Bollywood enjoys a massive global fanbase, but it’s not every day that a senior international politician openly declares his love for it. Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has done just that—and how. ‘I am a big Shah Rukh Khan fan’ During a chat on the Indian Link podcast, Burke got straight to the point….
The cost of crude has been averaging $105.4 a barrel so far in May. Brent crude hovered at nearly $100 a barrel on Friday, while the Indian oil basket was priced at $99.69 a barrel. The rupee cost has shot up further due to the currency weakening against the dollar. “Oil companies are purchasing costlier…
NASA confirmed Mike Fincke of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission needed a medical evacuation from the International Space Station. NASA described the situation as non-emergency, yet important enough to end the mission about a month early. The key issue was access to advanced medical imaging not available in orbit. The result was the first dedicated medical evacuation…
Roja Selvamani, who became a leading actress in Tamil cinema during the 1990s, is now proudly celebrating a major achievement in her daughter’s life. Roja made her acting debut with the film Chembaruthi in 1992 and later acted alongside top stars like Rajinikanth, Sarathkumar, and Karthik in several successful films.After reducing her appearances in cinema…
Spirituality is becoming more personalized and experimental but two ancient concepts from the Indian astrological tradition, Kuladevatha and Ishta Devatha, still matter. Both types of divine relationship are said to affect not only faith, but also one’s life journey and inner development. What is Kuladevata? The Kuladevatha (or Kuladeivam in South India) is the family…
US stocks drifted lower on Thursday as a selloff in Nvidia weighed on the broader market, even as most shares posted gains.The S&P 500 fell 0.6 per cent, extending the week’s volatility driven by optimism and unease surrounding the artificial intelligence boom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 77 points, or 0.2 per cent, while…
Alfred Nobel (Image: Wikipedia) Love, feelings and human connection have always been some of the most complicated aspects of life. For centuries, philosophers, scientists, writers and thinkers have sought to explain why people feel affection, attachment, trust or distance. Alfred Nobel made a very thoughtful remark on this point when he said, “A heart can…
Mark Hamill remains one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars. Best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, Hamill has spent decades in the entertainment industry, earning admiration for both his performances and his thoughtful outlook on life. One of his most memorable quotes speaks about how true heroism comes not from physical…
Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta. NEW DELHI: Extraordinary courtroom reverence shown worldwide by lawyers to judges has afflicted some judges with a false sense of divinity, turning a few ‘My Lords’ into bullies, senior advocate and solicitor general Tushar Mehta says in his upcoming book — a take that avoids contempt but may still…
Rupee began its last trading session of the week in red, falling 45 paise against the US dollar to 94.67 in early trade as rising crude oil prices and fresh tensions around the Strait of Hormuz dragged down market sentiment. Opening at 94.58 in the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency slipped further as…