On Jan 22, 1999, a mob led by Bajrang Dal’s Dara Singh (pic, right) burned Staines (58) and his two sons, Philip (10) and Timothy (6) BHUBANESWAR: Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Odisha govt until Aug 19 to decide on the remission plea of Dara Singh, jailed since 2000 for burning to death Australian missionary…
Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday denied bail to Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim Khan, an alleged member of a banned outfit, the Popular Front of India (PFI), who was booked under the stringent anti-terror Act — the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Khan has been behind bars since his arrest on Sept 22, 2022, in a…
Banks will remain closed in several parts of the country on Friday, June 26, on account of Muharram (Yaom-e-Shahadath), Last Day of Moharam and Ashoora. However, bank branches will continue to operate in some cities, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday calendar.Banks will remain open on June 26 in these citiesBank branches…
NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal-led party on Friday suffered one of its biggest internal jolts, as Raghav Chadha, once its rising star and Kejriwal’s blue-eyed boy, led a massive Rajya Sabha exodus to the Bharatiya Janata Party.The murmurs of dissent from Raghav Chadha exploded into a full-blown rebellion. Chadha didn’t just walk away, he took…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday visited the residences of three prominent industrialists and social workers of Gorakhpur—Om Prakash Jalan, Bal Krishna Saraf and Darshan Devi—to pay his last respects and offer condolences to their bereaved families.Recalling their contributions to industry, business, social service and cultural activities, the chief minister said the deceased had…
Pune: The Warje police have arrested Sahil Raut (21) and Pritam Thombre (20) and detained two minor accomplices for allegedly opening fire at a murder accused inside a salon in Warje on Friday night.In the shooting, a Warje-resident Nehal Shinde (26) suffered injuries. A stray bullet also hit a salon customer, Amol Adhav, on his…
Private entrepreneurs are showing interest in carrying out primary processing of tuna on board fishing vessels to convert it into ‘sashimi-grade’ fish Chennai: The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under the Union ministry of commerce and industry, is in discussions with Quikjet Cargo Airlines to ferry tuna from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to…
NEW DELHI: An X user tagged Shashi Tharoor while joking that if the Congress MP came across a viral post comparing rasgulla to idli, it would result in an ‘eloquent linguistic assassination.‘What followed was exactly that, as Tharoor delivered a detailed and humorous defence of the iconic South Indian dish in his trademark style.The viral…
HyderabadTelangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao stated on Thursday that the national party will decide the alliance for the Telangana unit of the BJP, and they will contest the GHMC elections separately. Speaking at the “Meet the Press” program to commemorate 12 years of Telangana formation, he said, “Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena is an NDA partner,…
Why did Akaash Singh leave Flagrant? Andrew Schulz confirms heartbreaking podcast exit after nine years (Image via Flagrant) Akaash Singh is stepping away from the Flagrant podcast after spending nearly a decade building the show with Andrew Schulz. Schulz shared the news during the May 6, 2026, episode of the podcast and said the decision…
