MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at DCM Eknath Shinde over moving his newly elected corporators to a 5-star hotel, saying Shinde is afraid of BJP. Uddhav said many of the corporators elected from the Shinde faction were Sena (UBT) defected corporators, and that BJP can get them to...
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Maha civic polls: Shinde corrals his 29 corporators in hotel; no question of poaching, says Fadnavis
MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get...
Bomb scare: Delhi-Patna Tejas Rajdhani halted briefly; nothing suspicious found
Officials talking to ANI The Tejas Rajdhani Express travelling from Delhi to Patna was halted for more than half an hour on Saturday night after authorities received a bomb threat. Railway officials said that no suspicious object was found. The alert was received from Delhi Control, prompting security agencies to stop the train and carry...
‘If it was Kohli in Babar’s place’: Ex-Pak cricketer on Smith controversy in BBL
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (Screengrab and PTI) Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali delivered a brutal assessment while reacting to the controversy involving Babar Azam during a Big Bash League match, even dragging Virat Kohli’s name into the debate.The incident occurred during the clash between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. Babar, batting in the 40s,...
Roger Federer revisits Australian Open glory with wife Mirka and kids
Roger Federer revisits Australian Open glory with Mirka and kids and opens up about emotional family moments (Image via Getty) Roger Federer and Mirka Federer walked in a relaxed way to Melbourne, and the moment started to be emotional little by little before the public caught on. At the 2026 Australian Open, the Swiss legend...
One bar of signal, miles from home: Indian students stranded in Iran; curfew hinders communication
Indian Students Stranded Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: A hand lifts a phone towards the sky, desperately seeking a sliver of internet connectivity. One bar, two bars, anything to connect. Standing near a towering iron barrier marking the Iran-Iraq border, Indian students clutch their devices, racing through messages to reassure worried parents...
US launches 3rd retaliatory strike in Syria; kills militant leader linked to IS ambush
US military vehicles in Syria The US launched another strike in Syria on Friday, killing a senior militant leader linked to last month’s deadly ambush on American personnel, in what marked the third round of retaliatory action by Washington, according to US officials. US Central Command said the strike in northwest Syria killed Bilal Hasan...
DGCA slaps IndiGo with fine of Rs 22 crore for flight disruptions
EW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has slapped IndiGo with the steepest fine ever for an Indian carrier – Rs 22.2 crore – for its massive flight disruptions last month.Additionally, the airline has to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 50 crore whose release is tied to implementing, among other things, the...
‘Communal reason for not getting work?’ Remark by AR Rahman sparks outcry
Composer A R Rahman’s claims that he possibly faced instances of “communal” discrimination in the last eight years in Bollywood caused an outcry on Saturday. During an interview with BBC Asian Network, Rahman was asked, “...today there’s a lot of discrimination against the Tamil community within Bollywood. What was it like in the 1990s. Did...
Hindu businessman beaten to death in Bangladesh
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126629184,imgsize-260775,width-400,resizemode-4/article-27.jpg" alt="Hindu businessman beaten to death in Bangladesh" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image DHAKA: In another incident of deadly violence against the minorities, a Hindu businessman was beaten to death at Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur on Saturday, heightening fears in the Hindu community ahead of the national election.Police and local residents...
