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Chandigarh: A day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) termed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation trip as “irresponsible” and “unwarranted,” Mann doubled down in the Punjab state assembly Friday, asserting his right to question India’s foreign policy. “The MEA has reacted to my statement. Don’t we have the right to question the MEA about our foreign policy? Which countries are you visiting? Do those countries support us later? When our relations with Pakistan went sour, not a single nation supported us. Why are you taking rounds of the world?” Mann asked during his…

Sachin Tendulkar received a special honour on Thursday at Lord’s, where a portrait of the cricket legend was unveiled at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Museum. The unveiling took place ahead of the third Test between England and India. The portrait, created by artist Stuart Pearson Wright, will be displayed in the MCC Museum until later this year, after which it will be moved to the Pavilion. The Lord’s Portrait Programme has been running for three decades in its current form, though MCC has been collecting cricket-related art and artefacts since the Victorian era. The museum, established in the 1950s,…

ShimlaJul 11, 2025 19:21 IST First published on: Jul 11, 2025 at 19:21 IST Share Actor-turned-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s brief, one-day visit to cloudburst-affected areas of her parliamentary constituency of Mandi earlier this week has left a section of the state BJP in an uncomfortable position, providing fresh ammunition to the Congress. Ranaut has been accused of being an absent MP, with Congress leaders saying she was not bothered about the problems in the flood-hit region. On July 6, Ranaut stated that relief and restoration work was the responsibility of the Congress-led state government. “As an MP, I can only…

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Friday suspended an order seeking to ban the YouTube channels of more than two dozen critics of the government including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a defence lawyer said. Alphabet-owned YouTube this week told 27 content creators that it could block their channels – including those of journalists and Khan and his opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf – if they failed to comply with a judicial magistrate court order seeking to ban them. A regional communication manager for YouTube did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment. Show Full Article The judicial magistrate court…

Although Kate Middleton and Prince William’s children aren’t often in the public eye, the couple often find ways to include them in their various outings.And when the young royals do step out with their parents, the youngest’s personality is usually on display.Middleton and William share three kids together, 11-year-old Prince George, 10-year-old Princess Charlotte and 7-year-old Prince Louis.During this year’s Trooping the Colour in June, Louis was seen showcasing that personality as his big brother George kept him in line.Charlotte and Louis went viral during 2024’s Trooping the Colour when Louis was seen dancing and Charlotte demanded he pay attention.And…

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding, the thirteenth entry in the long-running Madea cinematic universe and his sixth Netflix-released film, once again brings the brash matriarch into the center of a family in crisis. This time, the chaos is set against the tropical backdrop of the Bahamas, where Madea’s grandniece is getting married in a whirlwind ceremony that unearths all the dysfunction Perry’s films are known for. Unfortunately, while the location changes, the formula remains not only the same but staler than ever, resulting in a comedy that rarely rises above sitcom-level gags and emotional beats that barely register. Tropical Setting,…

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV was sold to the village of Dolton, a south Chicago suburb, at a 70% premium to the initial asking price. The three-bedroom house about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago was purchased for $375,000 in a deal this week, according to Steve Budzik, the agent representing the seller. Dolton plans to work the Archdiocese of Chicago to turn the property into a landmark. The sale caps the modest home’s complicated journey since Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the next pope in May. The house was in January listed for sale at $219,000 after…

New Delhi: BJP MLA from Jangpura Tarvinder Singh Marwah has said he would launch a campaign to paint in saffron all national monuments in Delhi including the Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun Tomb, and landmark government buildings such as the Secretariat and Vidhan Sabha. “It is our government, we will do whatever colour we like. Saffron is the colour of mahapurush (great men). We will paint government buildings saffron and will also install saffron flags along with the tricolour,” Marwah told ThePrint Friday. He said saffron is a great and the best colour. “From the Humayun’s Tomb and the…

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who added star presence to Wimbledon, revealed his pick as his doubles partner, choosing former India skipper MS Dhoni for his endurance and mental toughness.  Suryakumar attended the grass court major at the All England Club with his wife Devisha Shetty, for the first time. Wimbledon had also shared a picture of SKY and his wife, captioning it: “Bringing the flair to SW19. Delighted to have you at Wimbledon, Suryakumar Yadav!” “I watch tennis quite a bit on television. I’ve always heard about the atmosphere around Centre Court, especially the moment you walk in. I…

With an agitation pushing for ending reservations for “backward tribes” on one side and a demand to increase the quantum of this quota on the other, Nagaland’s nearly five-decade old reservation policy has become the centre of a debate in the state.This week, the Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CORRP), a grouping of five tribes in Nagaland, resumed its protest to push for a review of the reservation policy, which provides for an internal quota within the broader ST category for “Indigenous Scheduled Tribes of Nagaland” in government jobs and reserves 37% of posts for tribes identified as “backward…