Lt Col Shrikant Purohit (File photo) NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, who was acquitted last year in the Malegaon blast case, has been cleared for promotion to the rank of brigadier, sources said on Friday. In July 2025, an NIA court acquitted Purohit and six others, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur,…
Rajat Patidar and Jason Holder (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium delivered plenty of excitement, but also controversy, as Gujarat Titans edged out a four-wicket win. The biggest talking point of the night was Rajat Patidar’s dismissal, caught by Jason…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday intensified his attack on the Centre during the West Bengal assembly election campaign, questioning why chief minister Mamata Banerjee has not faced multiple criminal cases despite serious corruption charges linked to the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He asked why there are not ’36, 38 or 40 cases’ against…
BENGALURU: A bizarre incident kept police on their toes Tuesday evening after a group of people brought an elderly man stuffed inside a gunny bag to a courier office and sought to deliver the “package” to Mangaluru. The group of six, which included two women and the elderly man, went to the courier office located…
China is accelerating the use of robotics in one of its most critical systems: the national power grid. The state-owned State Grid Corporation of China has outlined plans to invest about $1 billion (roughly 6.8 billion yuan) to procure around 8,500 robots, with deployment expected to scale through 2026. These machines will assist with inspection…
A few days ago, Archana Puran Singh’s son Ayushmaan Sethi recently revealed that he had been scammed of Rs 87,000 in an alleged credit card fraud. However, in the latest episode of Aary Vlogs uploaded on Wednesday, the family shared that the amount has been recovered.In the vlog, Ayushmaan was seen casually walking around the…
Forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre Mangaluru: Forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre Sunday said the decision on a Cabinet reshuffle rests entirely with the chief minister and the party high command, adding that the govt remains focused on completing its full term and continuing development works.Speaking to reporters, Khandre said, “We are…
A new H-1B filing by the University of Pennsylvania has stirred a row after details of a $79,584 data analyst role circulated on social media this week.US commentator Chris Brunet mentioned the case on X, writing that the institution had hired a foreign worker for the post. “This morning, the University of Pennsylvania (@Penn) filed…
India has now become the world’s fifth-largest military spender after its defence budget surged by 8.9 per cent. The spike comes amidst a larger rise in the global military expenditure.According to a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday, global expenditure hit a record $2.89 trillion last year, and India…
Bajaj Auto has updated the Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z with a new 350cc engine, and the change has been announced silently via its official website. While the mechanical update is significant, the asking price remains unchanged for now at Rs 1,93,900, ex-showroom. We expect the pricing to be revised given that a similar update was recently…
