Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday alleged that he had “never met” Disha Salian MUMBAI: Disha Salian’s father, Satish Salian, has sent a defamation notice seeking Rs 500 crore in compensation from Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh over statements concerning his daughter’s death.The notice demands…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday reacted to the passage of a new bill in United States that allows the Trump administration to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries buying crude oil from Russia and Iran. The ministry of external affairs, in a statement, said that New Delhi remains committed to ensuring…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court has refused to interfere with bail granted to a man accused of cultivating opium poppy on one marla of land, noting that he had not violated any of the conditions imposed while on bail. The court dismissed the…
This new legislation gives the US President powers to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries like China and India which are major buyers of Russian crude. Tariffs, tariffs, and more tariffs – the Donald Trump administration’s favourite economic weapon is back in focus again with the US passing a new bill that allows its…
Arjun Erigaisi at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 Round 1 (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: Arjun Erigaisi (rated 2759) is India’s second-ranked chess player at the moment. On Wednesday, with R Praggnanandhaa, India’s current No. 1, rested, the 23-year-old Telangana grandmaster took Board 1 for India at the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand,…
Teqball, Kurash, Soft Tennis, Sepak Takraw and Sport Climbing. The Asian Games have always been more than a showcase of the sports that dominate television screens.From cricket and hockey to athletics, shooting, badminton and wrestling, some disciplines have a deep following in India. But Aichi-Nagoya 2026 will also put the spotlight on sports that remain…
SC junked over 270 appeals filed by govt against such soldiers NEW DELHI: Quoting Raksha Mantri 2015 Report, which admitted that “many disabled soldiers in India are still denied disability benefits on hyper-technical reasons”, Supreme Court has pulled up Centre and the defence ministry for litigating against them in all forums of the judiciary –…
NEW DELHI: In an important clarification on the ban on use of video clips of court proceedings, Supreme Court on Wednesday said if such footage was uploaded on social media, an aggrieved person could approach the authorities under the Information and Technology Act to seek a “takedown” order of the content.This clarification came from a…
Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ broke another major box office record as it nears the end of its theatrical run. On Wednesday, the film that has been on a record-breaking spree, reportedly overtook 2015’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to become the highest-grossing film of all time at the North American box office. ‘Spider-Man:…
Trump argued that lower interest rates were justified by the US’s strong credit standing and booming investment (Fed Chair Warsh with Trump- file photo) US President Donald Trump called for sharply lower interest rates after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a 3.75 per cent-4 per cent target range,…