Bangalore, 23/10: A video of the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development department of Karnataka, V Somanna, slapping a woman at Hangala village in Gundlupet taluk went viral on social media. The incident occurred when the woman had come to share her grievance during a title distribution programme at Hangala, which the minister…
Melbourne, 23/10: India won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan, in the T20 World Cup Super 12 match, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Sunday. The arch-rivals are pooled together in a group consisting of South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Thousands of fans from both countries have crisscrossed the…
Melbourne, 23/10: Its unblemished record of success against the arch-rivals at the marquee ICC events a thing of the past, a hurt Indian team will be desperate for revenge against a high-quality Pakistan side in a sell-out Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday. While rain is threatening to…
Beijing, 23/10: Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday, state media reported, after a Communist Party Congress in which he cemented his position as the nation’s most influential leader since founder Mao Zedong. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party elected Xi as its general secretary for…
Adelaide, 22/10: New Zealand thrashed hosts and defending champions Australia by 89 runs on Saturday to start the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 in style and avenge defeat in last year’s final. Devon Conway carried his bat with a majestic unbeaten 92 to help New Zealand blast 200-3 before Australia were skittled for…
London, 22/10: Rishi Sunak supporters claimed on Saturday that the Indian-origin former chancellor has hit the threshold of 100 members of Parliament required to make it to the shortlist for the race to replace Liz Truss as the Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister. The 42-year-old frontrunner’s tally continues to grow as…
Mumbai, ,22/10: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) posted the proceedings of its second quarter earnings call on the metaverse, becoming the first Indian firm to use the medium to engage with its stakeholders. The metaverse earnings call, which can be accessed through any device (even a smartphone), was produced in partnership with GMetri —…
Kashmir, 22/10: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday hit out at the media, saying instead of covering real problems, it was wasting time by discussing non-issues such as the Jammu and Kashmir administration issuing an eviction notice to her. The administration had earlier this week issued an eviction notice to the former Jammu…
Kyiv, 22/2: Over 1,500 Indian students who returned to war-ravaged Ukraine a few months ago are refusing to leave the country despite the Indian government’s advisory “to leave Ukraine at the earliest”, according to a TOI report. “We are not going to leave after returning here just a few months ago, having faced…
New Delhi, 22/10: Yes Bank on Saturday reported 32 per cent decline in standalone net profit at Rs 152.82 crore for September quarter 2022 on higher provisions. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 225.50 crore for the year-ago same period. In preceding June quarter 2022, the net profit stood at…
