Jaipur: Smaller parties, including BAP, AIMIM, RLP, SDPI, AAP and RLD, are gearing up to contest the urban local body elections scheduled on Sept 9 and 11, focusing on wards where BJP and Congress are expected to be in close fights. While BAP is concentrating on the tribal belt, AIMIM is targeting Muslim-dominated urban pockets…
This is B Nagendra’s second resignation in over two years. NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister B Nagendra announced his decision to resign from the state cabinet on Friday, just 25 days after assuming office, amid mounting pressure over his alleged involvement in the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation financial irregularities. Addressing a press conference, teary-eyed…
In 1856, one of Northern California’s oldest cattle ranches was established The Wildlands Conservancy has agreed to buy one of Northern California’s oldest working livestock operations, protecting 14,177 acres of historic wilderness in Siskiyou County and turning it into a huge public preserve. The $15.5 million purchase of the AP Ranch, detailed in reports by…
Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident: Accused Mohammad Shariful Islam seeks to plead guilty The Bangladeshi national accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence in January 2025 has approached a court seeking to plead guilty in the case. Mohammad Shariful Islam filed an application on Friday, expressing his willingness to accept the…
2026 TIME100 AI: Meet IIT Kanpur graduate Arvind Krishna, who leads IBM’s AI strategy and backs smaller models. (Photo Courtesy of IBM) Artificial intelligence is often described as a race to build bigger and more powerful models. But Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM, is taking a different view. The IIT Kanpur graduate believes…
The biggest transgender and gender-eligibility debates in sport (Agency Images) NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar’s return to cricket has opened a much bigger conversation about transgender athletes in sport, one that now extends far beyond the cricket field.The former Mumbai Under-19 cricketer has received clearance from Cricket Australia to play women’s community cricket in the country,…
The Piscean moon combined with Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra today promotes careful consideration in professional choices. It’s a perfect time to align your work with tangible returns, whether they be educational or financial. Some zodiac signs should be cautious of misplaced priorities and overly harsh self-assessments, while others might find fortune through their intuition and wise…
Police suspect that seven to eight persons were involved in the robbery, with some of the absconding accused believed to be from Gujarat Thane: Five men, including a Thane Rural police constable, have been arrested for allegedly robbing an angadia service company’s cash van of Rs 61.5 lakh on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway near Khardi village…
Political observers say the payoff for chief minister DK Shivakumar’s move could be substantial in the 2028 assembly polls if parents see transparent fee structures and a curb on add-on charges Bengaluru: For middle and lower-middle-class families, the annual school-fee notice is just as dreaded as a medical emergency or a steep EMI. Every academic…
Peyman Kargar to be director & CEO from Jan 27, 2027 Chennai: TVS Motor Company, a leading manufacturer of two and three-wheelers, has appointed Peyman Kargar, currently president of international business, as its director and chief executive officer with effect from Jan 27, 2027.Kargar will succeed K N Radhakrishnan (KNR), who will continue as CEO…
