NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday announced that the silence period for the Assam legislative assembly elections will begin today at 5.00 pm, marking 48 hours prior to the conclusion of polling across all constituencies.In accordance with Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be…
NEW DELHI: Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, former Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament, has been arrested by the Detective Branch of Dhaka police, officials confirmed on Tuesday, even as authorities remained tight-lipped on the specific charges against her.According to officials from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Chowdhury was taken into custody late Monday night from her residence…
Oil prices extended their rally on Tuesday amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as markets remained cautious ahead of Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures increased by 57 cents, or 0.5%, to $110.34 a barrel at 1202 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose…
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik said it could become difficult to keep Devdutt Padikkal out of the India team if he continues batting in the same way in the IPL, after his recent performances for the franchise.Padikkal played a key role in RCB’s win over Chennai Super Kings on…
NEW DELHI: A Gujarat-based deep-tech drone company has delivered “hundreds of kamikaze (suicide or self-destruct) drones” to Indian Army as part of a Rs 10 crore contract with the defence ministry.The contract with Surat-based InsideFPV was signed last Dec, and the consignment of drones was sent to the Army within a two-month timeframe via emergency…
New Delhi: Three academicians engaged by NCERT as experts – Prof Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar – whom the Supreme Court banned for life “for projecting a negative image of judiciary” by mentioning about corruption in judiciary in a Class 8 textbook, approached the apex court Monday seeking a review of the…
NEW DELHI: Referring to the importance of efforts to restore stability and security to the West Asia region, external affairs minister S Jaishankar stressed India’s support for ongoing regional and international efforts to stop the war in a conversation with his Iran counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi, according to an Iranian readout released Monday.Apart from Araghchi,…
MrBeast hosted a huge event where 50 popular streamers competed to win $1,000,000. The prize was meant to go to a lucky fan, and the competition was very exciting. Big names like YourRAGE, RaKai, Ski Mask The Slump God, and El Rubius reached the final rounds of the event. After lots of challenges, YourRAGE won…
Representative image (AP) JAMMU: On Sept 13, 2025, a 23-year-old Jammu man, who had travelled to Russia a little over a month ago with dreams to land a job, made a WhatsApp call to his family, informing them that he was being sent to the frontlines in the Russia-Ukraine war, and pleading for help. That…
Air India chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson has resigned from his position, sources told ANI.The airline has been grappling with persistent losses and increased regulatory scrutiny following a crash last year that killed 260 people.Campbell Wilson took over as Air India’s chief executive and managing director in July 2022, joining the airline after a…