- India
Praggnanandhaa clinches 1st classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen
Stavanger: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament here. The 18-year-old Indian, who…
- World
India, Bangladesh discuss extradition cases, visa issues
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on issues relating to visas, mutual legal assistance and extradition cases. The two sides met for the fourth round of the…
- Telangana
Telangana: SIB team allegedly tapped phones of 1,200 people, claims arrested cop
Hyderabad: Phones of about 1,200 people, including political rivals, their family members and supporters, judges, journalists, and business persons were tapped by a special team in Telangana’s Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) under…
- India
NCP Awhad apologises after tearing up posters with Ambedkar photo
Mumbai: NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad apologised on Wednesday for tearing up posters denouncing the Manusmriti which also had a picture of Dr B R Ambedkar. The rival Nationalist Congress Party…
- India
Congress attacks PM Modi over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the “world did not know of Mahatma Gandhi till the film ‘Gandhi’ was made” and said those whose “ideological…
- India
Porsche car crash: Police planning ‘digital recreation’ of accident scene with AI tools
Pune: Police investigating the Porsche car crash allegedly involving a juvenile driver are planning “digital reconstruction” of the accident scene using some latest AI-based tools and software for “evidence appreciation”, a senior…
- India
Construction quality of Ghatkopar hoarding was shoddy, police tell court
Mumbai: The construction quality of the hoarding that crashed in Ghatkopar earlier month was “substandard”, police told a court here on Wednesday while seeking extension of main accused Bhavesh Bhinde’s custody by…
- India
BJP leaders project Modi as 11th ‘avatar’ of Lord Vishnu but people will reject it: Kharge
Balasore: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that BJP leaders were trying to project Prime Minister Modi the “eleventh avatar” of Lord Vishnu which the people of the country will not…
- India
Karnataka govt suspends 2 officials of Valmiki Corp in illegal money transfer case
Bengaluru: The State government on Wednesday suspended the Managing Director and an official of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd over allegations of an illegal money transfer. The unauthorised…
- India
During SP rule, power supply uninterrupted on Ramzan not on Janmashtami: Shah
Maharajganj: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the Samajwadi Party over “power shortages” during its term in Uttar Pradesh, and said the supply was uninterrupted during Ramzan but not on Janmashtami.…
- India
PM Modi’s meditation trip violation of MCC: Congress writes to EC
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to “circumvent” the silence period restrictions with his 48-hour meditation trip in Kanyakumari from May 30 and urged…
- News
2k police to stand guard in Kanyakumari during PM’s meditation
Kanyakumari: All arrangements, including heavy security, are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 45-hour stay at the famed, mid-sea Vivekananda Rock Memorial here on Thursday, as he would sit on meditation…
- India
Centre starts granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand
New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday started granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttarakhand. The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality…
- India
Game zone tragedy: accused partner among dead; another co-owner arrested
Ahmedabad: A partner of the Rajkot-based TRP game zone, named as an accused in the case registered over the last week’s devastating fire at the recreation facility, was among the 27 persons…
- Photos
Mamata Banerjee campaigns in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee with party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee during a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Kolkata, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (PTI Photo)…
