Tamil Nadu cinemas drop ‘Kerala Story’, cite fear of damage

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Now, two Buddhist Stupas found in Bandhavgarh

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Tillu Tajpuriya murder: TN cops on duty in Tihar sent back, to be suspended

In a major action against the personnel of the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force (TNSP), who reportedly were mute spectators to the killing of Sunil Tajpuria in Tihar Jail, seven of them were sent back to Tamil Nadu. Their suspensions will follow. The action comes in the wake of the director general of prisons' letter to the TNSP DG.

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Tamil Nadu cinemas drop ‘Kerala Story’, cite fear of damage

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Kerala boat capsize: Many of the deceased are children, say officials

At least 18 people were killed and several more were feared dead when a boat carrying families on an outing capsized at Parappanangadi in Kerala's Malappuram district on Sunday evening. The boat was conducting trips past evening, flouting regulations.

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IPL: SRH stun RR after dramatic last ball no-ball call

A re-jigged batting order fired in unison as Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Rajasthan Royals at their home to clinch a high-scoring last-ball IPL thriller in Jaipur on Sunday. Leveraging on a crucial last-ball no-ball from Sandeep Sharma, Sunrisers snatched the cliffhanger to register for their fourth win of the season. As Sunrisers shot down a challenging 215 target, Aiden Markram and co. registered the joint third highest successful chase in the history of the competition.

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Nine dead in Texas mall shooting

A gunman stepped out of a silver sedan and began shooting people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic in the latest gun violence to strike the country.

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Jamtara hacked, cyber crooks log in from Asansol

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Prices of imported soybean, sunflower oils fall by 46-57%

Prices of imported crude sunflower and soybean oils in India have fallen by 46-57% in the past one year after the opening of the supply chain from war-hit Ukraine. However, the drop in retail and wholesale prices of these two edible oils are barely in the range of 16-17%.

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30 killed in Manipur clashes, official says; hundreds flee

Ethnic clashes in Manipur since May 3 claimed at least 30 lives, according to the first official death toll given out Saturday by the new security adviser to the state government, although unconfirmed reports put the count at more than 100.

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Dhruv fleet grounded again after crash; call for probe

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Manipur violence: Toll rises to 54; CM chairs all-party meeting

Violent clashes broke out between tribals and people belonging to the majority Meitei community in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing thousands of people and killing at least 54.

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Rs538cr fraud: CBI searches 7 sites linked to Jet Airways

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700 pilots seek Air India jobs amid Go First crisis

Air India has received application from 700 pilots to join the Maharaja amid the exodus from Go First. ​​Go First has close to 740 pilots on the Airbus A320 family of planes and they are trying to get jobs as lessors have lined up to repossess planes and the airline faces an uncertain future.

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Covid-19 no longer a global health emergency: WHO

Covid-19, which claimed millions of lives around the world over the past three years, is no longer a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), WHO declared on Friday. The virus, instead, is now an established and ongoing health issue, it said. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva that the decision was taken following a recommendation from the UN agency's emergency committee that met Thursday.

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Army plans integrated battlefield surveillance centres

The Army is slowly but surely cranking up capabilities to fight in the increasingly digitized battlefields. The force is now going for integrated battlefield surveillance and intelligence centres, which will get feeds from a wide array of sensors ranging from satellites and drones to radars and troops on the ground, to provide a composite operational picture for commanders on both the China and Pakistan fronts.

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Neeraj begins Diamond League title defence with win in Doha

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra kicked off his new season in an emphatic manner by winning the opening leg of the Diamond League with a world leading and fourth career-best effort in Doha on Friday.

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IPL: Gujarat crush Rajasthan by 9 wickets to consolidate top spot

Defending champions Gujarat Titans came back to winning ways on Friday, demolishing Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Titans consolidated their top spot in the standings with the win as they now have 14 points from 10 games, three more than the second-placed Lucknow Super Giants.

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Violence spirals, orders to shoot on sight in Manipur

An order to shoot rioters on sight in extreme cases was issued Thursday in Manipur after overnight violence in tribal areas to resist any attempt by the government to include the majority Meitei community in the scheduled tribe list continued to spread, forcing authorities to call out the Army at midnight.

