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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav questions SIT probe in Ram temple donation ‘theft’ NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that a “power struggle” between the BJP’s central and Uttar Pradesh leadership was influencing the handling of the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, as he questioned the credibility of the special investigation...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Indonesia on Monday, kicking off the first leg of his three-nation tour with a ceremonial welcome that included an Indonesian Air Force fighter jet and and Indonesia president personally welcoming him at the airport.Fighter jets escorted the PM as he entered Indonesia airspace. Then he was received...

Photo credit: CSIS missile threat China has confirmed that it test-fired a ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered People’s Liberation Army Navy submarine in the western Pacific Ocean, putting renewed focus on its expanding sea-based nuclear deterrent.A nuclear-powered submarine of the People’s Liberation Army Navy launched the missile carrying a dummy warhead towards international waters in...

Weeks before Alexandr Wang teased a major Muse Spark update, Google capped Meta’s Gemini access after the company sought more capacity than it could provide. Google has refused to sell Meta all the Gemini AI computing capacity it wanted, telling the social media giant around March 2026 that it simply could not meet the demand,...

England’s Jude Bellingham (10) celebrates with teammate Harry Kane (9) after scoring his team’s first goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside, written after a rather chaotic day of football...

Congress targets PM Modi after passport rank slips to 125th NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticised PM Modi’s government over India’s recent passport rankings, alleging that its policies had hurt the country’s global reputation. He also questioned the recent increase in passport fees, saying citizens were paying more despite what he described...

A horrific crime has emerged in West Bengal’s Baruipur, where an 11-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found to have been thrown into a pond alive. KOLKATA: An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in West Bengal’s Baruipur was thrown into a pond while still alive, a preliminary post-mortem report has revealed,...

Folarin Balogun (20) fouls Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic (4). Balogun received a red card on the play, US President Donald Trump. (AP) European football’s governing body UEFA on Monday criticised FIFA for allowing United States forward Folarin Balogun to play in Tuesday’s (IST) FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium despite receiving a red card in...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and others attend the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Khamenei (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Embassy of Iran in India expressed gratitude to the government and people of India for participating in the funeral ceremonies of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, saying the gesture reflected the ‘deep...

Indian-origin businessman ‘poses’ as CIA agent, woos Indonesian president to secure fighter gets deal, says report NEW DELHI: Indian-origin businessman Gaurav Srivastava allegedly posed as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative and established ties with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in an attempt to secure a multibillion-dollar defence deal involving fighter jets and other military equipment,...