CBI has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath. NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, news agency PTI reported citing officials…
Photo credit : Shedeline Pierre Louis When babies Shednhee and Claydee entered the world, they were not simply sharing a birthplace. The newborn sisters were still embracing each other inside the same amniotic sac, a remarkable moment witnessed by doctors during their delivery at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey.The girls were born…
Government is likely to permit banks and payment service providers to levy a merchant discount rate of between 0.25% and 0.4% on UPI transactions exceeding Rs 2,000. In a step closer to possibly introducing Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions, the Lok Sabha on Thursday approved a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said “protest is a way of dialogue”. NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday strongly backed the students who were protesting against NEET irregularities, saying that the “grivances of the Gen Z is genuine”.Calling “protest is a way of dialogue”, the Sangh supremo said: “I won’t say that…
India’s growing footprint in space exploration reached another landmark on Thursday as Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the very first time.For Menon, it will be more than just a routine maintenance mission.It will mark his maiden spacewalk — one of the most demanding tasks any astronaut can…
Squadron Leader Kanth in front of a MiG-21 in 2019. (Image credit: IAF) Another glass ceiling has been broken in the Indian Air Force, with Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth becoming the first woman pilot to clear the prestigious Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course at the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) in Gwalior.The achievement…
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was loudly booed by sections of the crowd during a National Night Out Against Crime event in Staten Island on Tuesday, forcing him to keep his remarks to less than a minute before leaving the stage.According to local media reports, Mamdani addressed thousands of attendees…
Rajya Sabha witnessed multiple adjournments during the day as opposition members continued sloganeering and asking for the presence of Amit Shah. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Parliament proceedings remained disrupted on Thursday as opposition parties continued to demand the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah over the police action against student protesters at Jantar Mantar…
Thalapathy Vijay starrer ‘Jana Nayagan,’ which enjoyed a great theatrical run for the past two weeks, is now seeing the expected drop at the ticket windows. Despite the drop in footfalls, the film continues to add to its impressive lifetime collections and is one of the biggest Tamil releases of the year. While the pace…
NEW DELHI: Deceased gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Abaan was killed on Thursday after his speeding car collided with a divider in Jhansi.His friend Sonu also died in the accident, the Jhansi SSP confirmed. According to police, all five occupants were travelling in a Hyundai Creta from Prayagraj towards Jhansi when the accident took place.The accident…