Category: Events

‘Cabinet expansion very soon’: Congress hints at Karnataka reshuffle after Rahul-DKS meeting NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday said the Karnataka cabinet expansion is expected to take place ‘very soon’, indicating that the exercise could be completed before the upcoming assembly session as consultations with the party leadership continue in Delhi.His...

David Beckham Few athletes have shaped modern football and global celebrity culture like David Beckham. Rising from Manchester United’s academy to worldwide fame, he became known for his passing and free kicks, winning titles across England, Spain, the United States and France before building a successful career in business and fashion after retirement.Away from football,...

Sonakshi Sinha says ‘main koi anti-national hahi hu’, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Imran Khan backs Sonam Wangchuk as hunger strike enters day 19 As climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike entered its 19th day, support from the film industry continued to grow. Actors Sonakshi Sinha and Fatima Sana Shaikh have become the latest celebrities...

NEW DELHI: One devotee died and more than 100 others fainted on Thursday after stampede-like rush during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri, officials said.According to initial reports, the devotee collapsed after feeling suffocated in the crowd and was taken to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where he was declared dead.Emergency rescue teams...

Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reacted on the wave of ongoing exodus from Trinamool Congress following the party’s crushing assembly poll defeat in May. Reacting to actor-politician Koel Mallick’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, Mamata suggested that several...

Police found Swapna’s body in the bedroom and Manoj Kumar hanging from a ceiling fan. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old man allegedly strangled his pregnant wife to death with a dog’s leash before dying by suicide at their rented house in Banashankari Park in Channamanakere Achhukattu in south Bengaluru on Thursday.The incident came to light on Thursday...

Iran accused Kushner, Witkoff of profiting from war leaks in private message to Vance, report Iranian negotiators had reportedly sent a private message to US vice president JD Vance during US-Iran talks in Switzerland in late June, warning that the continued presence of President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would...

A severe heatwave has tightened its grip across large parts of Europe, including the UK. Among other challenges, the deadly heatwave has caused smartphones and other electronic devices to overheat. As a result, many are putting their devices in fridges and freezers to cool them down. But experts say the situation is an important reminder...

A cancer hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz was temporarily taken out of service after US airstrikes near the facility forced the evacuation of 211 patients, including children undergoing chemotherapy, Iranian state media reported.The strikes late Wednesday targeted areas near Shahid Baghaei Hospital, a specialised centre for haematology and oncology in Khuzestan province. The...

Sonam Wangchuk and Omar Abdullah (R) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday extended support to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Expressing concern over Wangchuk’s health, Omar Abdullah urged the Centre to show compassion as the fast entered...