NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, often known for his sophisticated English and witty social media exchanges, has once again grabbed attention, this time for his humorous take on an unusual way of eating idli.The discussion began after an X user shared photo of an idli cut into slices and asked, “Rate my idli cutting…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), seeking their response to a plea alleging discrepancies in the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used during the post-result verification and re-evaluation process.The development comes amid an ongoing controversy over CBSE’s digital evaluation system,…
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Monday refused to grant urgent listing to a petition filed by former West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas seeking the quashing of an FIR lodged against him by Messi GOAT Tour organiser Satadru Datta over allegations of criminal intimidation.The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police Monday arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Jahangir Khan, who became the centre of controversy during the assembly elections after repolling was ordered in his constituency, Falta, after the reports of irregularities.The arrest comes weeks after Calcutta high court’s vacation bench refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted…
Rupee began the week on a negative note, with market sentiment weighed down by a stronger dollar, rising crude oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions. On Monday, the domestic currency opened at 95.35 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, slipping 17 paise from its previous close of 95.18.The decline comes after…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sourav Ganguly NEW DELHI: As Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stands on the verge of becoming the youngest player to represent India, former captain Sourav Ganguly has issued a passionate appeal for patience, urging fans and experts not to burden the teenage sensation with unrealistic expectations.The 15-year-old batting prodigy, who lit up IPL 2026 with…
Screenshot of the viral video Dominican Republic plane crash Screenshot of the viral video Dominican Republic plane crash Screenshot of the viral video The pilot and co-pilot of a private aircraft were killed when it crashed on the runway at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, the the Caribbean nation’s national aviation authority…
Conflict in the Middle East flared up once again as Iran launched missiles at Israel, marking the first such escalation since a fragile ceasefire took effect on April 8. Several bright streaks of light were seen across the night sky as missiles hit the ground. Sirens blared across several parts of Israel, sending millions of…
A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings in the Philippines and Indonesia and triggering alerts from international monitoring agencies as authorities assessed the impact across the region.The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the earthquake measured 8.2 in magnitude and struck at a…
Thirty doctors who were found guilty of accepting a foreign trip worth Rs 2 crore to Paris and Monaco, funded by a pharma company, come from at least nine states. This was revealed in response to an RTI application. From National Medical Commission’s reminder to state medical councils (SMCs), it is clear that six out…
