‘PM Modi uses Gyanesh Kumar to steal elections’: Rahul Gandhi on SIR irregularities NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the legal immunity granted to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi uses him to “steal elections”.In a post on X, Gandhi wrote, “Q….
India’s Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh, Joshna Chinnapa, Velavan Senthilkumar and others pose for photographs (PTI photo) India’s men’s and women’s squash teams marched into the Asian Games semifinals with convincing quarterfinal victories over Kuwait and Singapore respectively on Wednesday, guaranteeing the country another medal in the team events.The top-seeded Indian men’s team, which is also…
Flight FZ1073, carrying around 180 people, was flying towards Ben Gurion Airport A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed safely at Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport on Wednesday after declaring an emergency, following a dramatic mid-air incident that briefly raised fears of a hijacking and prompted Israel to scramble fighter jets.Flight FZ1073, carrying around…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has withdrawn the additional SIR-related declaration from Form 6 in states where the electoral roll revision exercise has been completed, PTI reported on Wednesday.In states where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has concluded, the additional declaration has been removed from the ECINET app and portal, as well as the respective…
Kapil Pokhariya (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Kapil Pokhariya won a bronze medal after losing his semifinal bout against Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the men’s 90kg category at the Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.Kapil went down 1-4 to Khabibullaev in the semifinal and missed out on a place in the gold medal…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations over the incident A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying around 180 people was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after triggering an apparent hijack scare, with Israeli officials closely monitoring the situation.The aircraft initially signalled an emergency code before changing its transponder code to…
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam denied bail by high court NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the UAPA case related to the 2020 Delhi riots.Senior Advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Umar Khalid, submitted that there had been three “small changes in circumstances” since the…
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda added another medal to her impressive Asian Games campaign as she teamed up with Kynan Chenai to win the gold medal in the trap mixed event at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.The Indian pair finished on 34…
The bias stays cautious, with yields and Fed policy still the dominant driver even as the pace of losses has slowed. Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are down from recent highs and a firmer dollar is adding to its woes. The bias for gold prices continues to stay cautious, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst…
Visuals of horrifying blaze that eight homes NEW DELHI: A fire that broke out shortly after midnight reduced at least eight houses and several cowsheds to ashes in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The fire erupted in a house in Mungli village in the Warwan area and spread rapidly to neighbouring structures….