Two stabbed inside Canada gurdwara
Edmonton, Aug 22 (IANS) Two men were stabbed inside a gurdwara in Canada’s Alberta province after a man allegedly disrupted morning prayers ahead of a wedding ceremony, police and community representatives said. The attack occurred at the Nanaksar…
Two-day BRICS Youth and Sports Ministers’ Meetings to be held in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Aug 22 (IANS) India will host the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, starting Saturday, under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026. The two-day meetings will be attended by…
BJP to hold key organisational meetings in Delhi today
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to hold a series of important organisational meetings in the national capital on Saturday, bringing together its newly appointed national office-bearers and senior state-level leadership. The…
US Supreme Court temporarily allows White House ballroom construction to continue
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Friday (US local time) temporarily allowed the construction of a White House ballroom to continue. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay that freezes lower court rulings that would have…
Iran’s FM says Washington’s anti-Tehran economic operation doomed to fail
Tehran, Aug 22 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the US anti-Iran economic operation is doomed to fail like its other coercive measures against the country. “14 years ago: ‘Most crippling sanctions in…
Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra throws season-best 88.05m but finishes second in Lausanne
Lausanne, Aug 22 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the 2026 season but once again came up short against Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, finishing second at the Lausanne Diamond League on Saturday. Chopra briefly took the lead in the…
Michelle Pfeiffer issues clarification on ‘ridiculous’ rumour of her retirement from movies
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS) Hollywood actress Michelle Pfeiffer has categorically denied rumours of her hanging up her acting boots. The actress, 68, recently appeared on the chat show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’, and told the show host that…
Harshvardhan Rane: Every film changes an actor’s life
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in ‘Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat’, has shared that an actor’s life changes with every film. The actor attended the launch of a jewellery brand in the city on Friday, where he spoke with the…
Raja Krishnamoorthi PAC puts $100,000 into races
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s political organisation is contributing $100,000 to Democratic candidates and causes as he prepares to sit out a November election for the first time in nearly a decade.…
Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett emerges top candidate for UN Secretary General in informal UNSC poll
United Nations, Aug 22 (IANS) Former Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett emerged as the top contender for Secretary-generalship in a straw poll held on Friday by the Security Council to gauge the support for the eight candidates, according…