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Astronomers spot Sun-like star devouring planet

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IMD: April 2023 nights coolest in 5 years

April managed to shed its "cruellest" tag this summer in India as the country not only witnessed its coolest nights of the month in the past five years but also the coolest and wettest days after 2020, IMD data showed. Experts said the unusual weather pattern of April and May this year has been an outlier. The April pattern seems to continue in May, too, with the first few days of this month witnessing a repeat of the unseasonable cool.

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SCO bilaterals: Focus on border with China, ‘trust-­based’ talks with Russia

The Sino-Indian border strife in eastern Ladakh again dominated foreign minister S Jaishankar’s second bilateral with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang as the former reiterated India’s position that bilateral ties will return to normal only after the situation along the LAC is fully resolved. In another bilateral meeting on Thursday, Jaishankar had "trust-based" exchanges with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on bilateral and "topical" global and regional issues.

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Violence spirals, orders to shoot on sight in Manipur

An order to shoot rioters on sight in extreme cases was issued Thursday in Manipur after overnight violence in tribal areas to resist any attempt by the government to include the majority Meitei community in the scheduled tribe list continued to spread, forcing authorities to call out the Army at midnight.

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Wrestlers ready to explore legal options to ensure proper probe

They had hoped for a favourable ruling from the Supreme Court, but the protesting wrestlers, already incensed over alleged police high-handedness on Wednesday night, suffered another roadblock in their fight for justice against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as the apex court decided to close proceedings on the plea of sexual harassment allegations against the sidelined WFI chief, a BJP-strongman and six-time Lok Sabha MP.

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Airfares shoot up on routes with strong Go First presence

Air fares for the next few days on tourist routes with strong Go First presence have shot up after its bankruptcy announcement, leaving those who had booked the airline's tickets from Mumbai/Delhi to places such as Srinagar, Leh and Phuket till May 5-the airline has suspended all its flights till Friday-staring at costly alternatives.

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Court summons BBC in suit over Modi documentary

A Delhi court issued summons on Wednesday to BBC, Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive in a defamation suit filed by BJP functionary Binay Kumar Singh, who's seeking a permanent restraint order to disallow the three organisations from publishing a controversial and banned BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi and any material tied to RSS and VHP.

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SC junks pleas against 'Kerala Story', asks petitioners to move HC

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Cops caught in scuffle with wrestlers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police got into a scuffle with the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar late in the night on Wednesday. As witnessed by TOI, the wrestlers wanted to bring in extra mattresses and wooden benches to the protest site since rains in the national Capital in the evening had made their old mattresses wet and soggy.

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G20 meet: Jammu division on high alert over possible terror attack

A high alert has been sounded in Jammu division following inputs about a possible terror attack in the region. All Army installations, especially, and even Army schools along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, are on alert. "Terrorists are planning a Poonch-type terror attack to make their presence felt and disrupt the G20 meeting," officials said on condition of anonymity.

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Sarath Babu not dead he is alive and recovering, says family

Sarath Babu was born in Amadalavalasa, Andhra Pradesh with the name Satyanarayana Dixit.

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Beta blockers may not be mega life-savers: Study

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Railway cancels tender for New Delhi station revamp

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Arun Gandhi, author & Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, dies

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Marine, NSG commandos to secure G20 meet in Kashmir

Marine and NSG commandos will be deployed as part of a strong security cover for the upcoming G20 working group meeting scheduled in Kashmir later this month. "The ADGP Kashmir shared with all stakeholders that NSG teams will be used for counter fidayeen attack along with SOG and specialise NSG teams to counter drones will be deployed at all venues," a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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NIA raids 12 locations in J&K in terror conspiracy case

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IPL: Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs

Delhi Capitals kept themselves alive in the Indian Premier League 2023 as they eked out a hard-fought five-run victory over table-toppers Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The Capitals posted a below-par 130 for 8 after opting to bat first, but their bowlers managed to stop the Titans for 125 for 6 in their 20 overs.

