LONDON: Twinkle Khanna poses with Rishi Sunak
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LONDON: Twinkle Khanna poses with Rishi Sunak

LONDON: Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna gushed about educator and writer Sudha Murty as she shared a video from a recent event in London, which had Sudha’s son-in-law and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in attendance. Twinkle…

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OSLO: Arctic sea ice may melt faster in coming years due to shifting winds
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OSLO: Arctic sea ice may melt faster in coming years due to shifting winds

OSLO: A wind pattern known as the Arctic Dipole helps control how much warm, salty Atlantic Ocean water enters the Arctic Ocean via the Fram Strait (shown) between Greenland and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. That influx…

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TOKYO: How brain implants are treating depression
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TOKYO: How brain implants are treating depression

TOKYO: On a hot, sunny Sunday afternoon in Manhattan, time froze for Jon Nelson. He stood on the sidewalk and said good-bye to his three kids, whose grandfather had come into the city from Long…

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BANGKOK: Turmeric May Be as Good as OTC Drug Omeprazole for Treating Indigestion
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BANGKOK: Turmeric May Be as Good as OTC Drug Omeprazole for Treating Indigestion

BANGKOK: Turmeric may be as effective at treating indigestion as the over-the-counter drug Omeprazole. A small study has found turmeric to be as effective as Omeprazole at treating indigestion. Participants experienced a significant reduction in…

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ULAANBAATAR: Shri Atul Malhari Gotsurve appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia
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ULAANBAATAR: Shri Atul Malhari Gotsurve appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR: Shri Atul Malhari Gotsurve (IFS:2004), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

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MUMBAI: All about Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Waheeda Rehman
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MUMBAI: All about Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Waheeda Rehman

MUMBAI: Actor Waheeda Rehman will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award for this year, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur announced on Tuesday. Waheeda started working in showbiz in the 50s and continues to be one…

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CHENNAI: India’s successful moon landing follows recent failures by other countries
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CHENNAI: India’s successful moon landing follows recent failures by other countries

CHENNAI: Space is hard, as the saying goes. As humans have endeavored to launch themselves and their machines beyond Earth, that maxim has been proven again and again. Recent attempts to touch down on the…

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SINGAPORE CITY: 17th India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations (FOC)
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SINGAPORE CITY: 17th India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations (FOC)

SINGAPORE CITY: The 17th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Singapore were held in New Delhi on 18 September 2023. The FOC was co-chaired by Shri Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs,…

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MUMBAI: Waheeda Rehman on being conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke award
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MUMBAI: Waheeda Rehman on being conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke award

MUMBAI: Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman was in for a surprise when she heard the news that she will be conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award. “I was packing to go somewhere, so it…

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CALIFORNIA: Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses
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CALIFORNIA: Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

CALIFORNIA: Meta Platforms (META.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including bots that create photo-realistic images and smart glasses that answer questions, as well as an updated virtual-reality…

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