Lalit Modi (Image credit: Wisden Cricket) NEW DELHI: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has opened up about his decision to remain away from India since 2010, dismissing claims that he is a fugitive while also revisiting his allegations of threats from underworld figures, including Dawood Ibrahim and his associates.Modi, who has been residing primarily in…
The government’s recent hike in gold import duty has fuelled a surge in smuggling, with illicitly imported gold reportedly being sold at discounts of up to Rs 10 lakh per kilogram, creating a significant price gap with legally imported bullion.According to industry participants cited by ET, gold brought into the country through unofficial routes is…
Kuwait International Airport hit by drones hours after Iran and US traded missile strikes; IndiGo issues advisory (Image source: AP) India’s largest airline IndiGo, on Wednesday, suspended all flight operations to and from Kuwait after Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 passenger building was struck by hostile drones amid Iran’s ongoing missile and drone offensive against…
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday dismissed report claiming that it may have sold gold worth about $12 billion to bolster foreign exchange reserves and support the rupee amid economic pressures linked to the ongoing US-Iran conflict.In a press release, RBI said, “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come across…
Vijeta Dahiya, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party on Wednesday announced three spokespersons, a day after activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk decided to join what began as one of the country’s biggest internet sensations and has since evolved into a unique political formation.The CJP, which began as a viral online phenomenon…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader DK Shivakumar is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka on Tuesday, with senior party leader G Parameshwara expected to take oath as the deputy chief minister. While the allocation of portfolios is yet to be announced, a list of 14 leaders likely to be part of…
When it comes to raising children, every country has its own unique way. However, one thing is certain that some parenting styles stand out better than others, and thus provide valuable lessons for parents everywhere.Recently, Dr. Ravi Malik, a senior pediatrician with over 35 years of experience, shared a few observations from Switzerland. In a…
Andhra Pradesh is dealing with a fertility rate of 1.4 to 1.5 children per woman. “I have made a new decision. We will provide Rs 30,000 immediately after the birth of a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth child. Isn’t this the right decision?” When Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu made…
FWICE has withdrawn its non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh with immediate effect, following intervention by IMPPA, Producers Guild, and CINTAA. The rollback came after Ranveer served a legal notice to the body. The controversy stemmed from his exit from Farhan Akhtar’s Don 3 over creative differences and production delays. The Federation of Western India Cine…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with nephew Abhishek Banerjee (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday dissolved all its committees, frontal organisations in West Bengal, after rebel Rathindra Bose, with a support letter from nearly 60 MLAs, met the governor in what is being seen as a major crisis unfolding in the Mamata Banerjee-founded…