Salem was extradited from Portugal on November 11, 2005, after a prolonged legal battle. The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by gangster Abu Salem on Thursday after he sought an early release from custody for having completed 25 years in jail.Salem, who is serving a sentence in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was…
Donald Trump delivers harsh verdict on Luka Doncic trade. Image via: Luke Hales/Getty Images | Brendan SMIALOWSKI/ AFP via Getty Images The Luka Doncic trade is not winding down, as it has found a new critic. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stopped by the Dallas Mavericks’ home arena Wednesday night and told…
The Income Tax Department seized all these items and the Assessing Officer (AO) asked the woman to produce bills. (Image for representative purpose only) A woman, who has been married for 35 years and lives with her husband in Navi Mumbai, found herself caught up in a tax dispute over jewellery that was seized by…
Notices were generated because details of Nandan Nilekani’s names were not found in the 2002 voter list. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who is currently heading a government task force on examination reforms, and his family members have been named in Election Commission notices generated under the ‘no-mapping’ category, according to Bengaluru South City Corporation officials.The…
Arjun Erigaisi and Viswanathan Anand (Photo by ChessBase India) BENGALURU: It was a different day, a different set of fixtures and a different proposition for each team looking to seal a top-two berth. But what remained the same was Viswanathan Anand’s miserable run at the 2026 Global Chess League (GCL) on Wednesday at The Lalit…
Her departure comes amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation of her academic credentials Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities, Reuters reported on Wednesday.Wazed’s resignation was confirmed…
Chidambaram’s remarks came as authorities in the capital intensified preparations for the Brics summit. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has questioned what India has gained from recent Brics meetings, saying he has not seen any tangible benefits from the last two or three summits.With India set to host the…
India’s Rishikanta Singh (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Manipur’s Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, who won a silver medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, has been forced to pull out of India’s Asian Games squad because of an injury.Speaking to TOI on Wednesday from Manipur, Rishikanta said, “I had been dealing with…
According to CBS News, roughly eight US F-15 fighter jets also sustained light damage but were subsequently returned to service. Multiple US military aircraft were damaged after Iran launched a ballistic missile strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, with one American A-10 Thunderbolt reportedly left with a missing wing, CBS News reported,…
NEW DELHI: Citing Article 20(1) of the Constitution which shields persons from prosecution for an act which is not an offence under existing penal laws, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether a husband can be prosecuted for marital rape when the law categorically states that it is not an offence, even as it agreed…