NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the socio-political realities in the poll-bound West Bengal an “extra-ordinary situation” while hearing the ED raids obstruction case involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who entered the premises mid-raid and took the files linked to I-PAC overseeing the TMC’s election campaign.Pulling up the West Bengal government, the court…
WASHINGTON: While India is in the throes of a delimitation debate that is pitting mostly southern states against some northern states, the United States has plunged into a redistricting rumble that is defining the Republican red v Democrat blue divide even more starkly. Voters in Virginia on Tuesday narrowly approved a high-stakes referendum that essentially…
Tim Cook wrapped up 15 years as Apple’s CEO with a tidy thesis. Speaking at an all-hands meeting inside the Steve Jobs Theater on Tuesday, the outgoing chief told employees that three conditions had to be true before he could pass the baton—the business had to be firing, the product pipeline had to be loaded,…
Jofra Archer eyes history for Rajasthan Royals in IPL (Image: IPL) Jofra Archer is on the verge of scripting history for the Rajasthan Royals, needing just three more wickets to become the franchise’s all-time leading wicket-taker. The England speedster could surpass Shane Watson when RR take on Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium in…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has published a sweeping 22-point manifesto aimed at Silicon Valley’s ‘engineering elite’, calling them to stop questioning whether artificial intelligence weapons should be built. In his point of view, the debate is settled: if the US military needs better rifles or software, the technology sector should build it. The manifesto, posted…
Cucumbers are another summertime food that tends to be overlooked; however, due to the fact that cucumbers are mostly made up of water and have very few calories (less than 15 calories per cucumber), they offer a lot of hydration with very little digestion. Cucumbers also have a natural cooling property, along with plenty of…
Rajnath Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of Pahalgam terror attack, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday delivered a pointed message to Pakistan, without naming it, warning that if it “tries to create trouble” again, then “dot, dot, dot.” Reiterating India’s long-standing charge from Germany, Singh added that apart from one, “all…
5 players ruled out mid-season of IPL 2026 due to injuries IPL 2026 has just reached the halfway stage, but several players have already been sidelined due to injuries, even with a major portion of the tournament still ahead. Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have suffered the biggest setbacks, losing two players each, while…
A 32-year-old man in the UK has admitted to carrying out a religiously aggravated rape and assault on a Sikh woman inside her home in Walsall, after initially denying the charges during trial proceedings.According to Mirror, John Ashby, who has no fixed address, changed his plea at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, accepting responsibility for…
The Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan reunion horror-comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’ is showing encouraging signs of resilience as it navigates its first midweek stretch. On Day 6, Wednesday, April 23, 2026, the film is building on a strong Day 5 recovery that saw collections jump 18.5% to Rs. 8.00 crore net, pushing the cumulative India net to…