NEW DELHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed for two weeks its single judge order that had put the release of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond’ on hold.The division bench stayed the single judge’s interim order which had put the film’s release on hold for 15 days.The development comes amid…
Harvard University has found itself at the centre of a growing online storm after an artwork featured on its Department of South Asian Studies website drew sharp criticism and allegations of bias. The Coalition of Hindus of North America ignited the debate after calling out the university for what it described as “blatant Hinduphobia” in…
NEW DELHI: A Rouse Avenue Court on Friday discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the Delhi excise policy case, refusing to take cognisance of the CBI’s chargesheet.The order was delivered by Special Judge (PC Act) Jitender Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court. Why Delhi…
Image used for representational purpose only KOLKATA: Strong tremors were felt in Kolkata on Friday afternoon, raising panic among residents in the city and neighbouring areas. The earthquake, estimated at a magnitude of 4.9, struck at around 1.22 pm, with its epicentre located just 3 km inside Bangladesh near the India-Bangladesh border. Several people took…
President Murmu takes sortie in light combat helicopter ‘Prachand’ NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday undertook a sortie in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ near the India–Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district.The helicopter took off from the Indian Air Force station in Jaisalmer, where the President was briefed by the captain before…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday acquitted of all charges by the Rouse Avenue court. Hailing the verdict as “truth always wins,” Kejriwal became visibly emotional while speaking to reporters outside the court premises.Kejriwal’s long-time deputy Manish Sisodia was also discharged by the court.Special judge Jitendra Singh…
Afghanistan on Friday claimed that Pakistan had lost its much-hyped, American-made F-16 fighter jet in action, as the Islamabad-led military carried out overnight strikes targeting multiple cities in Taliban-led Afghanistan.The US-made F-16 jet, considered a key asset of the Pakistan air force, was reportedly used in the airstrikes on the Taliban-led country, which does not…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex dropped in opening trade on Friday on weak global cues and falling global markets. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,403.15, down 93 points or 0.37%. BSE Sensex was at 81,986.79, down 262 points or 0.32%.Analysts are of the view that the…
The AI battle: Defence secretary Pete Hegseth and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to Pentagon demands for unrestricted use of its technology, escalating an unusually public standoff with the Donald Trump administration that could cost the firm its government contract…
NEW DELHI: The tension between India and Bangladesh, which resulted in fewer visas by both sides, resulted in an over 9% fall in foreign tourist arrivals to 90.2 lakh in 2025, with the eastern neighbour slipping from the second largest source to being the fifth biggest.Latest official data estimated tourist arrivals from Bangladesh at 4.7…
