NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday chose Suvendu Adhikari to be the next chief minister of West Bengal after saffron party’s resounding victory in the state, securing 207 seats.Adhikri met West Bengal governor R N Ravi and staked claim to form the first BJP-led government in the state.“Bhoi is out and, as Prime…
Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: A heated exchange broke out in the Lok Sabha between leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju during the Congress MP’s speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Rijiju intervened when Gandhi, in his address, accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to sidestep…
12 Indians have been named as police in Canada busts a major criminal tourism network. All of them have legal visas to enter and stay in Canada. But they did not come to the country to study or work. They were brought to the country for criminal operations. The Durham regional police arrested 46 individuals,…
Passengers and some crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch-flagged MV Hondius will begin disembarkation from about 07.00 GMT on Sunday after the ship arrives in Tenerife, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said on Saturday.The company said the ship was expected to arrive in Granadilla, Tenerife, at 04.30 GMT and that those leaving the vessel “will be…
Jack Doherty claimed he was placed under house arrest after posting a video showing an ankle monitor and saying he must stay home for the next few months. The update sparked major backlash online, with critics mocking the controversial streamer over his past behavior and legal troubles. Doherty was previously arrested in Florida on drug-related…
An immigration lawyer has claimed that US residency interviews are being delayed following a recent shooting in Washington, DC. This has caused panic among applicants.Charles Kuck, an immigration attorney, said on X that lawyers attending United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interviews this week were told that decisions on cases had been paused. He…
The Baha’i community in India has been deeply distressed by the war in Iran, which has seen an uptick in persecution of Iranian Baha’is. Many Indian Baha’is originally came from Iran and continue to have relatives in that country.With the Islamic Republic regime tightening its grip and brutally crushing any internal opposition during the conflict,…
Stephen Hawking quote of the day Some quotes sound intelligent immediately and then disappear from memory a few minutes later. Others seem to sit quietly in the mind and become more interesting with time. This quote, widely associated with Stephen Hawking, feels like one of those lines that grows heavier the longer a person thinks…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites reeled under heatwave conditions for the third consecutive day on Saturday as the mercury touched 42.8 degrees Celsius at the city’s base station, Safdarjung — 5 degrees above normal — making it the hottest April day in four years.The last time the temperature crossed this level in April was on April 30,…
Actor Ravi Mohan has finally opened up about the emotional struggles surrounding his ongoing separation from wife Aarti. The actor’s divorce case is currently pending before the Chennai High Court. Over the past few months, Ravi Mohan’s name has been widely discussed online because of his close friendship with singer and therapist Keneeshaa Francis. Many…