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Published on: Nov 05, 2025 01:07 pm IST Shashi Tharoor gave his nod for approval for Zohran Mamdani for quoting Nehru after winning the New York mayoral election. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday congratulated filmmaker Mira Nair after her son, Zohran Mamdani, won the race for New York mayor. Shashi Tharoor congratulated Mira Nair and her brothers for Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral election win. “Warmest congratulations to my old friend @MiraPagliNair on her son @ZohranKMamdani’s spectacular victory and to his uncles, my Stephanian friends Vicky and Gautam Nair, for their nephew’s triumph!” Tharoor wrote on X. The Indian parliamentarian…

Combination image of Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios | Photo Credit: Reuters, AP Women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka will take on Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios in a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ exhibition match in Dubai on December 28, organisers announced on Tuesday.Sabalenka will face Kyrgios in a modern rendition of tennis icon Billie Jean King’s 1973 showdown with fellow American Bobby Riggs, which turned out to be a watershed moment for both tennis and the women’s movement.Played in Houston’s Astrodome, some 90 million tuned in worldwide to watch King storm to a straight sets victory which propelled the fight…

Indian political leaders on Wednesday congratulated Democratic leader Zohran Mamdani on his victory in the New York City mayoral elections, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo in a battle where even the President openly voiced out against him. Mamdani, 33, defeated former NYC governor Andrew Cuomo to win in the mayoral elections.(REUTERS) Mamdani, 34, defeated former NYC governor Andrew Cuomo, who was contesting as an Independent in the race, to win the polls. Following his victory, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor extended his wishes to the Democrat candidate, with a screenshot from New York Times saying ‘Mamdani’s improbable run ends in victory.’…

File picture of the toy train on its way to Mathera from Aman lodge near Neral, in Maharashtra | Photo Credit: Vibhav Birwatkar The heritage narrow gauge train between the popular Matheran hill station and Neral town in Raigad district near Mumbai is set to resume service from Thursday (November 6, 2025), officials said. As a precautionary measure, the train services between Neral and Matheran were suspended from June to October, though the shuttle services between Aman Lodge, near the hill station’s entry post, and Dasturi point continued to operate, they said. Matheran, a small hill station near Mumbai that…

India stands together, distinctly on its feet with its sound and strong macroeconomic fundamentals, and it will soon become the third-largest economy, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Stating that people outside may bully or call India as a “dead economy”, but India’s numbers speak for itself, she said, adding that those strengths are helping the country to make sure to speak up, take a stand or defend itself.Speaking at the Delhi School of Economics, Sitharaman also exhorted the students and the researchers there to read and analyse data to bridge the gap between research and governance with…

Published on: Nov 05, 2025 10:56 am IST Ghazala Hashmi, born in Hyderabad, India, has made history as the first Indian-origin Muslim woman to hold any US statewide office. Ghazala Hashmi has etched her name in history as the first Indian-origin Muslim woman to become a Lieutenant Governor in the United States. The 61-year-old, who beat Republican John Reid in the Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial race, campaigned on promises to confront the Trump administration, according to CNN. The 61-year-old, who beat Republican John Reid in the Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial race.(Instagram/Ghazala Hashmi) As per her website, Ghazala Hashmi is the first Muslim…

Astronomers have identified the largest and most distant flare from a black hole, which originated from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) J2245+3743, located 10 billion light-years from Earth.The black hole was first observed in 2018 by the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) ‘s Palomar Observatory, and by the Caltech-led Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey, also funded by NSF. The team’s findings, released in the journal Nature Astronomy on Tuesday, November 4, suggest that similar occurrences may be taking place throughout the universe,…

Democrat Mikie Sherrill has defeated her Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli to be elected as the next and second woman governor of New Jersey on Tuesday. In what has been a big night for Democrats, Zohran Mamdani has been elected the mayor of New York City and Abigail Spanberger also picked up a comfortable win in Virginia’s governor race. Mikie Sherrill is a Navy veteran and four-term representative from northern New Jersey.(Getty Images via AFP) Follow New York mayor election live updates here.Sherrill’s win adds to the sweeping performance by Democrats, who have largely been kept out of power in Washington…

Out-of-favour Bangladesh women’s cricket star Jahanara Alam has raised serious allegations against the national board and captain Nigar Sultana Joty following their recent ODI World Cup campaign. Speaking to Bangladesh-based newspaper Kaler Kantha, the 32-year-old Alam said that the current captain Joty “beats up” junior cricketers in the team “a lot.” A veteran of 52 ODIs and 83 T20Is for Bangladesh, Alam last featured for Bangladesh against Ireland in December 2024 and was subsequently dropped from the side. Story continues below this ad “This is nothing new. Joty beats up the juniors a lot. Even during this World Cup, the…

Consumer giant Kimberly-Clark has agreed to buy Kenvue, the parent company of embattled brand Tylenol, for nearly $49 billion. But what does this mean for consumers and shareholders? MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Walk into any store, a bottle of Tylenol will cost you a few bucks. We also know the price tag for the company that makes Tylenol – almost $49 billion. Consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark said Monday it was buying Kenvue, which makes Tylenol and also Band-Aids and Listerine. Why is this deal happening now, especially after President Trump said, quote, “taking Tylenol is not good”? Trump blames the drug…