NEW DELHI: When BJP leader J P Nadda had said in 2023 that “regional parties promoting family and corruption are destined to be wiped out”, no one would have thought that his prophecy would turn true so soon.The last three years have seen many regional satraps not just lose power but also lose their clout....
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Will India finally get plastic banknotes? RBI’s polymer currency plan explained
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the central bank is considering a proposal to introduce polymer currency notes in India, though the idea remains at a preliminary stage and no final decision has been taken yet.Addressing the media after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, Malhotra said, “Polymer note...
Delhi hotel fire:Owner’s past arrest over Indian IDs for Bangladeshis under scanner
NEW DELHI: The owner of the Malviya Nagar hotel where a fire killed 21 people earlier this week had been arrested last year in a case linked to the alleged facilitation of the illegal stay of Bangladeshi nationals in Delhi, police records show, according to news agency PTI.Lovkesh Bajaj, owner of Flourish Stays B&B, is...
Musk tells Jamie Dimon that America faces a catastrophic ‘zero memory fab’ crisis
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recenlty virtually joined an event hosted by CEO Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan’s office in New York. Shared on social media platfrom X, the conversation between the two CEOs ranged from SpaceX’s financial trajectory to bold visions of lunar AI data centers and the looming semiconductor crisis in the United States. While...
‘I was in office that was attacked’: Iran top diplomat Araghchi recalls Khamenei’s ‘martyrdom’
Ali Khamenei; Abbas Araghchi Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday claimed he was inside the office of then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei when it was attacked during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes in Tehran on February 28 that triggered the Middle East conflict.He said that he emerged from the “rubble” fearing for Khamenei’s fate,...
‘Don’t want to burden top leadership’: What Annamalai told BJP in his resignation letter
K Annamalai NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Friday resigned from the party, saying he wanted to start a new “political movement.”He also voiced to end “cult and dynastic” politics. His resignation made the speculations official after days of buzz around his possible exit from the BJP. The development comes a...
‘Front half of the car was under a truck’: Clarke reveals terrifying crash after IPL final
Michael Clarke. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke, who was part of the commentary team, has revealed he was involved in a serious road accident shortly after the IPL 2026 final while heading to the airport, describing the incident as a frightening experience that left him grateful to have...
KL Rahul goes unsold in Maharaja Trophy auction: Here’s why
Photo/screengrab India Test vice-captain KL Rahul went unsold in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 auction on Friday despite being one of the biggest names available.Rahul, who scored 593 runs in 14 matches for Delhi Capitals during IPL 2026, was the second player to come up in the auction. However, none of the six franchises...
PM Modi welcomes AirTrunk’s Rs 3 lakh crore investment plan in India
PM Modi with Robin Khuda NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Blackstone-backed AirTrunk’s proposed investment programme of Rs 3 lakh crore in India by 2030 to expand digital infrastructure capacity, signalling one of the country’s largest proposed investments in data centres, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.He said that the investment...
What makes the S-400 India’s most powerful air defence system and why it matters to Pakistan
An S-400 air defence system The S-400 is the linchpin of the Indian air defence architecture, as was demonstrated during Operation Sindoor. The system can fire a missile at an aircraft as far as 400 kms away and can therefore control vast swathes of airspace. The system was able to shoot down a large Pakistani...
