Karnataka BJP chief reaches out to CM Vijay over water-sharing dispute NEW DELHI: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra has written to Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, urging him to adopt a cooperative approach to the long-running Cauvery water dispute and support the proposed Mekedatu reservoir project, saying the river should ‘unite our people, rather than…
India’s envoy to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra said Pakistan had eroded the foundation of the Indus Waters Treaty over the past five decades. He added that Islamabad had “dismantled” the goodwill and friendship that underpinned the 1960 agreement, and that New Delhi’s decision to keep the treaty in abeyance merely acknowledged that reality.As reported…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
Raj Thackeray alleges donation theft at Siddhivinayak Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday alleged that donations worth Rs 18 crore were being siphoned off annually at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple and claimed that Rs 1,400 crore had been stolen at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.“Every year, Rs 18 crore was being stolen,” Thackeray…
Ankush Panghal (PTI Photo) India’s Ankush Panghal produced one of the biggest comebacks of the Commonwealth Games 2026 boxing competition, recovering from a 5-0 deficit after the opening round to defeat England’s Dimeji Shittu and win the men’s 80kg gold medal on Saturday.The 22-year-old from Haryana stayed calm after a tough start and fought back…
Tourist plane crashes near Nazca Lines in Peru At least 13 people were killed after a tourist plane crashed into a field near the Peruvian city of Nazca on Saturday, local authorities said.A National Police spokesperson told reporters at the scene that the victims included 11 passengers, the pilot and a co-pilot or guide. The…
When is Friendship Day 2026? Date, history, significance, importance, and all you need to know about Friendship day Some friendships are loud. You’re constantly texting, sending reels, making plans and somehow finding new things to gossip about every single day.And then there are the quiet ones. You may not speak for weeks, sometimes even months,…
MUMBAI: CBI lodged a cheating case against Reliance Capital Ltd (RCL), its ex-chairman Anil Ambani and unknown public servants in the alleged Rs 1,816 crore loss caused to Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).CBI alleged that EPFO invested Rs 2,500 crore in RCL’s secured non-convertible debentures in 2013-14 and the company subsequently defaulted on repayment.Earlier, the…
Rubin Observatory stacked hundreds of images from its 3.2-billion-pixel camera; the final view contains over half a million galaxies and 50,000 stars. (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory:NOIRLab:SLAC:AURA) Astronomers have just got their clearest look yet at one of the most studied patches of sky in the world. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, based in Chile,…
KOLKATA/BURDWAN: West Bengal Police STF on Saturday arrested suspected terrorist Hamim Mondal’s girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, from Sahibganj in Jharkhand and said they are probing the duo’s alleged plan to foment trouble at Jantar Mantar, the site of recent student protest.Hamim, who was allegedly tracking Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, was arrested from a residential township…
