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Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on the rebel faction led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, describing its members as “desperate” and accusing them of betraying party supremo Mamata Banerjee. He also targeted the BJP, alleging that it was attempting to...

Ben Stokes (Getty Images) England Test captain Ben Stokes has found himself at the centre of a fresh controversy after a late-night incident at a Chelsea nightclub following England’s victory over New Zealand at Lord’s.The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday after several England players went out to celebrate the Test win. While...

ED summons Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter in money laundering case on June 12 KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned T Veena, daughter of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and her now-defunct company Exalogic Solutions...

Many SpiceJet pilots and employees are left waiting for their salaries since March, according to internal messages reviewed by Reuters. The news comes as the cash-strapped airline is seeking an emergency loan under a government-backed credit scheme to support its operations.As of March, SpiceJet had 375 pilots on its rolls. Two pilots told Reuters that...

Iran’s latest missile-and-drone barrage against Israel were not militarily noteworthy: a few high-value targets were struck, casualties were unclear, and Israel’s missile defences largely absorbed the onslaught.Yet alarm bells were set off globally. Why?Judging the incident only by its military effect misses the deadly consequential shifts beneath the surface.Tehran’s choice to directly strike Israel in...

Most people can name the founders of Apple, Microsoft, Meta or Tesla. Fabrice Bellard remains largely unknown outside programming circles despite creating software that helps power much of the modern internet. From the technology that processes online videos to the virtual machines underpinning cloud computing, Bellard’s creations sit deep beneath the internet’s surface, largely invisible...

(Photo credit: AP) The latest round of fighting between Israel and Iran appears to have eased, but reports suggest tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified in recent days.However, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, has played down claims of a rift, saying the two leaders...

US President Donald Trump became the first sitting American president to attend an NBA Finals game on Monday, but his historic appearance at New York’s Madison Square Garden was met with loud boos from sections of the crowd as he watched Game 3 between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.Trump, attending as...

(File photo) A United States military helicopter gunship went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday amid heightened tensions between Iran and Washington. The incident comes as military hostilities continue after the launch of MAGA supremo Donald Trump‘s major military campaign against the Iranian regime on February 28.However, both the crews in chopper were...

Educator Khan Sir received a reprieve as a Patna court stayed his arrest in a case involving an alleged firing at his coaching institute PATNA: Educator Faisal Khan, better known as Khan Sir, received a major legal reprieve after a Patna district court stayed his arrest in a case alleging that he directed security guards...