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File photo NEW DELHI: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), during the Director General-level talks with BSF here that concluded Thursday, raised the alleged pushback of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants into its side of the border, complaining that the legal and diplomatic protocols were not being followed. However the BSF drew BGB’s attention to the nearly 3,000...

Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: With the rebel TMC faction claiming to have secured the signatures of 19 Lok Sabha MPs pledging support to BJP-led NDA govt , the governing alliance is looking to further boost its numbers to get closer to the two-third mark in Lok Sabha by drawing support from members of more parties...

NEW DELHI: Rain and thunderstorms could steal the spotlight when India take on Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.While Shubman Gill’s India will begin their preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup after a crushing innings-and-300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in...

Rebels claim 19 MPs in ‘real TMC’ fight, set to meet Speaker NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Rebel TMC LS members plan to meet Speaker Om Birla Monday to seek recognition as the “real TMC” parliamentary group, dissident Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Basunia said Friday, prompting strong reactions from the faction led by party chief Mamata Banerjee.“The...

Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has said he can vouch for DMK that it will stand with the opposition to defend the “idea of India”, in a rare remark about the ally that Congress junked in Tamil Nadu after the recent state elections.He briefly referred to DMK...

Neymar will miss FIFA World Cup 2026 opener between Brazil and Morocco due to a calf injury suffered in May. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the forward is recovering well and could return next week. Neymar has not played for Brazil since 2023. Brazil begin their Group C campaign under pressure as they chase their...

Supreme Court to hear Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s writ on RS nomination rejection NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday dismissed Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s petition challenging rejection of her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh, refusing to carve out an exception from the judicially well-settled principle that bars courts from entertaining election disputes after...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over shortages of two critical cancer medicines, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has approved a 50% hike in ceiling prices of Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections, citing escalating raw material costs and supply concerns.The regulator has also revised prices of anti-tetanus immunoglobulin and three key childhood vaccines to ensure their continued...

SpaceX made a blockbuster debut on the Nasdaq on Friday, with its shares surging 19 per cent and pushing the company’s valuation beyond $2 trillion. The rally elevated SpaceX to the position of the sixth-largest publicly traded company in the United States and helped make founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.Investor demand was strong...

File photo NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced a set of candidate-friendly changes for the June 21 NEET-UG 2026 retest, extending the overall examination window from 180 minutes to 195 minutes and increasing the number of rough-work pages in the question booklet.The retest comes after cancellation of the May 3 exam following...