NEW DELHI: Holding that inordinate delay in trial in a criminal case could have a “deleterious effect on society in general”, SC said the right to speedy trial under Article 21 was not only the prerogative of the accused but also a valuable right of the victim, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench of Justices K…
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis pleads not guilty as Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas. The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former street gang leader accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, begins Monday in Las Vegas, nearly three decades after the hip-hop star was shot.Davis, 63, faces one…
Badminton World Championships in New Delhi (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The 2026 BWF World Championships, which began on Monday, has the most representation from China (30) followed by Chinese Taipei (24), Indonesia (24), Japan (23) and India, Malaysia (20). European powerhouse Denmark have 13 members across the five draws. One can guage the popularity of…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, continued its epic theatrical run in India on Monday, with the superhero film crossing the Rs 560 crore gross mark despite recording a sharp decline in collections in its third week.On Day 19, the film collected an estimated Rs 2 crore net across 3,334 shows, according…
Hawkish narrative got significant boost from a fake quote. Tehran’s alleged effort to develop nuclear weapons has been the key reason cited by US President Trump and Israel govt for the war on Iran. In recent weeks, amid stop-start peace efforts, the hawkish narrative got a significant boost from a fake quote first posted by…
In 2017, Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded an 18-second YouTube video that appeared to show nothing more than a small sand cat sheltering beneath a desert shrub in Libya. The clip would later become the first documented evidence of the species in the country, prompting an eight-year effort to establish where the elusive animals were living. Almuntasir…
India lose 2-4 to England. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India’s long wait for a World Cup victory over England continued on Monday as the higher-ranked European side produced a dominant second-half display to beat Harmanpreet Singh’s side 4-2 in their second Pool D match of the men’s Hockey World Cup.India had fought back…
The 2026 Christmas box office is already shaping up to be a major battle ground for two of the year’s most anticipated blockbusters – ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Dune: Part Three’.Early ticket sales for both films is pointing towards an unusually strong theatrical season, with premium-format screenings for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic already selling months ahead…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing one-time dope tests administered to all Air India group pilots beginning last Thursday have so far seen two non-negative results among the “300-400” cockpit crew members who have provided samples so far. According to sources, the two employees have been taken off flying duty as confirmatory tests are conducted and final…
A 3,000-year-old inscription naming Masn may help archaeologists identify the lost Egyptian city ( PC: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) Discoveries at Tell Abu Seify in Qantara East are giving archaeologists fresh clues about an ancient Egyptian settlement that may be the lost city of Masn. The site lies along the route of the Ancient…
