BENGALURU: A 28-year-old Ugandan woman, who arrived at Kempegowda International Airport on May 23, has been isolated at the Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Indiranagar as a precautionary measure after her samples were collected for Ebola testing amid a global alert over the viral disease.According to Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, principal secretary of the health department, the…
Lindsey Graham (AP photo) Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has once again questioned Pakistan’s credibility as a “mediator” between the United States and Iran in ongoing ceasefire parley, pointing to Islamabad’s long-standing hostility towards Israel and calling its role “problematic”.The remarks came after Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected US President Donald Trump’s appeal for…
KALYANI/KOLKATA: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended Tuesday an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in an apparent act of defiance as the party’s post-poll haemorrhage showed no signs of stopping. The development coincided with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy striking a discordant note on the May…
Drew McIntyre grabbed attention ahead of the IPL 2026 Eliminator after posting a gym video wearing a Rajasthan Royals jersey with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s name on it. “Chosen One,” wrote McIntyre in the caption of his social media post, which quickly went viral ahead of Rajasthan Royals’ knockout clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Eliminator…
An implosion at a chemical tank inside a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington on Tuesday left several people dead and others critically injured, according to local authorities and company officials.Mike Gorsuch, battalion chief with the fire department in Longview, described the site as a “mass casualty scene.” He said emergency teams decontaminated victims…
MUMBAI: Sebi is pushing ahead with bond market reforms with plans for bond tokenisation pilots and a new regulatory framework for debt brokers, as it seeks to deepen corporate debt markets beyond their current narrow base of issues and investors. The regulator is looking at easing disclosure norms for debt-only issues.Noting that financing for business…
NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at strengthening the electronic warfare capabilities of the IAF’s workhorse fighter jets, the defence ministry has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade the Su-30MKI fighters with a state-of-the-art anti-jamming, anti-spoofing multi-constellation global positioning system (GPS) antenna.Jamming and spoofing are part of electronic warfare. Under jamming, the signal…
India categorically rejected unwarranted references to the UT of Jammu & Kashmir in a joint statement between China and Pakistan that was issued after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, saying the UTs of J&K and Ladakh will always remain integral parts of India. “No other country has the locus standi to comment on…
Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: 93 runs, 0 dot balls, 9 sixes and a strike rate of 281.82 — that is how Rajat Patidar lit up the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala and powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the IPL 2026 final with a dominant performance. The RCB captain credited his fearless mindset and…
Tamil Nadu political crisis: Rebel AIADMK MLA Balakrishna Reddy backs EPS, submits apology letter amid party turmoil NEW DELHI: Amid growing factionalism within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and a series of resignations by rebel legislators, Hosur MLA P Balakrishna Reddy on Tuesday extended support to party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in…
