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Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Harold Terens will marry his 96-year-old fiancee Saturday in the French town of Carentan-les-Marais, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place a few kilometres away. Terens’s wedding to Jeanne Swerlin on Saturday will be followed by a celebration “with his loved ones, in a small group”, said Sarah Pasquier, the town hall’s representative for D-Day commemorations. “We are very honoured that Mr. Terens has chosen to get married here, in Carentan, where in June 1944 the meeting of Allied troops from the landings at Utah and…
Is there something magical about Seat 30 in Row 20 of Section 252 at the T20 World Cup stadium in East Meadow? The ticket for that seat for Sunday’s India-Pakistan match has been listed for $175,400 (Rs 1.46 crore) on the resale market, Stubhub, where tickets for entertainment and sports events can be legally sold with markups. It doesn’t mean that the ticket will be sold at that price – it’s just the price that the seller wants. Compounding the mystery of that high price, tickets in adjacent rows in Section 252, were listed for far less: $693 in Row…
The decision to invite seven regional heads of state to the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA has been made to consolidate ties with nations that lie at the heart of Delhi’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy. Though unspoken, ‘Neighbourhood First’ aims to ward off an increasingly expansionist China, whose ‘String of Pearls’ policy looks to dominate the Indian Ocean region through aggressive promotion of infrastructure projects and the establishment of naval bases and ports. Heads of state from Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Bangladesh have begun arriving in New Delhi ahead of Sunday evening’s ceremony. Significantly, neither China nor…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take oath, as too will members of his new cabinet, tomorrow evening at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in the national capital. He will be the first three-term Prime Minister since Congress stalwart Jawaharlal Nehru. A three-layered security has been put in place at Rashtrapati Bhawan where he will be administered oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu. Officials said commandos from Delhi Police’s SWAT and NSG will be deployed around the venue and other strategic locations as Delhi remains on high alert for the event. Police have declared the national capital a no-fly zone, banning the…
The Ministry of Education held a press conference today addressing the controversies of paper leak and the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024. Maintaining that the exam was conducted with brief integrity and fair procedure, K Sanjay Murthy, secretary, Higher Education, assured that there was no compromise in administering the medical entrance exam. Answering a question on whether the NTA would conduct the NEET UG 2024 for the second time, Mr Murthy responded, “A committee has been formed to analyse the issue of the irregularities. Nearly 23 lakh students appeared in the exam. Of these, only…
The Janata Dal (United) will be getting two portfolios in the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources within the party said. The party has proposed the name of two senior leaders – Lalan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur. Lalan Singh was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bihar’s Munger, while Ram Nath Thakur is a Rajya Sabha MP. Mr Thakur is the son of Bharat Ratna receipient Karpoori Thakur. The decision was taken at a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting to decide on the cabinet berths ahead of the government’s swearing-in tomorrow. According to sources, Nitish Kumar’s…
Aditi Rao Hydari seems to still be caught up in the Cannes fever, even though the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has concluded. She’s still serving us some stunning off-the-red carpet looks, and this time, it’s a Bibbojaan extravaganza. The actress, who checked into the French Riviera last month, recently shared pictures from her first appearance in Cannes this year which happens to be a “lategram” (in Aditi’s words). She channelled her inner Bibbojaan and how. Aditi wore a golden gharara. Her outfit comprised a kurta paired with a matching lehenga.Captioning the post on Instagram, Aditi Rao Hydari…
Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today defended his close aide, VK Pandian, against mounting criticism. “There has been some criticism of Mr Pandian. This is unfortunate,” Mr Patnaik stated, addressing the swirling speculations and allegations aimed at Mr Pandian, a bureaucrat-turned-politician who has been a linchpin in the Patnaik administration. Mr Patnaik was unequivocal in dispelling rumours about Mr Pandian’s political ambitions and his potential as a successor. “I would like to say that Mr Pandian has also worked and helped in health, education, sports, and our programme of temple restoration. Mr Pandian joined the party but has not…
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil started his fast unto death today as indicated by him in April this year. According to officials, the Police have not permitted him for the indefinite fast. Mr Patil said that if the Maratha reservation is not provided this time, he will contest the Maharashtra Assembly elections that are expected to take place in October later this year. Earlier in April this year, Mr Patil said that he would go on a hunger strike if the state government did not resolve the Maratha reservation issue by June 4. He had criticized both the ruling…
Veteran actor Farida Jalal, who starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi recently, in an interview talked about her co-star from the show Sharmin Segal being trolled. Farida Jalal told India Today, “I am not happy about this. People should be kind. I don’t think her character needed to be very boisterous, and loud. That was not her role. What were you expecting?” The film veteran added, “Perhaps, what you thought you would see her character doing, you didn’t. But that’s okay. Why should one be rude to her? She is a poet, and she falls in love with Taj and…