Category: Events

JAIPUR: CBI on Tuesday took over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probe after Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) said “paper leak mafia” had sold a leaked question paper disguised as a “guess paper” – containing all 90 biology and 45 chemistry questions from the May 3 exam – for Rs 10 lakh to Rs...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A meme joking that voters would now receive a “summons” from the Congress high command to decide the state’s new chief minister said it all. The weeklong suspense has spilled far beyond the Delhi consultations, with memes, trolls, online polls and sarcastic commentary turning the leadership tussle into an internet festival.While the race is...

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that China provided tech assistance to Pakistan in the military conflict that followed India’s Op Sindoor last year, the govt urged China to introspect about the likely reputational cost of backing terrorist infrastructure. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the reports had only corroborated what was already known.“Operation Sindoor...

The sports world is deeply saddened today by the sudden passing of Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke at the age of 29. While official tributes from the NBA and the Grizzlies organization have focused on Clarke’s “gentle soul” and his impact as a teammate, a closer look at the weeks leading up to his death...

Rahul Dev recently opened up about the difficult time following the death of his brother, actor Mukul Dev, and called out the insensitive behaviour of some sections of the media during the funeral proceedings.Mukul Dev passed away on May 23, 2025, following a brief illness and a period in the ICU. He was 54. The...

SRINAGAR: PDP’s Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, Tuesday blamed the governing NC for the suspension of her social media accounts, alleging that the party was acting in collusion with the BJP to target its critics.“X has withheld my account. Usually, they send an email, but in my case, there has...

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president and former Union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday joined the debate over whether liquor should be banned in Jammu and Kashmir, saying his father, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, had refused to impose such a ban in 1977 as it generated substantial revenue for the UT (which was then a state).While Farooq...

JAMMU: The Army foiled Tuesday an infiltration attempt in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of J&K’s Poonch by killing a terrorist along the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.“Acting on specific inputs, troops noticed suspicious movements around 300 metres inside the Indian side of LoC around 4pm during sustained surveillance operations,” an official said.The troops engaged...

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will host his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday for bilateral talks, hoping to address some of India’s concerns related to energy and connectivity. While the ministers have spoken on multiple occasions since the conflict in the West Asia region started on February 28, this will be their first...

California Mayor Eileen Wang charged with acting as illegal agent of China A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government. The mayor of Arcadia, Eileen Wang, was charged in April with one count of acting in the United States as an illegal agent of...