15:26
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's huge mandate in the recent elections is more a reflection of the people's determination to keep Islamist radicals out of power than of the party's popularity, said Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin.She said that having Pakistan-backed radicals like...
14:50
Telugu actor Allu Sirish married his long-time girlfriend Nayanika in a star-studded wedding in Hyderabad. Sirish, brother of Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and son of prominent producer Allu Aravind, shared the news through his Instagram story, where he uploaded glimpses from the wedding.The...
14:47
Amidst escalating tensions in West Asia, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir travelled to Saudi Arabia and met Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to discuss the security situation. Saudi Arabia has come under attacks by Iran, putting in cross hairs...
14:03
Jaishankar described the sinking of IRIS Dena as unfortunate and said India took the humane approach when the Iranians send out a request for another Iranian frigate, IRIS Lavan. Speaking at the 2026 Raisinia Dialogue in New Delhi, Jaishankar outlined the sequence of events involving the...
13:32
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that if he was not in politics, he would probably be doing some entrepreneurship in the aerospace world.Rahul was responding to a query during a dialogue with the Information Technology Fraternity at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram.He said he has...
13:24
The makers of Dhurandhar: The Revenge unveiled the much-awaited trailer of Aditya Dhar's directorial on Saturday, featuring Ranveer Singh on a quest to seek vengeance in a high-stakes mission to dismantle a terror network.The 3-minute-25-second trailer starts with Singh returning with ferocious...
13:02
A helicopter flying to Kaushambi, with Uttar Pradesh's Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on board, had to undertake an emergency landing after it developed a technical snag soon after take off from Lucknow, sources said on Saturday. According to a BJP leader close to Maurya, the deputy chief...
13:01
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties. The RSP has won 34 seats...
12:54
Life returned to normal across Kashmir on Saturday as authorities lifted restrictions which were in effect the whole week in the wake of protests in many parts of the valley following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Restrictions have been lifted from all parts of...
12:39
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar is all set to formally join the Janata Dal-United on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said. Nishant's joining will take place at the party's headquarters in Patna in the presence of senior leaders,...
12:16
A case has been registered against a man for allegedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a traitor on a social media post at Sreekandapuram in Kerala's Kannur, police said on Saturday.According to police, the case was registered against Rajan C Kottoor, a native of Kottoor, on Friday following...
11:17
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her protest against alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls for the second consecutive day on Saturday, after she spent the night at the sit-in site in Kolkata. Banerjee had begun the demonstration at Metro Channel in...
11:13
The prices of domestic LPG and commercial cylinders were hiked by a steep Rs 60 and Rs 114.5, respectively, amid rising energy costs linked to the West Asia conflict.Non-subsidised LPG, the one that common household users other than the Ujjwala beneficiaries use in their kitchens, will now cost...
10:58
Uber India said on Friday its shuttle business had been challenging as it continued to face regulatory hurdles, preventing expansion of its operations beyond Delhi and Kolkata.The ride-hailing giant announced plans in 2024 to launch the service in Bengaluru but has so far not seen the light of...
10:57
Actor-politician Vijay, who will participate in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's International Women's Day celebrations at Mamallapuram near Chennai on Saturday, will announce key welfare schemes for women for the upcoming Assembly election, the party said.He will participate in the party event...
10:55
The Punjab and Haryana high court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, sect head's lawyer Jitender Khurana said on Saturday.The court acquitted the Dera chief more than seven years after he was convicted and sentenced to life...
10:53
Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, the government is monitoring the situation of Indian-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. 'All 35 Indian-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf region (24 west of the Strait of Hormuz and 11 east of the Strait, including the Gulf of Oman and adjoining...
10:43
The Indian Navy's first submarine equipped with advanced technology to enhance its underwater endurance and stealth is expected to be ready by the end of 2026, when the second of the six French-origin Kalvari (Scorpene)-class submarines in its fleet will have been fitted with an indigenous...
10:42
Flipkart has asked about 250-300 employees to leave this year following performance reviews, according to people familiar with the matter.The cuts represent roughly 2 per cent of the companys workforce -- same as the typical 1-2 per cent of employees the firm parts with annually, as part of...
10:37
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has initiated the 23rd phase of 'Operation True Promise 4', deploying a new generation of missile technology against American regional bases and targets within the occupied territories, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported on Friday.According to...
09:53
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties in the politically fragile...
09:12
Saudi Arabian air defences successfully neutralised a fresh wave of aerial assaults targeting the strategic Shaybah oil field early Saturday, according to reports from Arab News citing the Ministry of Defence.In a series of updates on X, ministry spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki...
09:06
As the crisis escalates in West Asia, Reuters reported, citing Iraqi security sources on Saturday, that a rocket attack targeted a military base housing a US diplomatic centre near the Baghdad international airport, as per Iraqi security sources.Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence Forces shared that...
08:57
A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been convicted here for plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump and other American politicians to avenge the death of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020.Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was convicted by a federal jury in a...
00:24
Satellite imagery and expert analysis suggest that a deadly explosion at a school in southern Iran last week was likely caused by a United States airstrike that also targeted a nearby compound linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to media reports.The February 28 blast...
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