Chennai, 4/7: Vijay, the party founder-chief will be its chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly election, the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) declared on Friday, ruling out an alliance with the BJP. A special resolution was adopted in the party’s executive committee meeting in this regard. Also, the party has proposed to hold a…
Bengaluru, 4/7: For the first time, Karnataka Lokayukta has said that one of its former Superintendents of Police (SP) was involved in a recently busted extortion racket. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Lokayukta said that Srinath Mahadev Joshi, who was on June 12 relieved as the SP, Bengaluru City-1, Karnataka Lokayukta, was in…
Moscow, 4/7: Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow saw good prospects to develop ties and would continue to support Kabul in security, counter-terrorism and…
Zagreb (Croatia), 4/7: World champion D Gukesh let his moves do the talking as he scored another impressive win over world number one Magnus Carlsen to grab the sole lead after six rounds of the Super United Rapid and blitz chess tournament here. Counting the opening day victories, the win against Carlsen late on Thursday…
Bhubaneswar, 3/7: In a major development, Odisha BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan has been arrested over the assault on a officer in Odisha, a viral video of which showed the politician’s staff dragging out the victim from his office and raining blows on him. Mr Pradhan will now be questioned over the incident.
New Delhi: Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA on Thursday. Shukla, part of the Axiom Space mission-4, used near-infrared technology to develop the interface in the Columbus laboratory module aboard the orbiting lab along with a fellow astronaut…
New Delhi, 3/7: The defence ministry on Thursday cleared capital acquisition of military hardware and platforms worth approximately Rs 1.05 lakh crore. The procurement projects were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The DAC accorded approval for procurement of armoured recovery vehicles, electronic warfare system, integrated common inventory….
Mumbai: Actor Mandakini’s father, Joseph, passed away. The ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ actor took to Instagram to grieve the loss of her father.In a heartfelt message alongside a photograph of her late father, Mandakini wrote, “My heart is shattered today. I lost my beloved father this morning. No words can express the pain of this goodbye….
New Delhi: The social media accounts of several Pakistani actors and cricketers remain blocked after it was reported that certain celeb accounts were now accessible to Indian users.On Wednesday, the Instagram accounts of certain Pakistan actors such as Mawra Hocane, Saba Qamar, Ahad Raza Mir, Yumna Zaidi, and Danish Taimoor beifely appeared to be accesible…
Bengaluru: Ahead of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 in Bengaluru, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the state capital on Thursday.During the meet-up, Neeraj was felicitated by Siddaramaiah for his achievements in the javelin throw over the last few months. Neeraj will be in action during the ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic’ at…
