Category: Events

Supporters of Narottam Mishra (L) protested the BJP’s decision to deny him a ticket after the party announced Ashutosh Tiwari (R) as their candidate for the Datia by-election. BHOPAL: Hours after the BJP sprang a surprise by denying a ticket to former state home minister Narottam Mishra for the Datia Assembly bypoll, his supporters staged...

Turns out love is expensive, but so are a hundred-plus NYPD officers on overtime, and Taylor Swift picked up that tab herself. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed on Friday that Swift paid the city over $160,000 to cover the police permit and security response for her wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden. The...

Kannur toddler dies five days after anaesthesia for cut lip. KANNUR: An anaesthetist at aprivate hospital in Payyannur, Kannur, was booked on charge of negligence after a one-and-ahalf-year-old died following administration of anaesthesia.Payyannur police registered the case against Dr Anjali Poduval of Baby Memorial Hospital (BMH) in Payyannur, based on a complaint lodged by the...

P Chandrasekhar (51) and Swapna (42) have been untraceable since they left home. HYDERABAD: The probe into a missing couple who allegedly left their home for Switzerland on June 22 has taken an intriguing turn with Cherlapally police discovering that the two collected several crores of rupees from multiple investors, to run a chit fund,...

Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to change the law to allow him to be sent back.Ahmed...

Andy Burnham (File photo/AP) LONDON: Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is expected to be made Labour leader next week and take office as Britain’s new prime minister on July 20, replacing Keir Starmer.Three hundred and twenty-two out of 403 Labour MPs backed Burnham’s leadership bid on Thursday, the day nominations opened. It was one...

Shabir Shah (File photo) JAMMU: NIA filed Friday a chargesheet against six senior Hurriyat Conference functionaries, including Shabir Ahmad Shah, in a 1996 case of alleged mob violence, firing on police personnel and anti-India activities during a militant’s funeral procession in Srinagar.According to the NIA, all six have been charged with criminal conspiracy, attempt to...

Lamine Yamal with his parents (Getty Images) Lamine Yamal is 18 years old, already one of the most watched players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and carrying Spain’s attacking ambitions on his shoulders. As his profile explodes on the global stage, so does curiosity about the people behind him. His parents, Mounir Nasraoui and...

Jannik Sinner of Italy (AP/PTI) Jannik Sinner produced a commanding performance to defeat seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and book his place in the Wimbledon men’s singles final. The world No. 1 avenged his Australian Open semifinal loss to Djokovic and showed he has fully recovered from the disappointment of his French...

Mark Zuckerberg wore a $2 million Rolex that tracks the moon while talking about an AI lab trying to change the clock on disease Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently detailed his plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to permanently accelerate medical research while wearing a vintage $2 million Rolex designed to track the mechanical cycles...