A California court has struck down parts of the state’s landmark Diwali holiday law, less than a year after the festival was officially recognised as a state holiday, according to the Hindu American Foundation (HAF).The ruling centres on how the legislation described Diwali’s religious significance, rather than its broader aim of allowing students and employees…
Content creator Apoorva Makhija opened up about one of the most difficult chapters of her life while speaking on Lock Upp Season 2. Looking back at the aftermath of the India’s Got Latent controversy, she revealed that she had struggled with suicidal thoughts and said fellow creator Sufi Motiwala was the one person who stood…
Researchers found skeletons and parts of skeletons in shallow graves. (Picture: ArU SAS) Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered the remains of a large Roman military camp that may have been used by the army of Emperor Marcus Aurelius during wars against Germanic tribes nearly 1,850 years ago. The discovery is unusual not only because of…
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has taken the wraps off one of its biggest product offensives in recent years, unveiling an expanded portfolio of 10 two-wheelers for the Indian market. The new line-up includes seven all-new models and three updated models with fresh colour options, spanning multiple segments including scooters, roadsters, cruisers, adventure motorcycles,…
George Kitter shared a few details about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, revealing that he attended the event at Madison Square Garden along with his wife, his parents, and his mother-in-law, as all of them are close to the Kelce and Swift families. (Instagram) Many NFL stars attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding ceremony…
Joe Root is set to return as England’s Test captain, with his second spell in charge likely to continue through next summer’s home Ashes series against Australia, The Athletic reported on Friday.England’s search for a new Test captain following Ben Stokes‘ retirement from international cricket now appears set to end with Root returning to the…
Construction work at Spaanskasteelplein in Ghent has uncovered the remains of a medieval neighbourhood that had been buried for nearly five centuries beneath the site of the city’s former Spanish Castle. The excavation has revealed a cemetery holding more than 200 skeletons, stone church foundations, military quarters, household objects and organic material preserved inside an…
Tuvalu is one of the least visited countries on earth. A single airline, Fiji Airways, operates the only scheduled flights in and out, connecting the capital atoll of Funafuti to Fiji a few times a week, and there is no other way to reach the country by air. The entire nation is made up of…
After decades of charging only a one-time fee for undersea cables along its coast, the Oregon Department of State Lands have recently begun discussing a new opportunity for tax revenue. Now, the state is set to charge cable operators a one-time fee for cable installations within three miles of its coastline and will be using…
NEW DELHI: India’s judo campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has suffered another setback. A day after 73kg judoka Arun Kumar was ruled out after failing a dope test, CWG silver medallist Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the Glasgow Games after coming under scrutiny over alleged whereabouts failures.TimesofIndia.com spoke to Judo Federation…