Representative image (Picture credit: IANS) RAIPUR: At a time when all of Bastar is on high alert following the loot of 5,000kg explosives by Maoists in neighbouring Odisha, three villagers were grievously injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district Friday morning. This is the first attack on civilians since the encounter killing…
Mumbai Indians’ Richard Gleeson celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Cricket fans were witness to a historic spectacle on Friday night as Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) combined for a jaw-dropping 436 runs in the IPL 2025 Eliminator at Mullanpur — the highest-ever match aggregate in IPL playoff…
NEW DELHI: Former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Friday showed his displeasure over opposition’s remarks on MPs supporting the Centre with his statements on Operation Sindoor.While interacting with the Indian community in Indonesia’s Jakarta, Khurshid said that all-party MP delegations are not supporting each other’s parties but a “simple idea called India.““India is waiting…
‘Pak’s dangerous game of terror over’: Defense minister Rajnath Singh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan needs to understand that the “dangerous game” of terrorism that it has been playing since 1947 is over, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Friday, demanding that Islamabad hand over terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar to India for…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to cool down edible oil prices, the government on Friday lowered the basic customs tax on crude edible oils by 10 percentage points. The duty change, effective Friday, is aimed at lowering the prices of palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil. The move, which will reduce the effective duty to…
The ministry of Finance on Friday announced that Central government employees who retired under the National Pension Scheme (NPS) on or before March 31, 2025, and have completed at least 10 years of qualifying service — or their legally wedded spouses — will be eligible for additional benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).These UPS…
NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew faster than expected at 7.4% in the Jan-March quarter, led by robust growth in agriculture and construction. The strong quarterly showing – the fastest in the fiscal year – pushed overall growth in 2024-25 to 6.5%, according to data released by the National Statistics Office.The Jan-March figure outperformed the upwardly…
High Court: Denial of childcare leave violation of law KOLKATA: Calcutta high court rapped a city college for cancelling an economics professor’s child care leave (CCL) of six months, availed to look after her one year old twin daughters, and withholding her salary for the period.“If nourishing years of the two infants are not the…
Gujarat Titans’ Kusal Mendis being dismissed hit wicket during the IPL 2025 Eliminator (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) A dramatic hit-wicket dismissal to Kusal Mendis stole the spotlight in Mullanpur as Mumbai Indians edged Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in a record-breaking IPL 2025 Eliminator that saw a staggering 436 runs scored—the most in any IPL playoff….
Harvard gets 30 days as Trump retreats on international student ban In a significant turn of events, the Trump administration has reversed its initial move to immediately revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll international students, instead granting the institution 30 days to respond. This abrupt backtrack, occurring amid legal challenges and national scrutiny, offers more…
