BENGALURU: A 24-year-old woman died by suicide by hanging herself following alleged mental harassment and dowry-related torture by her husband and in-laws in Karnataka’s Ballari district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Aishwarya, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her parents’ residence in Kampli town on May 17, officials said, according … Read more
Aaron Rodgers signed a one-year contract to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for his 22nd NFL season. (Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers is back in Pittsburgh for another season, and so is the debate over whether he deserves the attention he still receives. The 42-year-old quarterback finalized a one-year deal with the Steelers on Monday, jogging … Read more
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened to a record closing low of 96.53 against the dollar on Tuesday, marking its sixth consecutive session of decline, as sustained high crude oil prices and adverse global cues weighed on the currency. The local unit closed 18 paise lower compared to 96.35 in the previous session, after touching an intraday … Read more
Actor Ranbir Kapoor and producer Namit Malhotra have sparked fresh excitement among fans of the upcoming epic ‘Ramayana’ after they were spotted together on Tuesday.Buzz surrounding the project and a possible new first look drop has been doing the rounds after Ranbir was spotted visiting Malhotra’s Prime Focus office, the global visual effects and post-production … Read more
NEW DELHI: Corporate insolvency resolutions dropped to a 13-quarter low of 36 cases being resolved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) during Jan-March 2026, compared with 70 a year ago, with just eight plans approved in Feb and seven in March. This was the worst March quarter for the resolution process since Jan-March 2022 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and dismissed charges of ‘crony capitalism’. On X, she listed out multiple welfare schemes and policies of the Modi govt and underlined that farmers, the poor, women, youth, and MSMEs are “at the core” of the governance structure. … Read more
KOLKATA: ‘Shantiniketan’, at Harish Mukherjee Road where a notice was pasted Monday for alleged unauthorised construction, is among the 17 properties “owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee, his company and family” that are under the scrutiny of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, an official of KMC said. Officials said notices under section 400(1) of the KMC Act, … Read more
Taylor Swift fans erupted into a fierce online debate over Joe Alwyn’s influence on her life and music, especially Folklore, while others praised Travis Kelce’s success and relationship with the singer. The heated fan war comes as wedding rumors surrounding Swift and Kelce continue to dominate social media and celebrity headlines. Taylor Swift’s fan community … Read more
KOLKATA: TMC’s Falta candidate Jahangir Khan announced Tuesday he would not contest the May 21 repoll in Bengal’s only assembly seat where EC ordered a fresh vote over electoral malpractice, coinciding with CM Suvendu Adhikari’s roadshow through the constituency and his appeal to voters to hand BJP victory by a margin of “at least 1 … Read more
It is reported that scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have found that certain gold nanoparticles can display nearly fluid-like properties that enable them to respond by changing their structures to heat and pressure. The findings may revolutionise the future of biomedical engineering, intelligent surfaces, drug delivery technologies, and microfluidic devices. Reported in the journal … Read more