KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the Bhowanipore MLA on Wednesday, but stressed that he hasn’t “forgotten” Nandigram, the other constituency that sent him to the assembly in the recent polls.Adhikari, who defeated former CM Mamata Banerjee in Bhowanipore, told reporters in the assembly complex, “Nandigram will elect someone else as MLA (in … Read more
Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay’s son, Sai Bageerath, who was asked to appear before investigators in a Pocso case for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, did not turn up before the Cyberabad police on Wednesday. HYDERABAD: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay’s son, Sai Bageerath, who was asked to appear … Read more
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump (R) US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday struck a warm and optimistic tone during their high-stakes meeting at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, with both leaders stressing cooperation over confrontation despite tensions over trade, technology and regional security.Xi rolled out red carpet … Read more
MUMBAI: Gold and silver ETFs, and jewellery stocks were in focus on Wednesday after govt hiked import duty on these precious metals to 15% from 6%. ETFs jumped over 10% in early trades and then stabilised with about 6-7% gain, lower than the hike in duty rate. Jewellery stocks, meanwhile, showed a mixed trend.In the … Read more
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened to a record low of 95.8 against the US dollar on Wednesday, slipping 6 paise from its previous close of 95.74, as persistent external pressures and firm global cues kept sentiment subdued.The domestic currency gained during the session, appreciating to 95.51 levels after govt measures to curb the current account deficit … Read more
NEW DELHI: Social media intermediaries must conduct due diligence even at the time of uploading apps, Delhi high court stressed Wednesday as it asked Google and Apple to remove mobile applications hosted on their online platforms that disseminate obscene pornographic content.“We can’t permit a whole generation of the country to be ruined. We understand all … Read more
TOI correspondent from London: A British MP is calling on the UK police to investigate a video by an extremist group, which has resurfaced about a year later on social media, showing inflammatory content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video has triggered outrage among the Indian diaspora.The video from a year ago has already … Read more
IPL 2026: RCB vs KKR in Raipur With 13 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT and RCB have almost qualified, while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. PBKS, too, remain in a good position … Read more
CHENNAI: Transitioning from a party leader scrambling for the support of 10 MLAs to a chief minister winning a confidence motion by a 144-22 majority on Wednesday, C Joseph Vijay has passed the first litmus test in assembly.The result was brought about by the 59 DMK MLAs walking out of the House and 25 of … Read more
