Former CM Mamata Banerjee greets supporters at a sit-in to protest alleged attacks on party seniors and and workers (R) BJP minister Tapas Roy fends questions from media outside assembly over his claim that more than 50 Trinamool MLAs were ready to break off from the party (L) KOLKATA: The ‘M’ word entered the lexicon…
Badminton star P V Sindhu at a Hyrox event in Bengaluru earlier this year (right) By IPL standards, this was a small crowd — around 2,000 people — but they knew how to make noise. So there was no shortage of adrenaline or atmospherics when the event billed as India’s ‘largest fitness race’ began at…
The move to up the gold import duty comes days after PM Narendra Modi appeals to citizens to avoid unnecessary gold purchases for a year. (AI image) In a bid to keep foreign exchange reserves buffer intact, the government has raised the import duty on gold and silver to 15% from 6%. India is the…
CHENNAI: Noor Ahmad was struggling for rhythm in recent times but Chennai Super Kings never lost faith in him. They persisted with playing the left-arm wrist-spinner and the Afghan star delivered on Tuesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium against a shambolic Kolkata Knight Riders to give CSK their second win on the bounce. Chasing 193…
For decades, Taiwan has been one of the world’s most dangerous fault lines, a small island sitting at the centre of a growing rivalry between the world’s rising superpower and its reigning one.Now, tension has returned sharply to the global spotlight after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to invoke the idea of the “Thucydides Trap”…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Make in India, Together with Korea: Korean president backs Atmanirbhar BharatAs he arrived in India for a State visit, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Koreas and India must work closely as emerging global leaders amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and that the 2 countries can give a new…
The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, also known as Abu Alaa al-Walai, the leader of the Tehran-backed Iraqi armed group Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), which Washington designates as a terrorist organisation.In a post on X on Friday, US officials said they…
A social media post by US entrepreneur James Blunt claiming that H-1B visa holders make up less than 0.5% of the American workforce has triggered an online debate over immigration, tech jobs and data interpretation.Blunt shared a chart on X suggesting that around 700,000 H-1B workers form a “tiny orange cluster” compared with roughly 160…
The Supreme Court emphasized its reluctance to direct arrests, prioritizing evidence collection and witness protection. While monitoring investigations, the bench declined to comment on the merits of the Anil Ambani Group (ADAG) case, citing past collateral damage to reputations. The CBI has filed nine FIRs totaling Rs 27,337 crore against ADAG entities. NEW DELHI: A…
Homemade pickles carry a kind of old-world promise. They are sharp, salty, spicy and deeply satisfying, the sort of preserve that can brighten a meal with just a spoonful. But they can also turn disappointing fast. One bad jar can mean soft vegetables, a strange smell, cloudy brine or worse, visible mould creeping across the…