.Spokesperson Mahmoud Basal…
Singer and composer Palash Muchhal had filed a defamation suit against Vidnyan Mane after he alleged that he was found red handed in bed with another woman a day before his wedding to Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana. The Bombay High Court has now granted interim relief to Palash in the wake of these explosive allegations surrounding his cancelled wedding with Smriti. The court has restrained Vidnyan Mane from making or publishing any further statements about Palash, noting that the remarks in question could cause serious harm to an individual’s reputation and dignity.According to updates shared by paparazzo handle Viral Bhayani,…
Airfares to Colombo have shot up sharply as Indian cricket fans scramble to secure last-minute travel for Sunday’s India–Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, with uncertainty around the fixture now resolved.Bookings spiked after Pakistan rolled back its boycott stance around February 9–10, setting off a surge in demand for flights and hotels in the Sri Lankan capital.Booking volumes for February 12–16 have risen around 22% compared with a typical February weekend, Pickyourtrail cofounder Hari Ganapathy told ET. A significant portion of reservations came in over the past few days, underlining last-minute demand “as fans adjust plans after the fixture was definitively…
Last Updated:February 02, 2026, 08:26 ISTWhatsApp premium features look imminent as Meta looks to monetise its way through the products it owns.WhatsApp has started work on its paid features.WhatsApp is entering a new era under the Meta ownership with AI, ads and premium features likely to be part of the intriguing evolution for the popular messaging platform. We had recently come across reports about Meta going premium with WhatsApp and Instagram and this new tip suggests WhatsApp could be primed for something more advanced which might not exactly please billions of users. Unlike the recent AI additions, WhatsApp is likely…
The Income Tax Department has released the Draft Income Tax Rules 2026. (AI image) The Income Tax Department has released the Draft Income Tax Rules 2026, which once approved will be applicable for FY 2026-27. For salaried and middle class income taxpayers, several changes have been proposed, which will have implications for their taxable income and total tax outgo.These draft rules propose to make significant changes to the limits and scope of coverage for popular exemptions such as house rent allowance, children education allowance, hostel allowance etc. which had not been revisited in several decades. Additionally, the requirement of quoting…