Category: Events

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday revived his “vote chori” charge against the Election Commission and accused election officials of committing “treason”.In a post on X, Rahul said, “I am telling the EC and election officials clearly: What you are doing is wrong. This is treason, this is against...

The government said it has taken the proactive steps to safeguard the banking needs of citizens. (AI image) NEW DELHI: Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, to ensure customers have access to essential banking services ahead of a proposed three-day nationwide strike, the government said on Wednesday.The move comes after the United Forum...

File photo: US president Donald Trump with Chinese premier XI Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan when the two leaders meet in Washington this week. Sources have informed Reuters that Beijing is likely to invoke a 1982 US-China agreement that commits Washington...

In Rajkot, a customer recorded a video of two rats in a McDonald’s outlet. RAJKOT: A video showing two rats running across tables and chairs inside a McDonald’s outlet in Rajkot has gone viral on social media, prompting the civic action.The video, recorded by a customer, shows the rats moving across tables and seating areas...

Suryanarayana Doolla (L), Ravindra Wakode (R) MUMBAI: The parents of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode alleged they were driven out of Mumbai in a “private car” early Wednesday morning despite repeatedly telling the driver that they intended to stay in the city and begin a hunger strike outside the Powai institute.The family, accompanied by their lawyer,...

Mirabai Chanu (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won her maiden Asian Games medal on Wednesday, claiming silver medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center in Aichi and Nagoya.Mirabai lifted a total of 198 kg in the event. She lifted 87 kg in the snatch...

AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Punjab has directed a educational institution to refund Rs 84,960 to an MBA graduate after the company failed to provide the “100 percent guaranteed placement” promised while selling the course to the student. The commission also awarded Rs 10,000 compensation and...

NEW DELHI: Although Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagged multiple issues over the pan-India Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, the poll panel was unanimous in its decisions related to the voter list purification drive, officials told news agency PTI.The clarification comes at a time when Indian Express claiming the contrary sparked...

Microsoft kept Salesforce out of OpenAI Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff wanted a stake in OpenAI long before most of the tech industry was chasing one. Sam Altman turned him down, and Microsoft was the reason. Speaking on Alex Heath’s Sources podcast, in an episode published on Tuesday, Benioff said OpenAI’s ties to Microsoft, a direct...

Banks to remain shut for 5 days Do you have a pending bank visit, payment or other transactions lined up for the month-end? You may want to get it done by Friday!Banking operations across the country are set to face disruption as bank unions have planed a three-day nationwide strike from September 28 to 30....