NEW DELHI: In 2017, the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress put up a spirited fight in Gujarat and won 77 seats in the BJP bastion and restricted the saffron party from crossing the 100-seat mark for the first time since 1995. However, as elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state inch closer, the Congress campaign doesn’t…Continue Reading

Hours after the unceremonious ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan, his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) claimed that the ex-PM’s aide was raided.  “Dr. Arslan Khalid, former Focal Person to PM on Digital Media has been raided and they have taken all phones from his family” the PTI informed in a tweet, calling it ‘extremely disturbing news.’ Stating that…Continue Reading

Determined to protect her heart, Elizabeth Tadman-Kickham’s fourth pregnancy was clouded by fear and devoid of the celebration that baby — and mom — both deserved.After two miscarriages, Elizabeth Tadman-Kickham struggled to find joy during her pregnancy with her second child, Joy Margaret. (Natalie D’Aoust/Natalie D’Aoust Photography)This is the experience of Elizabeth Tadman-Kickham, an Edmonton…Continue Reading

Police officers stand guard as crime scene investigators check the area where a car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania (Image and Caption: Reuters)Romania also expelled 10 Russian diplomats citing that they were not acting in accordance with international rulesReuters Last Updated:April 06, 2022, 12:13 ISTFOLLOW US ON:A driver died…Continue Reading

For the first time after 32 years since they left the Kashmir Valley, as assertion of their roots, Kashmiri Pandits celebrated the ‘Navreh’ (New Year) festival on Friday along the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar city.According to the Kashmiri Pandit calendar, Navreh is the first day of the new year.Before their exodus, local…Continue Reading

Hundreds of cross-dressed men carry lamps, seeking deity’s blessings Men dolled up as women taking part in the Chamayavilakku ritual to propitiate the deity as part of the annual festival of the Chavara Kottankulangara Devi temple in Kollam on Thursday | Photo Credit: C. SURESHKUMAR Hundreds of cross-dressed men carry lamps, seeking deity’s blessings With…Continue Reading