In continuation of his announcement from a day ago that the Twitter acquisition deal was being put on hold temporarily, world’s richest person Elon Musk announced on Saturday his team will do ‘random sampling’ of 100 followers of Twitter’s account on the social media giant’s own platform. “To find out, my team will do a […]
In an apparent bid to curb local price surge, India has temporarily banned wheat exports with immediate effect. The country – the world’s second-biggest wheat producer – saw a decadal high in wheat prices in April in a worrying development. The government statement comes as the Ukraine war – which began in February – enters […]
Dinesh Karthik is having a dream IPL 2022 both on and off the field. The Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper-batter, who has made a strong case for making a comeback to the Indian side on the back of some stunning performances in this IPL, showed his lighter side on Friday. Karthik gave a savage reply to […]
Tamil Nadu higher education minister K Ponmudi on Friday stirred up a controversy after he said that those who are engaged “selling pani puri” are Hindi speaking people. Addressing the 37th convocation the state-run Bharathiar University in Coimbatore, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) minister reiterated that the government is determined to follow the dual language […]
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) said a one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Saturday as a mark of respected to United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan who passed away on Friday at the age of 73. The MHA said the National Flag will be flown at half-mast on […]
At least 14 people died in a fire that broke out at a building near west Delhi’s Mundka metro station on Friday. Fire department officials said the number could go up as more were feared trapped, and rescue operation was underway. According to available information, another 12 people suffered injuries in the blaze. All of […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against Kashmir-based rights activist Khurram Parvez and its former decorated officer — Superintendent of Police Arvind Digvijay Negi among others in its probe related to funding and recruitment of overground workers (OGWs) by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Jammu and Kashmir. Negi has been charged under the […]
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine, which was temporarily operating out of Warsaw in Poland, would resume its operations in Kyiv from May 17, the minister of external affairs said on Friday. The embassy was temporarily relocated to Warsaw on March 13 in the wake of intensified firing in the war-torn capital of Ukraine following Russia’s […]
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, charging that it has become clear that his mantra of ‘minimum government, maximum governance’ means keeping the country in a permanent state of polarisation, “brutalising” minorities and “threatening” political opponents.In her inaugural address at the party’s ‘Chintan Shivir’ here, she […]