NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee and her government after a heavy voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, claiming the people of the state had voted for change and that the Bharatiya Janata Party was heading for an absolute…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain pleas seeking its intervention over allegations that certain officials deputed for election duty were excluded from voter rolls in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant told the petitioners to approach the appropriate appellate…
Annu Kapoor has clarified his controversial “dudhiya badan” remark about Tamannaah Bhatia, explaining it was meant as innocent appreciation during a discussion on Aaj Ki Raat from Stree 2. He said language caused the backlash, stressed the difference between admiration and desire, and expressed readiness to apologise if she felt hurt. Bollywood actor Annu Kapoor,…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and the team’s Director of Cricket Mo Bobat. (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: A week can feel like a reset button in a long tournament. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, that pause may have come at just the right time. After a rare stumble at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium this season, RCB are…
Gold price is attempting to stabilize around the short-term EMA cluster after a sharp fall. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices continue to be volatile and a buy on dips strategy is recommended for today, says Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency, LKP Securities recommends a buy on dip strategy.Gold…
Bengaluru: A crackdown by customs sleuths at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has exposed a surge in attempts to smuggle in high-grade cannabis into the country, with officers seizing over 70kg of hydroponic ganja worth more than Rs 25 crore between April 14 and 21. The seizures are mostly linked to passengers arriving from Bangkok.The latest…
BENGALURU: Friday’s IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium brings together two captains on opposite arcs. Rajat Patidar, who had only limited leadership experience on the domestic circuit before being handed the RCB captain’s job last season, has turned into the defending champions’ most explosive batter and a steady hand in a high-pressure campaign.In contrast,…
The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, also known as Abu Alaa al-Walai, the leader of the Tehran-backed Iraqi armed group Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), which Washington designates as a terrorist organisation.In a post on X on Friday, US officials said they…
Pakistan’s military said on Friday that security forces killed 22 alleged militants during clashes in the country’s northwest earlier this week, while a 10-year-old child also died in the exchange of fire near the Afghan border.According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, “a joint military operation was conducted by security forces and…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP during a poll rally in Kolkata, accusing the party of influencing the state’s administrative machinery and vowing to politically counter it beyond Bengal.“The names of all those who are working for BJP…
