NEW DELHI: With a fresh plea being filed in property dispute between late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s mother Rani Kapur and his wife Priya Kapur just days after SC appointed former CJI D Y Chandrachud as mediator, the apex court has said that even Mahabharat would pale in comparison to the family legal battle. The matter…
The rupee hit a record low of 95.33 against the dollar on Thursday, driven by surging crude oil prices and concerns over inflation and capital flows. Suspected RBI intervention helped the currency recover to close at 94.91, though it remains under pressure. The outlook for the rupee is closely tied to the trajectory of global…
Two Indians, Hemant Khann-Kumar (left) and Rinkeshkumar Kaushikbhai Patel, have been arrested by the ICE. ICE published the list of arrests they made over the last weekend and it included two Indians: Hemant Khann-Kumar and Rinkeshkumar Kaushikbhai Patel. Hemant Khann-Kumar is a criminal, illegal alien from India, convicted for attempted lewd act upon a child…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday said that its Tamil Nadu president K Selvaperunthagai was “unlawfully” confined by the Income Tax department, accusing the central agency of preventing him from carrying out his political duties ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s campaign in the poll-bound state.In a social media post on X, Congress termed the searches a “blatant…
Kolkata: Kolkata’s cultural fraternity assembled on Friday evening in front of the Academy of Fine Arts to protest the arrest warrant issued against poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay following a complaint lodged by a Nadia-based lawyer. This meet was organised by the Desh Banchao Gana Mancha.Srijato had posted a 12-line poem, ‘Abhisaap’, after Yogi Adityanath was sworn…
Lucknow: Under a dark, smoke-filled sky, hundreds of fire-hit families in Vikas Nagar spent a long night without roof, food, or certainty about tomorrow. As the blaze reduced over 280 shanties to ashes, more than 1,000 people—mostly migrant workers from Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lakhimpur Kheri—were left squatting on roadsides, clutching whatever little they could…
Kunal Kamra is facing a privilege motion Chaitanya.MarpakwarMumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Sushma Andhare appeared before the privileges committee of the state Legislative Council and said she supported comedian Kunal Kamra to protect the freedom of expression of artists. Andhare said every individual is guaranteed freedom of expression, and an artist’s freedom of expression is…
Commuters also highlighted frequent incidents of theft and altercations, raising concerns over public safety Ghaziabad: Residents have raised concerns over rampant encroachment and illegal activities around Kaushambi bus stand and Anand Vihar ISBT, urging authorities to act immediately to restore safety and order. They complained about unauthorised vending, illegal parking, and anti-social behaviour, saying these…
Hyderabad: Donald Trump on Thursday found himself at the receiving end of some sharp satire — all the way from Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, home to the local Iranian consulate. Taking an acidic swipe at the US President for his recent post on the social media platform Truth Social, the consulate set off a full…
Silchar: Assam’s Sribhumi district has yielded a new dragonfly species, the ‘Long-tailed Boghawker’ (Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis), discovered in the remote forest village of Dosdewa, after which it is named. The species was formally described in a research paper published on April 21, 2026, in the peer-reviewed international journal Zootaxa.The discovery is part of a wider study…
