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LuLu airlifts Indian fresh produce into UAE to help keep supermarket shelves stocked / Image: file As aviation disruptions ripple across parts of the Middle East, dedicated cargo flights are flying fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable foods into the UAE to ensure supermarket shelves remain stocked. Retailers have begun arranging special shipments of produce…

Arundhati Roy would like to be the Madonna and the Mahatma and the Mandela of a wretched place called India, a land without justice. The trouble is, the overwhelming incompatibility of her text and the context of her italicised anger makes her dissent a lone act in moral vaudeville. ISSUE DATE: Nov 8, 2010 |…

3 min readMumbaiMar 7, 2026 10:14 AM IST In recent days, Karan Aujla has been trending after his Holi-special concert in Mumbai faced severe backlash from fans over mismanagement issues. Social media was flooded with reels and comments, prompting Aujla to address the situation himself. In an Instagram story, he indicated plans to make it…

4 min readMar 7, 2026 07:02 AM IST First published on: Mar 7, 2026 at 07:02 AM IST By Rajitha Chandrasekar Have you noticed the familiar vocabulary of Women’s Day? Women are described as the backbone of families, the pillar of the household, the quiet strength behind everything. Sometimes they are the glue, the engine,…

The Vijayanagara empire dominated the geopolitical landscape of the Deccan from the 14th to the 16th centuries before its destruction and abandonment. Vijayanagara, which means the City of Victory, continues into our times with the ruins at Hampi, now a World Heritage Site of immense cultural significance and newfound interest. The book City of Victory: Hampi…

For a moment, Ireland threatened to run off into the night. After Jacob Stockdale ended his five-year wait for an international try, Ireland celebrated a second try against Wales just 10 minutes into Friday’s Six Nations game when Jack Conan crashed over. But the home support’s excitement at the possibility of a thumping turned to…

विश्व चैंपियन डी गुकेश ने प्राग इंटरनेशनल शतरंज महोत्सव के मास्टर्स वर्ग के नौवें और अंतिम दौर में स्पेन के डेविड एंटोन गुइजारो को हराकर जीत का सूखा खत्म किया। भारतीय ग्रैंडमास्टर अरविंद चिदंबरम ने चेक गणराज्य के डेविड नवारा को हराकर संयुक्त दूसरा स्थान हासिल कर समापन किया। टूर्नामेंट में पहले लगातार ड्रॉ और…

3 min readMar 6, 2026 11:09 PM IST The United States said it will allow “our friends in India” to take Russian oil already at sea near southern Asia, refine it, and release the supply into the market to ease pressure on global oil flows during the ongoing West Asia conflict. The move follows a…

Canada has launched a programme to transition skilled temporary foreign workers to permanent residence, immigration minister Lena Metlege Diab confirmed, amid concerns that rising numbers of migrants are running out of legal status.The programme aims to grant permanent status to 33,000 workers in in-demand sectors over two years. It was first announced in November, but…

The U.S. team of researchers analysed the medical records of more than 600,000 people with type 2 diabetes in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ healthcare database who took either GLP-1s or an older kind of diabetes drug |Image used representational purpose only | Photo Credit: zimmytws Taking a new generation of weight-loss medication is…