Bengaluru, 5/6: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to submit a report regarding the stampede incident at the Chinnaswamy Stadium during the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in which 11 people died and around 40 injured. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao gave this direction…
Bengaluru, 3/6: Senior police officers on Wednesday said their advice against holding the RCB victory celebrations at short notice, and instead postponing it by a week, went unheard. We tried to discourage the government as well as the RCB franchise from Tuesday night against having any celebrations on Wednesday. We told them it would be…
New Delhi, 5/6: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to attend the Canada-hosted Group of Seven summit, a first in six years and a sign of frosty ties between the two nations. The leader has not received an invitation to the summit being held from June 15 to 17, officials in New Delhi…
Bengaluru, 4/6: Metro stations in the city’s core are witnessing huge rush as thousands of fans swarm into the M Chinnaswamy Stadium for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL win celebrations. So intense has been the rush that Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) closed Central College, Vidhana Soudha, Cubbon Park and MG Road metro stations…
Bengaluru, 3/6: A stampede-like situation broke out near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which has left an unverified number of people injured. At least four people, including women were rushed to the hospital. Police were seen carrying the injured to safety for treatment. The heart of the city was awash with red as supporters of…
Dubai, 3/6: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment, rejecting a key US demand aimed at resolving a decades-long nuclear dispute, that he said was against the Islamic Republic’s interest. The US proposal for a new nuclear deal was presented to Iran on Saturday by…
New Delhi, 3/6: A new Pakistani document has shed fresh light on India’s precision strikes on Pakistani targets during the four-day clashes last month as it listed at least seven previously-unknown locations. The document showed India targeting locations in Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Attock, Bahawalnagar, Chhor and Hyderabad in Sindh province and Gujrat and Jhang…
Ahmedabad, 3/6: His moist eyes melted hearts just after Josh Hazlewood had bowled his second delivery of the 20th over and when an emotionally choked Virat Kohli kissed the Motera turf, there could have been million teary eyed fans who had waited for this moment. IPL turned an adult this season and Kohli’s stature just…
Washington, 3/6: Elon Musk on Tuesday amplified his criticism of the sweeping tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump has been pushing fellow Republicans in Congress to embrace, calling it a “disgusting abomination” that will increase the deficit. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” the billionaire Musk wrote in an X…
Ahmedabad, 3/6: Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden title with a six-run victory over Punjab Kings in the final here on Tuesday, ending an 18-year wait for the coveted trophy. Punjab Kings bowlers did more than a decent job to restrict Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 190 for nine. RCB managed to get…
