Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy visits Blavatnik School of Government, in Oxford. HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Chief minister Revanth Reddy planned to hold “political meetings” during his proposed trip to the US, according to sources in the central govt.The ministry of external affairs had on Friday withheld permission for Revanth to travel to the US, while approving…
Kolkata: As the city heads to the polls on Wednesday, campaigning drew to a close on Monday, with candidates making a frantic last-minute push to reach voters through eyeball-grabbing tactics. While one contender was seen carrying a mock EVM unit, another hauled a 25kg fish. Others, too, grabbed the attention of voters with inventive gestures…
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary and Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday held a meeting with party leaders considered close to former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi amid the ongoing rift in the party over its state leadership.This comes after Channi, along with several Congress workers, stayed away from a meeting with Baghel after he…
Australian Fairy Penguin. Image Credit: JJ Harrison/Wikipedia Australia is launching a necessary effort to protect one of its most recognisable coastal birds from H5N1 bird flu. Wildlife teams are hand-vaccinating thousands of wild little penguins. On Phillip Island, Victoria, authorities hope to protect a colony of about 5,000 birds by catching them as they return…
Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings are set to face off in their final league-stage clash of IPL 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Ahead of the much-anticipated encounter, Gujarat Titans star opener Sai Sudharsan opened up about his deep emotional bond with CSK, the franchise he grew up idolising.Sai Sudharsan…
Let’s take a look at what a possible US-Iran peace deal signing and Strait of Hormuz opening mean for India. (AI image) “Ships of the World, start your engines,” US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, announcing an imminent peace deal with Iran and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. “Let the oil…
Dash cam visuals of the car accident in which Aban Ahmad, the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, and his friend were killed. LUCKNOW: A 30-second dashcam video purportedly capturing the fatal road accident involving Abaan Ahmed (21), son of slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, and his friend Sonu, surfaced online and went viral on…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is asking the company’s employees to be smarter about their use of artificial intelligence (AI). The chief executive of the software giant believes not every problem requires the most advanced AI models, even as AI tools become increasingly embedded in daily workflows across the company. Speaking during a live taping of…
The latest collections were higher than the Rs 1,71,105 crore recorded in June 2025 India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 13.9 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,94,812 crore in June 2026, driven largely by a sharp increase in tax revenues from imports, according to provisional data released by the finance ministry on…
MPs questioned why the government did not warn owners of non-E20 vehicles about possible mileage loss. NEW DELHI: Members of the parliamentary committee on transport Thursday asked top government officials on why no effort was made to inform owners of non-E20 compliant vehicles about potential mileage loss due to use of 20% ethanol blended petrol…