UBT MLC Sachin Ahir joins Shinde Shiv Sena NEW DELHI: Uddhav Thackeray‘s Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered another setback as MLC Sachin Ahir joined the Eknath Shinde-led faction on Tuesday.He filed nomination for Maharashtra council deputy chairperson post as Mahayuti candidate.The latest rebellion in Shiv Sena (UBT) involves 6 of the party’s nine Lok Sabha MPs...
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SIR begins in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more: What if your house is locked? Key FAQs answered
SIR begins in 4 states, 1 UT NEW DELHI: The Election Commission‘s voter verification drive under the special intensive revision (SIR) began on Tuesday across Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Jharkhand, with booth level officers (BLOs) starting house-to-house visits to verify electoral rolls.As part of the month-long exercise, BLOs will visit every household between June...
Ketan murder case: Police turn to gait analysis, hunt for clothes Chetan wore that day
PUNE: Lonavala Rural Police are set to conduct a gait analysis of accused Chetan Chaudhary in the Ketan Agrawal murder case, after he was allegedly spotted walking near the Lohagad gate on the day of the incident.The exercise is aimed at verifying the alleged sighting through forensic gait analysis. Gait analysis refers to the study...
‘Name on letterhead doesn’t matter’: US envoy Gor on Indo-Pacific Command renaming row
NEW DELHI: United States ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Tuesday rejected row over renaming of the Indo-Pacific Command and said that “name on the letterhead” does not matter.While addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership summit, Gor said India still conducts more military exercises with the US than any other country and has regular...
US envoy recalls Trump wanting to call ‘friend’ PM Modi at 6am: ‘He doesn’t sleep, he’s like me’
(Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor shared an anecdote about US President Donald Trump wanting to call Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 6am, saying it reflected the personal bond the two leaders share.Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Gor said Trump considers Modi “a friend” and...
Pakistan backtracks on energy gamble, buys emergency LNG as Qatar exports stay in limbo
While the Middle East crisis rattled oil markets worldwide, Pakistan had been playing a risky game, staying out of the spot LNG market. Now, the country has flipped its stance, rushing into the spot market as strained Qatari exports and wider supply uncertainty begin to bite, even paying above Asia’s spot LNG levels.According to a...
‘We feel used and cheated’: Muller slams VAR after Germany’s World Cup heartbreak
Germany’s Jonathan Tah (4) heads a goal that was disqualified after a VAR check. (AP Photo) Thomas Muller delivered a scathing assessment of VAR after Germany suffered a shock Round of 32 exit at the FIFA World Cup 2026, with a controversial decision overturning Jonathan Tah’s extra-time goal proving decisive in a dramatic defeat to...
Bizman’s son Ayush Malik, who became Mohammad Ali, returns to Hinduism, cites this reason
A young man, Ayush Malik, who had publicly converted to Islam and changed his name, has now returned to Hinduism. SHAMLI: Weeks after publicly announcing that he had embraced Islam and changed his name to Mohammad Ali, Ayush Malik (30), the only son of Shamli-based pharmaceutical businessman Devraj Malik, has returned to Hinduism, with his...
INDIA bloc leaders write to CJI over EC’s SIR process; AAP, DMK come on board to sign joint letter
Congress leader said that 23 parties and one independent signed the letter sent to CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc on Tuesday sent a letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll by the Election Commission and other election-related issues.In a social media...
Saibari’s winner sends Morocco into last 16 as Netherlands crash to earliest WC exit
Morocco’s Ismael Saibari (11) scores against Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen (1) in a penalty shootout. (AP Photo) Ismael Saibari held his nerve in a dramatic penalty shootout to fire Morocco into the last 16 and condemn the Netherlands to their earliest FIFA World Cup exit in recent memory, as the Atlas Lions prevailed 3-2 after...
