Category: Events

US President Donald Trump on Friday said there was progress towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war, but said that deep hostility between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to make peace talks difficult.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “Zelensky and Putin hate each other, and it makes it very...

Bangladesh’s long-running Shakib Al Hasan saga has taken another turn, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) actively working towards a potential comeback for the veteran all-rounder, possibly as early as the upcoming home series against Pakistan in March. Batting coach Mohammad Ashraful, however, believes that if Shakib does make his return to international cricket, the...

Gautam Gambhir (PTI) With the Indian Test team going through one of its most turbulent phases in recent times, Gautam Gambhir has found himself under intense scrutiny. The head coach has endured a difficult stretch, highlighted by a 0-2 home Test defeat to South Africa and ODI series losses against Australia and New Zealand. While...

Mumbai: Friday’s sharp slide in silver and gold prices could be due to profit taking by investors post an unprecedented rally that came on the back of the recent strengthening of the dollar against major currencies. For long term investors this could be a time to rebalance their portfolio, with exposure to the two precious...

BENGALURU: The circumstances that led Confident Group owner Roy Chiriankandath Joseph, popularly known as CJ Roy, to take his life are still under investigation, even as his family has blamed income tax officials from Kerala for his death.Roy’s brother, CJ Babu, who owns WhiteGold, told the media that a team of I-T officials from Kerala...

The Justice Department temporarily removed and republished a file that included a spreadsheet summary of complaints made to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center, with references to Jeffrey Epstein and Trump, but there was no indication that the tips were verified, according to the document.The complaints were made over an unspecified time frame. Some of...

CCTV footage BENGALURU: A dog owner was booked by police after his pet attacked a woman out on a morning walk in HSR Layout on January 26. The woman, Shalini Dubey, sustained injuries to her face and neck after the dog attacked her without any provocation and is undergoing treatment.Her husband, Satya Prakash Dubey, filed...

Protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown spread across the United States on Friday, with organisers calling for a nationwide strike under the slogan “no work, no school, no shopping”.The protests were driven by anger over recent fatal shootings linked to immigration enforcement. Public outrage intensified after Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, was shot...

MUMBAI: The decision to appoint Sunetra Pawar as deputy chief minister within days of her husband’s passing is seen as a pre-emptive move aimed at scotching speculation around the NCP’s leadership and the likely contenders to the post. The decision was taken by senior NCP netas and conveyed to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has...

Prayagraj: Allahabad high court took UP Police to task on Friday for what it said were “frequent” instances of cops shooting crime suspects below the knee in the name of encounters and basking in the glow of “social media fame or out-of-turn promotions”.“Such an act is not permissible in the eyes of law, as the...