Thiruvantpuram, 27/5: Following an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at the residence of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday, CPI(M) workers were seen attacking a vehicle carrying ED officials outside his residence. The workers were protesting against the central agency’s searches at 10 locations across Kerala, including premises linked to Vijayan, as part of…
New Delhi, 27/5: A doctor based in Maharashtra’s Latur and a physics teacher in a Pune-based coaching centre have been arrested in connection with leaking NEET-UG 2026 exam paper, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Wednesday. With this, the agency has arrested 13 persons from Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Nasik, Pune, Latur and Ahilyanagar…
Singapore, 27/5: Entrepreneur and co-founder of beleaguered education technology company Byju’s, Byju Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singaporean court for contempt, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. The court said he had disobeyed multiple orders related to his assets dating back to April 2024, after…
Bengaluru, 26/5: More than 230 passengers and crew members aboard an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Chennai were evacuated at Kempegowda International Airport on Tuesday evening after smoke was detected inside the aircraft while it was preparing for departure.According to IndiGo, flight 6E 6017 was taxiing towards the runway when smoke was noticed in the…
Shimla, 26/5:Cricket fans and spectators at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala were treated to a stunning sound and light show in the mid-innings break of Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans. However, in a major blunder, an Indian map displayed during the event was wrongly portrayed. The map, that is displayed with…
Chennai, 26/5: In a major political development,V. Srinidhi, the national youth wing secretary of the Indian National Congress who contested from the Singanallur constituency in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, has resigned from the primary membership of the party.The move of the Congress’ post-poll ally Tamilaga Vettri kazhagam (TVK) to induct three AIADMK…
Bengaluru, 26/5: Bengaluru police have arrested a married couple for stealing gold jewellery and cash from a visually challenged female friend who had been staying with them, officials said on Tuesday. The woman had been residing with her friend Sharmila Sheshadri, 50, and her husband Ganesh Kumar, 52, at BEML Layout 5th Stage for the…
New Delhi, 26/5: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the West Asia crisis is exerting pressure on India’s foreign exchange due to higher outgo on fuel, fertiliser and gold imports. The West Asia crisis is not only a diplomatic or geopolitical issue. For businesses and common people, it can mean higher fuel cost, delayed…
New Delhi, 26/5: The Indo-Pacific must remain a driver for global growth and stability, and the Quad must work towards ensuring maritime security and promoting economic choices in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. In his opening remarks at the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Tuesday, he called for “trusted and transparent”…
New Delhi, 26/5: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) price in Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Chennai was increased by Rs 2 per kilogram on Tuesday. This is the fourth price increase in less than two weeks. Following the latest revision, CNG will now cost Rs 83.09 a kg in the national capital, according to Indraprastha Gas Ltd….
