Category: Events

Calling the DMK’s conduct “absolutely disgusting”, TVK MLA Rhevanth Charan, in a post on X, said such acts expose the mindset and declining standards of the Arivalayam clan. THANJAVUR: Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, courted controversy after making an offensive remark that was widely interpreted as an allusion to...

A WhatsApp spokesperson acknowledged that errors can occur while enforcing the platform’s safety measures. NEW DELHI: Multiple WhatsApp users including several in India reported that their accounts had been placed “under review” for 24 hours, temporarily blocking access to the messaging platform’s features without prior warning.The disruption surfaced around 8pm IST on Monday, with affected...

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expanded his cabinet by inducting nineteen MLAs. BENGALURU: Two months after he assumed office, chief minister DK Shivakumar Monday inducted 19 MLAs as ministers, taking the cabinet strength to 33. This leaves the team with one vacancy.The event, which put an end to weeks of speculation, saw a couple of...

Picture from X NEW DELHI: In what is being seen as a major public confession from within the ranks of Lashkar-e-Taiba, senior operative Rizwan Hanif has confirmed that more than three dozen terrorists linked to the outfit have been targeted and killed across several major Pakistani cities since 2020.Delivering a fiery, hate-filled address to a...

Auqib Nabi (Pic credit: BCCI) MUMBAI: Jammu and Kashmir swing bowler Auqib Nabi was finally rewarded for his consistent performances in domestic cricket on Monday, being named the replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah in India’s Test squad for the two-match series in Sri Lanka.The 29-year-old has earned his maiden India call-up and if he...

Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh from scripting history at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, India’s men’s T47 100m gold and silver medallists Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi have lodged formal complaints with the sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) against an IOA media committee...

Children in Vidisha district risk daily commutes across a river BHOPAL: Children from Kakraua village in MP’s Vidisha district are forced to risk their lives every day by negotiating a precarious line of concrete pillars across a check dam on the Betwa river to reach their school – a route they take to avoid a...

US President Donald Trump (File photo) A coalition of 25 US states has sued the Donald Trump administration over its new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including India, calling them illegal and an attempt to replace earlier import taxes struck down by the US Supreme Court in February, The...

A Noida teenager and her mother have moved homes three times after an FIR was filed. GURGAON: Since she was named in an FIR filed by Noida Police on July 29 for allegedly using profanities against PM Modi during the protest at Jantar Mantar on paper leaks and education reforms, a teenager from Noida and...

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP image) DHAKA: Ahead of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s likely Aug 5 virtual address, state minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed Islam Monday asked India to clarify whether it supports the online meeting of the Awami League chief.The event at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in Delhi will...