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Abhishek Banerjee NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday alleged that a BJP supporter carrying weapons attempted to target the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, at Kolkata airport, describing the incident as a possible attempt on his life.In a post on social media, the party claimed that a “BJP Bengal goon armed with...

File photo European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday defended his office’s recent diplomatic outreach to the Kremlin, saying the European Union needs direct communication channels with Russia even though the time for peace negotiations over Ukraine has not yet arrived.Speaking after a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, Costa said maintaining contact with Moscow...

Trump-Meloni (Image credit: AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: In the high-stakes theater of global diplomacy, world leaders are accustomed to dealing with classified cables, complicated negotiations, and delicate treaties. What they are generally unprepared for is a US President who treats international summits like an episode of The Apprentice.The latest geopolitical casualty of Donald Trump’s...

While the NDA turned the tables on the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand and won an extra Rajya Sabha seat, in Karnataka, the Congress outmanoeuvred the BJP to defeat JD(S) candidate in the state council elections. NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand and the Legislative Council polls in Karnataka had one thing in common...

Protesters took out a large torchlight procession (ANI) Hindu groups in Dhaka on Friday held a major protest over the alleged desecration of a picture of Lord Ram in northern Bangladesh.The protesters demanded the arrest of those responsible and carried out a large torchlight procession, chanting “Jai Shri Ram.”The photograph was allegedly vandalised during a...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have not confirmed their wedding date or venue amid new reports about a private surprise for the Kansas City Chiefs star. (Image via Getty) Taylor Swift does not do anything halfway, and her overnight session at Electric Lady Studios in New York on June 16 into the early hours of...

The setback to the peace process came even as Trump is being pilloried by critics at home – including Republican lawmakers and conservative podcasters, not to speak of Israel and its supporters – for the 14-point US-Iran MoU that is being dubbed a “surrender document.” TOI correspondent from Washington: The White House on Friday postponed...

Dipke questioned the government’s handling of the NEET controversy and renewed his criticism of the education system amid continuing concerns over paper leaks and student welfare. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has criticised the Centre’s decision to temporarily block Telegram ahead of the NEET re-examination, comparing the move to shutting down...

Representative Image Amazon is no longer involved with “Artificial,” the upcoming film based on events surrounding the life of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The tech giant has confirmed that the project will move to another studio despite having previously backed the production. In a statement to Puck, Amazon said it believes “that Artificial will be...

Uddhav Thackeray was addressing the party leaders and workers on the 60th foundation day of Shiv Sena. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday made an emotional appeal to party workers amid a fresh rebellion in the party, saying he was ready to step down as party chief if supporters...