NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ajendra Singh’s inflammatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked row on Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to take action against him.“Disgraceful rant by Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh. This reflects the debased and diseased mindset of the SP leadership. Does Akhilesh…
Vinesh Phogat (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday hit back at the Wrestling Federation of India and said the federation wants her to quit the sport. Vinesh insisted that she is fully eligible to return to competitive wrestling, rejecting several of the federation’s claims regarding timelines and rule violations.After arriving…
JCD Prabhakar is contesting in the Speaker’s election to be held tomorrow CHENNAI: TVK MLA JCD Prabhakar is set to become the speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, as he filed his nomination papers for the post with assembly secretary K Srinivasan on Monday.Prabhakar, who won from Thousand Lights in the 2026 assembly election, is…
One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has tested “mildly” positive for the virus, the US Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday.“One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus,” the Department of Health and…
Months before actor Saif Ali Khan survived a shocking robbery attempt at his Bandra residence in 2025, his sister Soha Ali Khan had also experienced a terrifying break-in at her former home. Recalling the 2011 incident, Soha revealed that an intruder entered her bedroom around 4 AM, while her husband, actor-director Kunal Kemmu, confronted the…
PATNA: An unusual sight in Bihar’s Danapur near Patna has gone viral after videos surfaced showing a barber giving haircuts inside what appears to be an SBI ATM booth.The bizarre setup, where an old ATM kiosk of the State Bank of India (SBI) has reportedly been converted into a salon without changing its exterior appearance.From…
Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs on May 20 as CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebuilds the company around small, AI-powered teams. With capex hitting a record $125–145 billion this year, CFO Susan Li admitted there’s no clean answer for what Meta’s ideal headcount even looks like anymore. The company wants builders who can ship alone what teams…
The government on Monday addressed concerns related to India’s energy supplies amid the tightening situation in the Strait of Hormuz and reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to all citizens to reduce their consumption of petrol and diesel. At an inter-ministerial meeting, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary for ministry of petroleum & natural gas, said, “I…
NEW DELHI: The AIADMK, once the unquestioned pole of Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu, is showing visible signs of strain after its disappointing performance in the 2026 assembly elections. Just days after the party was reduced to 47 seats in the 234-member assembly, internal divisions have burst into the open, exposing disagreements over leadership, strategy…
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to stop buying gold for a year in the national interest, GTRI backed the appeal, saying surging gold imports are straining India’s foreign exchange reserves and widening its trade imbalance. In its report, the think tank said, “GTRI has supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal asking…