Press and POTUS get their priorities right as a ‘friendly federal assassin’ interrupts their dinnerThe plot was served with spring pea and burrata salad and vintage wine and a bit of Bang! Bang! as a self-styled ‘friendly federal assassin’ interrupted journalists’ dinner with wannabe king Donald Trump.Men in tuxedos and women in gowns dived under…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka legislative assembly on Saturday disqualified Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni following his conviction by a Bengaluru sessions court in a criminal case. Kulkarni was issued an official notification by the assembly after he was convicted in the murder case of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar. He is currently in prison serving life imprisonment in…
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has appointed noted lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi as its chairman. Joshi will be overseeing the functioning of All India Radio and Doordarshan, taking charge at a time of transition for the organisation following a recent leadership exit.Union information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated Joshi on his appointment and highlighted…
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The United States has cleared arms sales worth over $8.6 billion to key Middle East allies, namely Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. The approvals were issued by the US State Department amid heightened regional tensions linked to the prolonged Iran conflict.The announcements by the State Department included approval of military sales to…
The central government on Saturday announced 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance companies under the automatic route, allowing full foreign ownership in the sector. The move is expected to increase foreign participation in India’s insurance industry. Foreign investment in Indian insurance companies and intermediaries will now be allowed up to 100% of the paid-up…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh will undertake the census 2027 exercise in two distinct phases, beginning May 2026, with one of the largest administrative deployments in the country involving nearly five lakh enumerators and supervisors. The scale of the exercise will spread across 75 districts, more than 1.04 lakh villages and 783 towns.According to Sheetal Verma, director…
India women’s cricket team NEW DELHI: India have largely stayed with experience while making a few bold calls in announcing their 15-member squad for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in England, with the return of Yastika Bhatia and the omission of Pratika Rawal emerging as the biggest talking points from Saturday’s selection meeting at…
BARGI (JABALPUR): Amid heartbreaking scenes of lifeless bodies of tourists, who went down along with the cruise vessel in Bargi Dam, being pulled out on Friday, a group of unheralded heroes stood out for throwing caution to the winds and plunging into the choppy waters to save over a dozen lives.Sensing imminent danger as the…
NEW DELHI: A trip meant to celebrate a housewarming function turned into a devastating tragedy for a Delhi family after three of its members died in a cruise boat accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. A video of one of the deceased has surfaced in which the woman made a video call to her brother, showing…
