DK Shivakumar is set to finally take over as Karnataka chief minister after Siddaramaiah resigned from the top post on Thursday, marking the culmination of a decades-long political journey for the Congress leader who rose through the ranks as the party’s trusted troubleshooter and mass leader in the state.Supporters of DK Shivakumar celebrated outside his...
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Gujarat student stabbed to death in Canada; family informed after 12 days
AHMEDABAD: A 22-year-old student from Gujarat was allegedly stabbed to death in Canada’s Niagara region near the US border, leaving her family in Anand district devastated. The deceased was identified as Vidhi Kalpeshbhai Megha, a native of Borsad town in Anand district. Vidhi had been living in Canada for the last four years for higher...
IMD forecasts heatwave relief in North India; storms, strong winds likely
Heatwave conditions likely to ease over the next 3 days NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a major in weather conditions across Northwest India, with heatwave conditions likely to ease over the next three days due to the impact of western disturbances and easterly winds and incoming easterly winds. The weather agency...
Sooryavanshi’s three-word post goes viral after his brutal knock against SRH
RR vs SRH Qualifier 2: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shines as Rajasthan beats Hyderabad in Indian Premier League eliminator. (photo/AP) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took to social media and posted a three-word message on his instagram account following his match-winning heroics in the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.The left-hander put on a brilliant display of six-hitting...
‘High command asked me’: Karnataka’s longest-serving CM Sidda resigns
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah resigned from his post on Thursday after months of speculation, paving the way for his deputy DK Shivakumar for the top post.Prabhu Shankar, special secretary to governor, said, “I have received the resignation of Siddaramaiah (as the CM), but only the Governor can accept it after he returns.” Governor...
‘Will never happen’: North Korea rejects Quad’s call for denuclearisation
File photo: Kim Jong Un North Korea on Thursday strongly condemned the Quad nations’ joint statement calling for the “complete denuclearisation” of Pyongyang, declaring that it would “never” abandon its nuclear weapons programme.The sharp response came days after the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping, India, the US, Japan and Australia, reiterated their commitment to...
US DHS update: India Per-Country EB-2 category limit reached
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that all available Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) immigrant visas for applicants from India have been issued for fiscal year 2026. In its latest update, the DHS said that embassies and consulates will no longer issue EB-2 visas to Indian applicants for the rest of the current...
‘Get out of my country’: Indian-origin couple racially abused in US; viral video sparks outrage
An Indian-origin couple in the United States were subjected to a racist verbal attack by a local man who later posted the encounter online, triggering widespread outrage on social media over anti-immigrant abuse and xenophobia.The incident, which has since gone viral, was shared on X by the man who filmed the interaction himself. The clip...
Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at 91
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US arsenal depleted? Restocking THAAD, Tomahawk & Patriot missiles could take years
Tomahawks missile The nearly 39-day Iran war has triggered fresh concerns inside Washington over the state of America’s high-end weapons stockpiles, with a new analysis warning that several critical missile systems heavily used during the conflict may take years to rebuild.A report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that while...
