Reddy’s remarks prompted a response from Union Minister Sanjay Kumar Bandi NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy called “Shiva is the God of the poor, Ram is the God of the rich” while taking a dig at the BJP. Attributing the saffron party’s success in polls across North India Reddy claimed that the BJP…
India’s Shapath Bharadwaj (PTI Photo) India’s Shapath Bharadwaj booked his place in the men’s individual trap shooting final after surviving a tense three-way shoot-off at the Asian Games on Tuesday.Shapath finished joint-seventh in qualification with 117 points, forcing him into a shoot-off against Qatar’s Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Kazakhstan’s Alisher Aisalbayev for the two remaining places…
The ECI has maintained that ECINet is decentralised and that statutory responsibilities remain with designated election officials. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to an early listing of a plea challenging the manner in which the Election Commission of India (ECI) is functioning, with allegations that powers vested in the multi-member constitutional body are being…
Security personnel stand guard as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conduct searches at the residence of former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched the premises of former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen and others as part of a money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),…
Neeraj Chopra and Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage said he missed seeing Neeraj Chopra compete at the Asian Games, describing the Indian star’s absence as “bad luck” after an ankle injury forced him out of the continental event.Chopra, a two-time Olympic medallist, was unable to defend the Asian Games men’s…
The company, which has revenue of $20 billion, is navigating the challenges created by one of the most significant technology shifts faced by the IT industry. Infosys is looking to transition anywhere between a quarter to a third of its workforce into specialist positions and also create a team of about 6,000 frontier engineers, according…
Jaishankar speaks at the Asia Society at the conclusion of the UN High Level Week NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, speaking at the Asia Society at the conclusion of the UN High-Level Week in New York, highlighted the difficult state of the world, multiple conflicts and what he termed the “4F” crisis —…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav (ANI Photo) Thiruvananthapuram: West Indies were comfortably placed at 107 for no loss when Kuldeep Yadav was brought into the attack in the 16th over. Fourteen balls into his spell, West Indies opener John Campbell top-edged a tossed-up delivery to short fine leg, giving India the breakthrough they needed.Virat Kohli and Shubman…
Oil prices rise for second day. Oil prices today: Oil prices rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as concerns over potential disruptions to Middle East supplies due to the US-Iran conflict outweighed signs of recovering crude exports from the region.At 8:28 am IST, Brent crude was trading at $106.86 a barrel, up $1.58,…
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Delhi minister Parvesh Verma hit out at AAP chief Kejriwal for visiting the Tilak Nagar area Monday. “I want to tell Kejriwal that while you visit such sites, young girls are being beaten up in our Punjab.… so please say a word or two about them as well,” Verma said, adding…