NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday ordered the framing of charges against 17 accused, including alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and actor Jacqueline Fernandez, in the alleged Rs 200-crore extortion and money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), paving the way for trial proceedings.The court said the accused “have to be charged…
Image for representative purpose The chief scientist and co-founder of Mistral AI, Europe’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has issued a stark warning: Europe must urgently build its own “superintelligence” because it cannot afford to rely on American tech giants. Guillaume Lample, speaking ahead of a company event in Paris recently, warned that the arrival…
Australia begin their latest ODI campaign carrying confidence from their last 50-over assignment, where they defeated India 2-1 at home. Although several months have passed since that series, the visitors will be eager to maintain their strong record in the format. Josh Inglis and his team face a challenging task against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, where…
NEW DELHI: Several residents across Delhi-NCR and parts of western Uttar Pradesh were startled on Saturday after receiving an “Extremely Severe Alert” notification on their mobile phones, accompanied by a loud warning buzzer.The alert warned of severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms, lightning, strong winds, heavy rainfall and hailstorms, likely to affect several districts over the…
Vinesh Phogat‘s hopes of making India’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games ended on Saturday after she lost 4-6 to Asian bronze medallist Meenakshi Goyat in the semifinals of the women’s 53kg category selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.The defeat ended Vinesh’s campaign after an eventful day in which she had…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Kagiso Rabada believes Rajasthan Royals teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable IPL 2026 campaign has been built on fearless cricket, quick reflexes and an ability to read bowlers earlier than most players his age.The Gujarat Titans pacer showered praise on the 15-year-old after Qualifier 2 on Friday, where Sooryavanshi’s stunning…
NEW DELHI: The Congress Legislature Party on Saturday elected DK Shivakumar as their new leader during a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, according to PTI sources.The meeting was attended by several senior Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal, who oversaw the proceedings as the party formally endorsed Shivakumar‘s leadership.The announcement comes after Siddaramaiah stepped…
A Minneapolis-bound United Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Wisconsin after an unruly passenger wanted to storm the cockpit area. A United Airlines plane with 147 passengers and six crew members flying to Minneapolis had to be diverted Friday night after an unruly passenger wanted to enter the cockpit. The flight was diverted to…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was beaten, attacked with stones and eggs were hurled at his convoy during a visit to West Bengal’s Sonarpur South to meet families affected by post-poll violence on Saturday.According to police, stones and eggs were thrown at Banerjee’s convoy as he travelled through South 24…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR, bringing relief from the heat as temperatures dropped on Saturday evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for light rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds.Read also: Massive dust storm engulfs parts of Rajasthan; Churu witnesses near-zero visibilitySafdarjung, the city’s base weather station, recorded…