NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday validated Election Commission‘s decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral rolls, rejected opposition’s stand that it was an arbitrary and exclusionary exercise and said SIR was carried out as per EC’s constitutional mandate of ensuring free and fair elections, which are founded on the integrity, accuracy…
The live-in assistant of actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in supplying ketamine that contributed to the star’s fatal overdose in 2023, bringing a major chapter of the case to a close.60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death….
NEW DELHI: Ten Indian sailors, detained in Iran in July 2025 on board an oil tanker, have been released after “sustained diplomatic engagement”, Directorate General of Shipping said in a statement on Tuesday.Sailors on MV Harbour Phoenix were “detained, arrested and imprisoned in Iran following the vessel’s interception near Jask Port in July 2025”, it…
Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo (Image Source: Getty) Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo have become one of the most powerful celebrity couples in world sport and entertainment. The Argentine football legend and his wife continue to see a massive hike in their fortune. They earn through football salaries, endorsements, businesses, and long-term investments. Their combined…
The era of software engineers writing code line by line is officially over, according to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Speaking at a recent industry conference, the tech veteran revealed that a massive shift hit the software industry late last year, completely altering how computer engineers work. Schmidt confessed that he is personally “in mourning”…
NEW DELHI: With the power tussle between Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar showing no signs of easing, Congress leaders are holding back-to-back meetings to find a way out of the crisis.Amid mounting speculation, fuelled by media reports and party sources, that Siddaramaiah could step down from the top post, Congress…
Brayan Rayo Garzon and note written by him asking for a phone call with his mother He folded the paper carefully, slid it beneath the cell door and waited.Brayan Rayo Garzon was 26 years old, sick with Covid-19, running a fever in a cinderblock isolation room in rural Missouri. It was his fourth day alone….
NEW DELHI: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a single meeting between a married woman and her former partner cannot by itself be treated as proof of adultery, while upholding a divorce granted on the separate ground of cruelty.A bench comprising Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Ramesh Kumari made the observation…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four CPI(M) workers were arrested on Wednesday night for allegedly attacking a vehicle carrying Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during protests outside the residence of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram.According to police, 12 people had been identified for their alleged involvement in the attack on ED officials, while search operations were continuing…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to allow Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project without the consent of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, saying the move had triggered anxiety among farmers in the state. Vijay called on Modi for the first time after becoming CM at…