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Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone, has strongly condemned the horrific killing of Shia worshippers at Imambargah Khadijat-ul-Kubra in Pakistan, where innocent people were targeted while offering Salah.In a statement issued today, Sajad Lone said the attack was “deeply shocking, painful and enraging,” describing it as a brutal assault on humanity and the sanctity of faith.“Targeting innocent worshippers inside a place of prayer is an unforgivable crime. Such acts of blind hatred have nothing to do with religion. Those who kill in the name of faith have no religion and no humanity,” he said.Expressing…
An over-reliance on references from past hits often signal a dearth in creativity. But in Ashakal Aayiram, the references that fly thick and fast, all of it aimed at evoking the heydays of Jayaram in the 1990s, appear to be acts of fondness. Until the makers start over using it to the hilt, especially towards the climax, one gets to swim along in the warm nostalgia of the yesteryears of a star whose films of limited ambitions also used to be minimum guarantee fare in the past.In Ashakal Aayiram, directed by G. Prajith, Jayaram and his son Kalidas Jayaram yet…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit out at the BJP over a purported video posted on the X handle of the ruling party’s Assam unit, claiming it shows the “targeted point-blank murder of minorities” and said the judiciary must act in the matter. The now-deleted video showed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma purportedly taking aim with a rifle and firing a shot at two people, one wearing a skull cap and the other with a beard, with “point-blank shot” as the caption.Congress general secretary in charge of organisation, K C Venugopal, slammed the BJP over the issue.”An official…
New Delhi: Novo Holdings, a 142 billion euro investment firm that controls Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk, has acquired a 49% stake in Maharashtra-headquartered Surya Hospitals at a valuation of Rs 1,000-1,200 crore, according to sources familiar with the matter.The transaction was disclosed via a press release on Tuesday that did not divulge financial details.The deal signals a continued trend of investment activity in the hospitals sector where merger and acquisitions worth over Rs. 10,000 crore were struck last year, as per industry watchers.“Specialised healthcare delivery is a key focus for Novo Holdings in India, particularly in areas where clinical…
The petitioner had moved the court challenging an order cancelling her appointment, allegedly obtained using forged documentsPrayagraj, Taking a serious note of the “disturbing” pattern of appointments secured by many assistant teachers in Uttar Pradesh on the strength of forged certificates, the Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to conduct a comprehensive, statewide scrutiny of all such appointments.The high court has directed the principal secretary (basic education) to complete the exercise preferably within six months, and ensure that not only the illegal appointments are cancelled, but salaries are also recovered from the ‘fake’ appointees and stringent action is…
Celina Jaitly has been seeking answers over the detention of her brother, Maj (retd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly, in the United Arab Emirates since September last year. The issue came to light for her at a time when she was dealing with a deeply troubled marriage and an ongoing domestic violence case against her husband, Peter Haag.A few days ago, the Delhi High Court passed an order allowing the appointment of a UAE-based legal firm to represent Major (retd.) Vikrant Jaitly. Speaking to news agency PTI, Celina opened up about the moment she first learnt about her brother’s detention and how…
Last Updated:January 27, 2026, 16:36 ISTAustria ordered Microsoft to stop non-essential tracking cookies in 365 Education over GDPR violations. Microsoft has four weeks to comply.Microsoft has four weeks to comply with the Austrian authority’s order and stop using non-essential tracking cookies in Microsoft 365 Education without consent. Austria’s data protection authority has barred Microsoft from using tracking cookies in education software, a privacy campaign group said on Tuesday.The order was issued in response to two complaints filed by online rights campaigners against Microsoft in 2024, saying the company’s education software violates data protection rights for children.According to AFP, Austrian Data…
Dubai’s Literary Crowd Was Spellbound as Shashi Tharoor Talked Words, Wit and Wisdom at Emirates Literature Festival 2026 Dubai’s vibrant literary scene was abuzz recently as Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, author and former diplomat, delivered a memorable session at the Emirates Literature Festival, one of the Middle East’s premier cultural events celebrating books, ideas and global literary voices. Held annually under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and organised by the Emirates Literature Foundation, the festival draws hundreds of speakers and thousands of readers from around the world.The 2026 edition featured more than 200 speakers from over…
An image from the paper showing the corralling effect in action. | Photo Credit: ACS Nano, 2025, 19 (50), 42002-42012 A new state of matter appears to be a solid-liquid hybrid, scientists from Ulm University in Germany and the University of Nottingham in the UK have reported in the journal ACS Nano.The newfound material isn’t a slush or a gel in the macroscopic sense but refers to a specific atomic structure where different parts of a single nanoparticle exist in different states at the same time.As a result, the nanoparticle displays the properties of solids and liquids both, but also…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav with teammates celebrates after winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match against USA, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Ahead of their second group match of the tournament against Namibia in Delhi on Thursday, February 12, the Indian team has opted to skip their optional training session on Monday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.While the reason to skip the practice has not been made official, there’s a chance that the move may be linked to the availability of the ground, with Namibia and the Netherlands set to use the venue…