No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Centre

April 05, 2024 10:19 am | Updated 10:19 am IST - New Delhi The Union government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday, April 5, 2024. "Since July last year, rice has not …...Read More

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse welcome first child

Model and singer Suki Waterhouse has confirmed the birth of her first child with Twilight star Robert Pattinson. The British star, 32, shared a Polaroid of her cradling her child, who was wrapped up in a blanket adorned with love hearts. "Welcome to the world angel," she wrote on Instagram, …...Read More

55 competitors were featured in WrestleMania 39: Where are they now?

WrestleMania 40 is nearly here with Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns set to main-event each night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday and Sunday. Reigns defeated Rhodes to retain the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship on Night 2 of WrestleMania 39, albeit with a little help from The Bloodline. …...Read More

Bianca Belair hypes WrestleMania 40 ahead of major tag match: 'It's our Super Bowl'

For three-time women’s champion Bianca Belair, the feeling of WrestleMania never gets old. Belair will enter her fourth WrestleMania on Saturday night when she teams with Naomi and Jade Cargill to take on Damage CTRL members Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane and Asuka in a six-woman tag-team match to potentially put …...Read More

Elections that shaped India | The rise of the Telugu Desam Party

April 05, 2024 10:00 am | Updated 11:27 am IST “Telugu Vaari Atma Gauravam” (self respect of the Telugu people) — this was the clarion call of the Telugu Desam Party, founded by beloved Telugu superstar Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao in March 1982, purportedly to counter the self-respect of the …...Read More

Echoes from the Mizo hills | Review of ‘If I Have to be a Soldier’ by Nikhil J. Alva

April 05, 2024 09:33 am | Updated 09:35 am IST March 5, 1966. Screaming fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) — Dassault Ouragan (Toofanis) and British Hunters — strafed Aizawl, now Mizoram’s capital, using machine guns to fire at the densely populated town, dropping scores of incendiary bombs. …...Read More

Solar eclipse: New York pumps up police force for big crowds, warns criminals will 'get caught'

As eclipse chasers prepare their trip to the path of totality, law enforcement and local governments in western New York are working behind the scenes to maintain order amid the astrological craze. At least a half million revelers – perhaps even a million – are expected in the area, primarily …...Read More

Ex-WWE superstar Natalie Eva Marie talks about troubled past, addiction, maintaining her sobriety

Former WWE superstar Natalie Eva Marie dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player, but poor decisions led her down a dark path of addiction and alcohol abuse. In an interview on "OutKick The Morning" with host Charly Arnolt, Marie spoke about her past struggles and the pivotal moment that she …...Read More

Meet the American who led 77 Minutemen against 700 Redcoats at Battle of Lexington: Captain John Parker

Captain John Parker and 77 armed Americans stood on Lexington Common on what revolutionary Samuel Adams proclaimed "a glorious morning for America." It was April 19, 1775. The "shot heard ‘round the world," as Ralph Waldo Emerson later called it, was about to ignite the American Revolution and change world …...Read More

Israel-Iran tensions rising as IDF pauses leave for all combat units: 'More alert, more ready'

Tensions between Iran and Israel continue to ratchet up following the strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) canceling leave for troops and Tehran vowing "revenge" for the attack. "We [have been] dealing with Iran since the 7th of October, and [on] every single …...Read More