Representative image credits: IANS Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a close aide of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, police said.A police source said unknown armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Afridi, killing him on the spot in Landi Kotal…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Resource Mobilisation Committee has recommended the introduction of online liquor sales in the state as part of broader excise reforms, a move that is likely to spark debate given past opposition. In a report on Karnataka’s excise policy, the committee described selling liquor online as a “complement to retail reforms”. It says digital…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has finally made her much-awaited red carpet appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, putting all speculation around her absence to rest.Lovingly referred to by fans as the “Queen of Cannes,” Aishwarya returned to the prestigious film festival in a breathtaking couture creation titled Luminara, designed by Amit Aggarwal and styled by…
Axar Patel admitted that both the batting and bowling units let Delhi Capitals down after their eight-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 on Friday. The defeat left DC’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread, with the captain also hinting that the team had already started thinking about next season.Delhi Capitals managed only…
When Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran, appeared in public very briefly to greet citizens at an anti-Israel rally last week, another member of his family was also there.Yousef Pezeshkian, the president’s 44-year-old son, who serves as his adviser, had not spoken to his father since the war broke out and the country’s leadership went…
Image credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Former district judge and accused Giribala Singh on Tuesday alleged before a Bhopal court that Twisha Sharma’s lawyer, Anurag Srivastava, had physically assaulted her son, Samarth Singh, during a hearing at the Jabalpur court in the dowry death case.The allegation surfaced after the Central Bureau of Investigation produced Samarth Singh…
Smriti Mandhana and Samrat Rana LUCKNOW: Two world champions from different sporting arenas — Smriti Mandhana and Samrat Rana — were on Saturday named Sportspersons of the Year at the eighth edition of the The Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) in Lucknow.In a glittering ceremony attended by top athletes and dignitaries, pistol shooter Rana…
BENGALURU: When Vikram, India’s Moon lander, briefly lifted off and settled back down on the Moon in 2023, it marked a small but telling moment in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Now, that short “hop”, which lasted around 3 minutes, is helping scientists piece together what lies just beneath the lunar surface, with very fine measurements.The manoeuvre,…
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has indicated a likely return of El Nino conditions as early as May–July this year, with climate models pointing to rapidly rising sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific.In its latest Global Seasonal Climate Update, the WMO said there is growing confidence in the onset of El Nino after neutral…
Bengaluru: Brace for bumper-to-bumper chaos in Bengaluru’s central business district as schools and colleges gear up to reopen in June. Major sewage pipeline replacement works on key roads such as Richmond Road and Lavelle Road are set to choke traffic at the worst possible time, triggering commuter nightmares across some of the city’s busiest stretches….
