NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday criticised elements in society working as “parasites” to weaken institutions and asked a lawyer, who had filed a petition questioning Delhi High Court not designating him as ‘senior advocate’ and its process for conferring the honour, whether he intended to join the parasite club.A bench of Chief Justice Surya…
Abhishek Banerjee (File Photo) KOLKATA: An FIR has been registered against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee at the Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station for allegedly making inflammatory statements ahead of the elections, making remarks regarding the playing of DJs and issuing statements against Union home minister Amit Shah.On Friday, Banerjee accused the Centre of allowing…
NEW DELHI: With 11 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT can only miss out through the net run rate route and RCB have almost qualified while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. RR have…
Taylor Swift fans sparked fresh online drama after old Joe Alwyn headlines resurfaced on X. One viral fan comment claimed Alwyn “wouldn’t have a dollar” without Swift’s support, triggering heated debate across social media. While some users defended the actor, many Swifties mocked his career struggles. The controversy comes as attention around Swift’s future with…
NEW DELHI: The increase in retail prices of petrol and diesel is expected to drive headline inflation print by 10-25 basis points (bps) in the coming months, with analysts cautioning that cascading impact of higher fuel costs could force RBI to reassess its inflation projections for the year.Several companies, which were holding on to price…
US President Donald Trump has raised fresh questions over Washington’s long-standing support for Taiwan, describing the island as “a little bit of a difficult problem” because of China’s geographical and military advantage.“When you look at the odds, China is a very, very powerful, big country. That’s a very small island. Think of it; it’s 59…
Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood Pakistan’s crushing defeat to Bangladesh in the opening Test has reportedly sparked serious dressing-room tension, with captain Shan Masood and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi involved in a heated exchange after the loss.Pakistan were bowled out for just 163 while chasing 268 in Dhaka, slipping to a 104-run defeat —…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday set aside Delhi high court order which suspended the jail sentence and granted bail to former BJP MLA Kuldip Singh Sengar, convicted of raping an alleged minor in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, and asked HC to hear the politician’s bail plea afresh during pendency of his appeal against conviction.Sengar’s…
Henry Nowak (18), who was in his first year studying accountancy and finance, was walking home from a night out with football mates when he was stabbed to death. (Photo credit: BBC) TOI correspondent from London: A British Indian Sikh man is facing trial for murdering a British white student at Southampton University with a…
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after two days of talks in Washington, offering a temporary diplomatic breakthrough in a conflict that has continued to claim lives despite the truce. The extension, announced by the US State Department on Friday, will keep the cessation of hostilities in place beyond…
