Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal during the victory ceremony for the Women’s 48kg judo event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A four-medal haul in Glasgow has opened a new window of opportunity for Indian judokas. The sport’s Commonwealth Games success paved the way for overseas training…
Vidyut Jammwal is making his mark in Hollywood, with his turn as the fan-favourite video game character Dhalsim in the upcoming action film ‘Street Fighter’.The makers on Tuesday dropped a new trailer and it is already winning praise from fans after a glimpse of his action sequences in the upcoming Hollywood film went viral on…
Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million American elms that once shaded streets, parks and college campuses from coast to coast. The fungus, carried by bark beetles, turned majestic, vase-shaped trees into dead standing skeletons and changed the look of countless towns. Now, in a bold…
New Delhi: Another positive dope test has hit India’s preparations for the upcoming Asian Games, with wushu medal hopeful Surya Bhanupratap Singh becoming the latest athlete to be provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).The 30-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir, a 2018 Jakarta Asian Games bronze medallist in the men’s 60kg Sanda, failed an…
‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton suspended; studio says role will be recast. Jim Thornton has been suspended from his announcing duties on the popular American game show ‘Wheel of Fortune’ following allegations that prompted an investigation by Sony Pictures Television.Sony Pictures Television confirmed the development to The Hollywood Reporter, saying Thornton’s position will be…
Image Credit: Cumberland Valley Thomas Mazias’s journey from an 11-year-old Greek orphan washing dishes to the owner of a historic Pennsylvania restaurant is a story of resilience, hard work and family tradition. After arriving in the United States in 1952, Mazias found himself at Hamilton’s Restaurant in Carlisle(Pennsylvania), where he began at the bottom of…
Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva have been going strong since they officially tied the knot in 2018 and share two children, Alexander and James. The couple have been happily married for years now and reside in Silva’s home country, Spain. Here is all that you need to know about Alejandra Silva and her relationship with…
California lawmakers are moving forward with $125 million in state funding to help purchase the former Golden Gate Fields racetrack and transform the roughly 162-acre Bay Area property into a major public waterfront park, according to reporting by Albany Scanner and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as information from the East Bay Regional Park District…
Zendaya’s mother, Claire, confirms that her daughter is on a social media break after celebrating her 30th birthday. The actress thugh still posted a photo on her account along with a caption thanking everyone for their well wishes. (Instagram) Soon after ‘The Odyssey’ star Zendaya celebrated her 30th birthday, her mother, Claire Stoermer, revealed surprising…
Pro-democratic student activist Joshua Wong, on Sept. 2, 2015. (Photo: AP) Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 29, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a national security allegation of collusion with foreign entities, an offence that carries a potential life sentence. Several Western diplomats were present at the hearing.Wong rose to international prominence as a teenage…