Washington DC, 26/4:President Donald Trump slammed the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, criticising him for his statements over US-Iran war. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that Germany should focus on ending Russia-Ukraine war and spend “less time in on interfering” with United States getting rid of the “Iran’s Nuclear threat. The…
Kolkata, 30/4: The Election Commission has decided to introduce QR code-based identity cards at counting centres to prevent unauthorised entry during vote counting for assembly elections in five states on May 4, an official said on Thursday. The system will be implemented on counting day for the assembly polls in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil…
New Delhi, 30/4: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre for not filing its affidavit on a petition which sought regulatory guidelines to control the “unpredictable fluctuations” in airfare and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines in India. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the Centre to file an…
Kathmandu, 30/4: Nepal Airlines on Thursday apologised for what it described as cartographic inaccuracies in the wake of a furore showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan in a “network map”. The airlines had deleted the social media post on Wednesday following the backlash. “We sincerely apologise for error in the network map recently…
Bangalore, 30/4: Claiming that Karnataka has continued implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission by investing Rs 17,554 crore despite no central support for over two years, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged Centre to release the pending funds and reimburse dues under the mission. He said the state has spent Rs 17,554.63 crore on the mission…
New York, 30/4: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday that he would encourage Britain’s King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond, making the remarks during the monarch’s ongoing visit to the United States. If I were to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the…
New Delhi, 29/4: Kannada film actor Darshan Thogudepa has filed a fresh plea in the Supreme Court seeking bail in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case Notably, the top court had on August 14, 2025 cancelled the bail granted to him and other accused including Pavithra Gowda.
Bengaluru, 29/4: Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured after a compound wall at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Shivajinagar collapsed on Wednesday evening. The incident was allegedly triggered by heavy rain and additional construction load on the decades-old structure. The wall — about 12 feet high and one…
Kolkatta, 29/4: With the second and the final phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections polling coming to the conclusion, exit poll predictions came out Wednesday. In their projections, most of the pollsters predicted that the BJP might be defeating TMC and would likely form the government in Bengal for the first time. One pollster, P-Marq…
Mumbai, 29/4: Rupee settled at an all-time closing low of 94.86 (provisional) against US dollar on Wednesday. In early trade, rupee fell 11 paise to 94.79 against the greenback. On Tuesday, the rupee depreciated 53 paise to close at 94.68 against the US dollar, as elevated crude oil prices and unabated foreign capital outflows amid…
