NEW DELHI: After igniting a language row within South Indian states by claiming that “Kannada is born out of Tamil,” actor turned politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that politicians are not qualified to talk about language and must be left to linguists.In a clarification, Haasan said, “I think what I said was said out…
NEW DELHI: Bringing curtains over a 50-year-old dispute relating to Delhi Wakf Board’s claim over a Delhi gurdwara as waqf property, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Sikh religious place has been in existence since 1947 and rejected the Board’s claim that the property was ‘wakf by user’ since time immemorial.Appearing for the Board,…
Senate Republicans in the United States took a key step on Saturday (local time) towards passing President Donald Trump’s proposed economic package, which includes tax cuts, spending reductions, and increased funding for deportation efforts. However, the final fate of the bill remains uncertain as more hurdles lie ahead.In a closely watched vote late Saturday night,…
Air India pilots have conducted simulations of the ill-fated flight’s conditions. (PTI photo) Air India plane crash: Over a fortnight after the fatal Air India aircraft disaster that claimed lives of all onboard except for a single survivor, investigators alongside the airline are analysing the possibility of simultaneous engine failures that may have caused the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which on Wednesday stayed Gujarat police SC/ST cell’s notice to the advocate of an accused to appear as a witness, framed two preliminary questions: “When an individual is associated with a case only as a lawyer advising the parties, would the investigating agency/prosecuting agency/police directly summon the lawyer for questioning?…
NEW DELHI: The raging inferno at the crash site of the Air India plane in Ahmedabad reached temperatures of nearly 1,000 degrees Celsius, making rescue operations nearly impossible, officials said on Thursday night. The extreme heat consumed everything in its path — even birds and dogs couldn’t escape.The London-bound Air India flight, carrying 242 passengers…
File photo of Murshidabad violence (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Haragobindo Das and his son Chandan Das were dragged out of their home and brutally killed with an axe in front of their family members during the communal violence that erupted in Murshidabad in April, police said in a chargesheet filed in the case.The police…
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is all set to announce the results of the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2025 shortly. Conducted on April 15, 16, and 17, 2025, the KCET serves as a gateway for students seeking admission to undergraduate programs in engineering, pharmacy, agriculture, and other professional courses across Karnataka. While the exact…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its two-day meeting in Mumbai this week to review interest rates, while economists offer different views on how the central bank should proceed. Some economists, like Debopam Chaudhuri of the Piramal Group, argue that now is the right time for a more aggressive 50 basis…
Savings a/c slowdown: PSBs may scrap min balance finesMUMBAI: Public sector banks are reconsidering the need for customers to maintain minimum balances in savings accounts, following discussions with the finance ministry over the declining share of current and savings accounts in total deposits.Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank and Indian Bank have recently…
