Rajya Sabha contests in Maharashtra, MP, Karnataka and Rajasthan ended without a vote on Thursday. NCP’s Rajendra Jain was elected in the bypoll to the seat vacated by deputy CM Sunetra Pawar in the state (), while BJP swept 3 seats in MP. Three Congress candidates and one BJP neta were elected in Karnataka, and…
NEW DELHI: Heed investor feedback and focus on easing the compliance burden as tax benefits and free land alone are not sufficient to attract investment. This was the strong message from PM Narendra Modi to states during the governing council meeting of Niti Aayog on Thursday as he sought to position India as an attractive…
Home was only a few steps away.But before she could step out of an Uber cab at around 4 AM, a Gurgaon-based sales manager says she found herself in an argument with a driver who had allegedly locked the vehicle and refused to let her leave.Within days, her account had spread widely across LinkedIn, with…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 67% — or two out of every three people killed on Indian roads in 2024 — were two-wheeler riders or pedestrians, according to the latest report published by the road transport ministry on Thursday. In absolute numbers, a total of 1.28 lakh two-wheeler riders and pedestrians lost their lives in road crashes.This…
Photo by Yonhap News Agency Controversial streamer Johnny Somali is asking a South Korean court to reduce his prison sentence, arguing that he has been unable to take medication for bipolar disorder since arriving in the country. Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, appeared in court on June 11 as part of an…
FIFA World Cup 2026 (Image Via Getty) The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially began on June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and one of the biggest talking points of the night was the opening ceremony performance by Shakira and Burna Boy. The two global music stars performed “Dai Dai,” the tournament’s official song,…
In a risky operation on the high seas, Indian Navy safely disposed of an unexploded warhead recovered from the fuel storage compartment of a missile-hit crude oil tanker 50 nautical miles off the Kochi coast.The operation was conducted when the vessel was sailing to Kochi from UAE’s Fujairah, the defence ministry said on Thursday.The Navy…
An Ontario man who spent more than a week in hospital while on holiday in Mexico has been left facing a medical bill of $147,502 after his travel insurance claim was denied.Bahoz Ali, from Oshawa, travelled to Mexico in April 2024 with his girlfriend after purchasing a Global Youth All-Inclusive travel insurance policy through Manulife.“Months…
NEW DELHI: Three merchant ships with Indian crew members have come under attack from the US Navy off the Oman coast in the last four days, resulting in the death of three Indians, said govt, which lodged a strong protest with US and asserted attacks should stop. The number of Indian seafarers killed has increased…
An American official was mysteriously found dead in a hotel in Myanmar and a Thai woman was detained by the local police in connection with the investigation. Though the incident took place a few weeks ago, the State Department has now confirmed the death and said it won’t reveal any other details about the case….