NEW DELHI: Who will be Mumbai’s mayor? With the BMC results now out, India’s richest civic body is still waiting for a new head. In the financial capital of the country, familiar scenes of Maharashtra politics are unfolding, rounding up winning corporators, hotel stays, number crunching, and sharp political exchanges.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), long...
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‘Well begun is half done’: Gavaskar dissects India’s defeat; urges team to learn from Kohli
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has offered a stinging assessment of India’s shock ODI series loss to New Zealand, blaming the batters’ repeated failure to provide solid starts and urging them to learn how to pace an innings from Virat Kohli.Go...
Silver prices hit record high! Silver crosses Rs 3 lakh per kg; gold prices up
Representative image Silver prices surged to a record high on Monday, crossing the Rs 3 lakh-per-kg mark in futures trade for the first time. Gold also rebounded sharply, recovering from last week’s losses.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures jumped Rs 13,553, or 4.71%, to a record Rs 3,01,315 per kg. Gold futures rose...
Watch: Bihar JD(U) MLA Anant Singh smokes inside hospital
Bihar MLA Anant Kumar Singh caught smoking inside hospital. NEW DELHI: A video purportedly showing JD(U) MLA Anant Singh smoking inside a hospital has gone viral on social media, triggering sharp criticism and raising questions over the conduct of the ruling party legislator.According to multiple reports, the footage was recorded at the Indira Gandhi Institute...
‘I’m alive. I’m safe’: Dramatic video shows Machado’s secret escape from Venezuela — watch
Photo credit: AP A US-based civilian rescue group, Grey Bull Rescue, has released dramatic footage showing how Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was secretly extracted from the country last month, ending nearly a year in hiding amid President Nicolás Maduro’s crackdown.The video, released on Friday, documents Machado’s high-risk midnight escape by boat across the...
Gold price surge: Analysts see further gains as safe-haven demand rise
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126670300,imgsize-61996,width-400,resizemode-4/gold-price-prediction.jpg" alt="Gold price prediction today: Will gold prices continue to hit new highs on Trump tariff threats on EU? Top points to watch out for" title=" On lower end, immediate support remains at ₹143,000 and ₹140,000. (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> On lower end, immediate support remains at ₹143,000 and ₹140,000. (AI image) Gold...
Haldi feast turns hazardous in Thane: 80 fall ill after suspected food poisoning
KALYAN: A pre-wedding celebration in Kalyan turned into a medical emergency late Saturday night after around 80 people, including the bride, suffered suspected food poisoning at a haldi ceremony, forcing the family to postpone the wedding scheduled for Sunday.The ceremony was held at hall situated in a private housing complex in the Khadakpada area, where...
Kerala man kills self after woman alleges misbehaviour on bus
KOZHIKODE: A 42-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after a woman shared a video on social media accusing him of misbehaving with her on a private bus. The deceased was identified as Deepak of Ullatthodi House at Govindapuram.In the two videos posted on social media, the woman alleged that the man had touched her inappropriately...
‘It is time & it will be done’: Trump’s sharpens Greenland pitch — what he said on ‘Russian threat’
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump late Sunday once again strongly reiterated his desire to bring Greenland under American control, claiming that Denmark had failed to counter the “Russian threat” to the Arctic island and declaring that “now it is time, and it will be done.”In a post on Truth Social,...
Manipur teen who was abducted and gang-raped in 2023 dies as FIR remains pending
IMPHAL: A 20-year-old woman from the Kuki-Zo community, who survived mob-fuelled sexual violence during the May 2023 ethnic riots in Manipur, has died while waiting for justice. At 18, she was allegedly abducted, “handed over” to members of an armed group, gang-raped, and dumped in a creek. The FIR, filed 2.5 years ago at Porompat...
