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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has criticised India’s temporary restriction on the messaging platform ahead of the NEET-UG re-test, arguing that the move punishes millions of ordinary users while failing to stop the spread of leaked exam papers.In a post on X on Tuesday, Durov reacted to the government’s decision to block...

NAGPUR: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and activist Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday ruled out entering electoral politics, saying citizens should not be compelled to contest elections just to demand their basic rights.Addressing a press conference ahead of a major nationwide demonstration, Dipke criticised the Centre for failing to engage with the country’s youth in the...

A quarter century after Lagaan became one of Indian cinema’s most celebrated films, actor and filmmaker Amin Hajee has made a candid admission about the impact the movie had on his career. While the Aamir Khan-starrer opened doors for many associated with it, Hajee says it “destroyed” him in an unexpected way.Speaking to PTI, Hajee,...

File photo Shares of Elon Musk‘s SpaceX surged more than 14 per cent on Tuesday, pushing the company’s market valuation above that of Amazon and briefly ahead of Microsoft, as investors continued to pile into the newly listed stock.SpaceX shares were last trading at around $220, up 14.3 per cent on the day and more...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted an alleged Pakistan-backed terror-crime module operating in the Delhi-NCR region and arrested seven operatives accused of smuggling arms and narcotics from Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday.The accused were also reportedly involved in conducting reconnaissance of potential targets and sharing their photographs with handlers across the border, they added.The accused...

NEW DELHI: It is turning into a season of splits and rebellion in opposition parties. Amid unrest within the Trinamool Congress, similar questions of a split are now being raised over the future of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).Speculations intensified on Tuesday after a visit to New Delhi by senior party leader Sanjay Raut...

Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill (Agency Image) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: After a rain-curtailed opening ODI in Dharamsala, India’s top-order batters — Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer — went through the paces during the net session at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.Throughout the 90-odd-minute session, split equally between pace and...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump briefly interacted on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 52nd G7 Summit in Evian, France, marking their first meeting in 16 months.Visuals from the summit showed the two leaders exchanging a handshake and a few words as they joined other world leaders at the venue. Trump...

The UK has arrested and charged an Indian national after intercepting a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the English Channel, as London simultaneously unveiled a fresh round of sanctions aimed at tightening pressure on Moscow’s wartime economy.Ajay Pant, 38, the captain of the MV Smyrtos, was charged with breaching UK sanctions linked to Russian...

Fireworks explode above the White House during the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn, in Washington The FBI on Tuesday revealed an alleged plot to target the UFC America 250 event held at the White House over the weekend, saying multiple suspects had been taken into custody following a multi-state operation.FBI Director Kash...