BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has moved to allay concerns over accommodation and logistical arrangements for the Indian cricket squads at the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with secretary Devajit Saikia insisting there is no immediate issue but promising that the board will step in…
Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has opened up about his children, Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar, and reflected on their upbringing, values and professional journeys. In a recent interview, Javed gave much of the credit for their formative years to his former wife, Honey Irani, while maintaining that both Farhan and Zoya built their…
All about Dolly Parton and Carl Dean’s 75-acre Tennessee property (Image Credit: Instagram) For someone who spent most of her life in the spotlight, Dolly Parton knew the value of having a place that felt completely private. In 1972, Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, bought a sprawling 75-acre property in Brentwood, Tennessee and built…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains a mention of deathThe Punjabi entertainment industry has been left shocked by the death of singer and lyricist Baljeet Singh. The artist was reportedly found dead at his residence in Ludhiana, with police launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The incident has sent shockwaves through the local…
Fahadh Faasil has an interesting line-up of projects across Malayalam and Tamil cinema, and the actor-producer has now offered an update on one of his much-awaited Tamil collaborations. During his recent visit to Chennai for the Tamil promotional event of ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’, Fahadh revealed that his upcoming film with ‘Meiyazhagan’ director Prem Kumar is…
Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at…
Although the flat was jointly owned by the husband and wife, the tax officer added the entire Rs 34.8 lakh difference to the husband’s income. You buy a house jointly with your wife. When you register it the stamp duty value is higher, and the Income Tax Department decides to place the full tax liability…
Indian Redditor shares feelings of being denied Canadian PR At a time when the waiting line for a US Green Card is only getting longer, the situation in Canada is not very different either as a Redditor’s post on coming back to India has gone viral. The Redditor came to Canada in 2023 and has…
Judy Dobles collected moss near Cumming Nature Center that led to the discovery of a new tardigrade species. (Photo: Finger Lakes Public Radio) Judy Dobles, a retired worker from Kodak’s finance department, was walking a trail at the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s Cumming Nature Center in Naples, New York, when she made a discovery…
Rescuers help a migrant disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) At least five African migrants died after a boat carrying more than 100 people ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean while attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities…