Category: Events

NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday dismissed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee‘s contention that her dramatic intervention in the ED raids at I-PAC premises in Kolkata was in her capacity as TMC president, and suggested that her compulsion to remove evidence linking “coal scam” proceeds to her party might be the real reason. BJP Lok Sabha...

BENGALURU: What was first believed to be a tragic death in a house fire has now been uncovered as a brutal murder.A second-year pre-university student has been arrested for the killing of a 34-year-old software engineer in east Bengaluru earlier this month. Police said the accused allegedly smothered the woman after she resisted his advances...

The Iranian ambassador to India on Sunday dismissed reports claiming Iranian police had arrested Indian nationals as “fake” and urged the public to rely on credible sources for information.In a post on X, sharing the reports, Mohammad Fathali said, “The news circulated on some foreign X accounts about Iran’s developments, is totally false. I request...

Bill Gates reportedly quietly sent nearly $8 billion to the private foundation of his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, in what is being termed as one of the largest divorce-related payouts ever. According to a report in Forbes, the amount has surfaced in a tax filing. As per the report Bill Gates donation skyrocketed Pivotal Philanthropies...

DHAKA: Amid growing atrocities against minorities, particularly Hindus, ahead of the Feb 12 national elections, the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh interim govt on Sunday sought to downplay media reports about incidents – including killings – as attempts “to destroy communal harmony through false propaganda”. “Statements made based on false or fabricated information can create confusion in...

JAMMU: A joint team of security forces launched a massive search operation after intelligence agencies detected satellite communication by suspected terrorists near the border in Rajpura area, in Jammu’s Kanachak sector, on Sunday.The communication was traced to a Thuraya satellite device around 3pm, and its GPS location was tracked, said officials. “Soon after, a joint...

DEHRADUN: For the first time in nearly four decades of recorded observations, the high-altitude peaks of Tungnath in the Garhwal Himalayas have remained snow-free through Jan so far, signalling a climatic anomaly and raising concern among alpine scientists.Experts said the prolonged deficit in rainfall and snowfall has begun to adversely affect key medicinal plant species...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) Sunday said that it is holding consultations with industry to work out a regulatory framework for mobile security, while assuring stakeholders that the security standards will be firmed up based on feedback.“MeitY is conducting routine stakeholder consultation on various safety compliance, EMI/EMC (electromagnetic interference/ compatibility)...

Nandani Sharma (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: A new name has taken the Women’s Premier League by storm. Her name is Nandani Sharma. The young fast bowler from Chandigarh delivered a stunning performance on Sunday night in Navi Mumbai. She played for Delhi Capitals in Match 4 against Gujarat Giants. Her spell of 5/33 created history in...

Cuban President Miguel Díaz, in a striking response to US President Donald Trump‘s oil threats, rejected the pressure, stating that Cuba is a sovereign nation and that “no one can dictate what to do.” In a post on X, Díaz wrote that the US has been aggressing against Cuba for 66 years, but Cuba is...