National and festival holidays are largely decided at the State level. Employers are expected to follow notified holiday lists. (AI image) Leave is often seen as a simple workplace benefit – an approved absence from work. In reality, it is one of the more structured and regulated aspects of employment in India. With the implementation…
Representational photo (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s athletics body AFI has come under serious pressure after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) placed the country in the highest-risk category for doping. This happened because India recorded the most doping violations in recent years, even overtaking countries like Kenya. As a result, Indian athletes will now face…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to suicidal death. Reader’s discretion is advisedActor Frazer Hammill, who was best known for his roles in ‘Justice League’, ‘Emmerdale’, ‘The Heart Of Thomas Hardy’, and ‘Happy Valley’, passed away at the age of 41. His demise was earlier announced in January by his ‘Emmerdale’ co-star Amy Walsh. However,…
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya, left, and Tilak Varma (PTI Photo) Tilak Varma announced himself in emphatic fashion with his maiden IPL century, an innings that not only powered Mumbai Indians to a crucial win but also drew high praise from Ravichandran Ashwin. Chasing momentum after a difficult run, Mumbai found their spark through Tilak’s…
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh continue to be one of Bollywood’s most adored couples. After welcoming their first child, Dua, in 2024, the duo recently announced that they are expecting their second baby. The news, shared on Sunday, quickly sent fans into a frenzy online. While Ranveer is enjoying the success of Dhurandhar: The Revenge,…
The Chinese vessel seized by the United States in Strait of Hormuz was headed to Iran to help “prop-up” the regime, claimed American politician Nikki Hailey on Tuesday.“The ship the US seized in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend was headed from China to Iran and is linked to chemical shipments for missiles. It refused…
Marvel Studios has reportedly dropped plans to use the Man-Spider mutation in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, stepping away from one of the darkest and most unsettling ideas in Spider-Man lore. A new report says producers decided not to move forward with the creature design due to concerns about how younger viewers and family audiences would…
South Korean police have moved to arrest Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk as they widen an investigation into alleged investor fraud tied to the company behind BTS. The case centers on claims that Bang misled investors before Hybe’s stock market debut and then profited from a private deal worth more than 200 billion won, or about…
The idea of a planet orbiting two suns has long captured both scientific curiosity and public imagination. Popularised by science fiction, such worlds, known as circumbinary planets, do exist, and astronomers have confirmed several beyond our solar system. Yet, a puzzling pattern has emerged: many of these planets seem to vanish from observation. They are…
Ravichandran Ashwin (PTI Photo) Ravichandran Ashwin has firmly rejected the growing chatter around India fielding two separate T20I sides, stressing that an India cap must retain its value and cannot be handed out casually. Speaking on his show Ash Ki Baat, Ashwin addressed reports suggesting that India could split squads for overlapping commitments — particularly…