NEW DELHI: A litigant managed to get a favourable order from Supreme Court after he propped up a “ghost” opponent who told the court that he had compromised with the petitioner in a land dispute, which became the basis for SC for quashing orders passed by a Muzaffarpur trial court and Patna HC against the…
LONDON: UK PM Keir Starmer has been compared to Enoch Powell after he said mass immigration risks making Britain an “island of strangers” when introducing the immigration white paper on Monday.The white paper is facing a backlash from the Indian diaspora.In his 1968 “Rivers of Blood” speech, Powell had said the native British population had…
SRINAGAR: J&K police carried out raids Tuesday at 11 sites in Srinagar linked to “terrorists’ associates” as part of continuing operations to “unsparingly” target infrastructure supporting such activities and dismantle the “terror ecosystem”.The searches came days after the now-paused conflict with Pakistan triggered by the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly…
SRINAGAR: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, on Tuesday set up its new office in Srinagar to strengthen J&K’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector. The river navigation infrastructure will be developed in three national waterways in the Union Territory — NW-26 (River Chenab); NW-49 (River Jhelum),…
SRINAGAR: Three Kashmiri terrorists linked to Pakistan-backed banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba were shot dead Tuesday during an Army-led counterterrorism operation in upper reaches of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, about 80km south of Srinagar.Two of the slain men were identified as Shahid Kuttay and Adnan Shafi Dar, both locals from Shopian whose family homes were demolished with…
In the golden era of parallel cinema, Smita Patil stood tall—not just for her nuanced performances, but for the unapologetic choices she made in life. Among them was her deeply emotional and controversial relationship with actor Raj Babbar. It was a love that bloomed amid chaos, endured public backlash, and eventually left behind an aching…
Microsoft has announced that it will lay off 3% of its global workforce, affecting thousands of employees across all levels, teams, and geographies, amounting to over 6,000 employees. The cuts at the Redmond giant, which employed 228,000 people as of last June, aim to reduce management layers and streamline operations.“We continue to implement organizational changes…
Screengrab from viral video NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah has sparked a huge controversy with objectionable comments which appeared to be directed at colonel Sofia Qureshi, who had conducted regular press briefings, along with wing commander Vyomika Singh and foriegn secretary Vikram Misri, sharing details of the ‘Operation Sindoor‘ launched by Indian armed…
Trent Grisham gets emotional while talking about Oswaldo Cabrera (Image Source: Getty) Tuesday has not been a great day for the New York Yankees. Though they won the match against the Seattle Mariners, one of their own teammates had to leave the field in an ambulance. When Trent Grisham was asked about the situation, he…
The recent agreement between the US and China certainly warrants a closer look, particularly through the lens of its implications for India. (AI image) The US and China have announced a trade agreement which for the time being reduces the tariffs that each country imposes on the other by 115%. The agreement is to temporarily…
