Thiruvananthapuram, 9/1: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday came out with a slew of suggestions, including laws to regulate ownership of news organisations by a political or business entity, to ensure responsible journalism and a free press in the country. Speaking at the N Ramachandran Foundation award ceremony here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said India was…
New Delhi, 8/1: The Congress and the AAP on Monday held the first round of discussions on seat sharing for the Lok Sabha elections, with the former saying both will fight the elections together as I.N.D.I.A partners. The two parties also decided to meet again in a few days to finalize the arrangements. The meeting…
Mumbai, 8/1: Sony Group Corp is planning to call off the merger pact of its India unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, said people familiar with the matter, capping two years of drama and delay in creating a $10 billion media giant. The Japanese conglomerate is looking to cancel the deal due to a standoff…
Mumbai, 8/1: Two individuals found themselves in a legal mess after attempting to gain access to Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s Panvel farmhouse. The incident took place on January 4. Both culprits, identified as Ajesh Kumar Omprakash Gill and Gurusevak Singh Tejsing, hailed from other states and had travelled to Mumbai with a singular ambition: to…
Kolkata, 8/1: The row over the attacks on ED teams in West Bengal escalated with the agency on Monday saying that the state police registered an FIR only under bailable and non-scheduled offences in the incident in Sandeshkhali and has not provided a copy of the complaint to it It said a ‘similar incident’ again…
New Delhi, 8/1: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts sentenced to life for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The top court declared that Gujarat—where the offence took place—was not the competent authority to…
New Delhi, 8/1: Indian travel company EaseMyTrip on Monday announced the suspension all Maldives flight bookings following the derogatory remarks made against PM Narendra Modi and India by Maldives ministers. Nishant Pitti, CEO and co-founder of the company, informed the same through a post on X, “In solidarity with our nation, @EaseMyTrip has suspended all…
Beijing, 8/1: Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed departed to China on a state visit last night. This visit is being made following an invitation from the President of China, Xi Jinping. A high-level delegation will accompany the President and the First Lady on the visit, the President’s Office said.
Mumbai, 7/1: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Sunday made a high-profile comeback to India’s T20 squad for the three home games against Afghanistan with the former also named captain for the series beginning in Mohali on January 11. Rohit and Kohli last appeared in a T20 for India in the World Cup semifinal against…
New Delhi, 7/1: A video of former India skipper M S Dhoni smoking hookah has gone viral. Dhoni was attending a social gathering when the video was shot. Needless to say, it has caught the attention of ‘thalaiva’ fans and raised a few eyebrows.
