Pete Hegseth has apparently declared a war on beards US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reportedly frustrated to find multiple sailors sporting beards during a visit to a Navy ship last month, prompting a push from Pentagon leadership to enforce stricter grooming standards even as US-Iran tensions escalated.Hegseth left the ship wondering whether the Pentagon…
Shah Rukh Khan has become the sole owner of the Delhi residence where he and wife Gauri Khan began their married life. The actor has acquired the second and third floors of the property in South Delhi’s upscale Panchsheel Park, adding to the basement and first floor that he already owned. The property carries deep…
Brazil star Vinicius Jr has broken his silence following the heartbreaking exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sharing an emotional message with supporters after their Round of 16 defeat to Norway. The five-time world champions saw their World Cup campaign come to an end after a narrow 2-1 loss to Norway, leaving Vinicius devastated…
For years, scientists thought Greenland sharks were basically blind. These deep-sea creatures live in the freezing dark waters of the Arctic and often have parasites clinging to their eyes, so it seemed obvious that their vision was pretty much gone. But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Irvine, says that assumption…
New Delhi: Sports Injury Centre (SIC) at Safdarjung Hospital and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen sports medicine, injury management and research for Indian athletes.The partnership will combine SIC’s clinical expertise with SAI’s nationwide athlete network to provide integrated care covering injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and…
The 11.4km east-west Metro 1 corridor, operational since 2014, carries more than 5 lakh commuters every day Mumbai: Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), the operator of Mumbai’s Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro 1, has secured a major debt restructuring agreement that will reduce its debt burden by more than Rs 1,100 crore, with the insolvency proceedings against…
Bengaluru: As part of its efforts to make Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) more transparent, accountable and citizen-friendly, the agency transferred 10 officials — primarily from its legal department—through an order issued on July 3.Officials said the reshuffle is aimed at curbing corruption by rotating personnel who had remained in the same positions for several years,…
Rain clouds hang over Chennai’s skyline. Chennai: Cloud cover kept daytime temperatures in check on Friday, a day after intense evening thunderstorms brought relief from the summer heat. Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 34.2°C and 35.3°C, around 1.4°C and 0.5°C below normal. While IMD forecast light rain and a slight rise in daytime temperatures on Saturday,…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao demanded the Congress govt to stop political vendetta against Kaleshwaram project and immediately operate the Kannepalli pump house and fill Yellampalli, Annapurna reservoir, Ranganayaka Sagar, Mallanna Sagar and all other reservoirs by fully utilising available Godavari waters. He accused the Congress govt of deliberately allowing Telangana’s Godavari waters to…
Kolkata: The CID team probing the encounter death of rape-murder accused Prabash Mondal questioned the investigating officer of Baruipour Police on Friday in the presence of forensic experts.The CID team took the IO to the spot, where the latter had taken Prabash on Wednesday late night to reconstruct the rape-and -murder, so that they can…
