Category: Events

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Thalapathy Vijay‘s swearing-in ceremony triggered a controversy after the state song ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ was relegated to third place after the National Song and National Anthem during the event.This raised eyebrows as government events in Tamil Nadu begin with the rendition of the state song and conclude with the...

PM Narendra Modi called for judicious use of fuel, postponement of gold purchases and foreign travel, among other measures, to strengthen the economy. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he urged citizens to postpone gold purchases, reduce fuel consumption and avoid foreign travel,...

Chandranath Rath, a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants. KOLKATA: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath has arrested three people and widened its probe across multiple states, with cops suspecting that hired sharpshooters brought in from outside West Bengal...

Google’s top scientist Sergei Vassilvitskii is reportedly furious with the European Union (EU). The reason is the EU’s proposal requiring Google to share search engine data with rivals such as OpenAI. In a strongly worded message to the EU, Sergei Vassilvitskii warned that what the EU is asking Google to do risked exposing users’ private...

DHAKA: Bangladesh will not be a “football” between India and China, PM Tarique Rahman’s foreign affairs adviser Humaiun Kobir has said, stressing on a ‘Bangladesh first policy’, maintaining ties with major global powers, including India, China and the US. His remarks come as Dhaka looks at balancing bilateral relations with several nations, especially those in...

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has pushed back against growing concerns of an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble. He has stated that the industry is instead facing a shortage of computing capacity, chips, and memory. Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Fink said demand for AI infrastructure is outpacing supply at an unexpected...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Monday refuted Congress’ claim that Instagram “blocked” Rahul Gandhi’s reel and photo with newly appointed Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, alleging that the ministry was actively restricting the voices of opposition leaders in the country.Sources told news agency ANI that the ministry had nothing to...

Krunal Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, chasing 167 on the final ball in Raipur. The star of the chase was Krunal Pandya, who scored a fighting 73 off 46 balls despite struggling badly with cramps during his innings. RCB were in...

Representative image (PTI) NEW DELHI: Daily wage earners accounted for 31% of all suicide deaths in 2024, the highest share in a decade (2015–2024), according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. A total of 52,910 daily wage earners died by suicide during the year, marking a sharp rise from the previous peak...

(Left) K C Venugopal, Rahul Gandhi, V D Satheesan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The suspense over Kerala’s next chief minister remains unresolved as the Congress high command is still weighing competing claims from senior leaders, with lobbying by camps backing K C Venugopal and V D Satheesan intensifying after consultations in New Delhi.The Congress leadership is yet to...