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GST collections surge 12% in April to touch Rs 1.87L cr

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Consultation at advanced stage on sedition: Govt

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'Remission by Bihar govt in teeth of SC judgments'

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'Head of civic body will be liable if manual scavenging takes place'

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Rahul, Unadkat injuries give Team India a scare for WTC final

The Indian cricket team think tank has a lot to ponder after their two key players of the World Test Championship (WTC) final squad got injured in a span of two days, giving them a big scare ahead of the high-profile final against Australia slated to be held at The Oval in London from June 7-11.

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186 Indians take off from Jeddah, 3k leave Sudan so far

As Operation Kaveri is underway, the Kochi-bound ninth flight departed from Jeddah with 186 passengers. "9th outbound flight departs from Jeddah. 186 passengers onboard this flight are flying to Kochi," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted. Earlier, EAM Jaishankar, on Sunday, said that nearly 2300 evacuees Indians have reached India.

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MKB@100 : BJP turns milestone episode into mass outreach event

On the day when most senior BJP leaders along with their followers were glued to radio sets listening to the 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the party’s creative team shared these inspiring stories of unsung heroes, who have been mentioned by PM Narendra Modi in different episodes of the monthly broadcast. BJP celebrated the occasion on a large scale making it a mass outreach programme.

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After 20 hours under rubble, man rescued on birthday

After 20 agonising hours of being trapped under the debris following the Bhiwandi building crash, labourer Sunil Pisal (32) was safely rescued on Sunday, which was also his birthday. When NDRF and Thane Disaster Relief Force personnel extracted Pisal from the rubble around 8am, he was conscious and thanked them with folded hands for giving him a second life. His relatives and friends cheered on as he was taken to hospital.

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Filled a void, gave people connect: PM Modi on episode 100 of 'Mann Ki Baat'

Addressing the 100th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, an emotional PM Modi said the radio broadcast had allowed him to worship the positives in people he had met with or spoken to. He also said it filled the “emptiness” that he felt when he first moved to the capital from Gujarat in 2014. He described ‘Mann Ki Baat' as a great medium to learn from the qualities of others, adding that it allowed him to connect with the people of India like he used to when he was Gujarat CM.

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IPL: Mumbai pip Rajasthan in a high scoring thriller

Tim David's unbeaten 14-ball 45 blitzkrieg trumped Yashasvi Jaiswal's dazzling maiden IPL ton as Mumbai Indians pipped Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring last-over thriller at the iconic Wankhede in Mumbai on Sunday. Making the 1,000th match of the Indian Premier League a blockbuster, Mumbai shot down the 213-run target with three balls to spare.

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'I have worked a lot on my batting': Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi's maiden century powered Rajasthan Royals to 212/7 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Yashasvi, who scored a brilliant 124 off 62 balls, has become the 'Orange Cap' holder in the IPL 2023.

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Vote for double-­engine govt, not reverse-­gear one: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah attacked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, describing their poll campaign in Karnataka as “electoral tourism”. “The siblings have been planning to make Karnataka their ATM again,” Shah claimed while addressing party workers at Katapadi, in Udupi district. He urged voters to choose between the double-engine government of Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi’s “reverse-gear government”.

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ED searches Byju's CEO's office, residence over FEMA violations

The ED on Saturday said it conducted “searches and seizure action” at three places belonging to Bengaluru-based edtech giant Byju’s, including its head office and founder Byju Raveendran’s city residence. The ED said this was done under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).

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Defamation case not serious, courts erred: Rahul’s lawyer

The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi is not serious enough to warrant his disqualification from contesting elections for eight years, his counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Saturday in the Gujarat high court that is hearing a plea to stay a lower court’s conviction of the former Congress MP.

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Assembly election: Congress abused me 91 times, Karnataka voters will reply, says PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi, who launched the second and final leg of his campaign in poll-bound Karnataka on Saturday, said: “Someone made a list of all the 91 different abuses and sent it to me. Had Congress people put the same effort into good governance and boosting the morale of their workers instead of wasting time on this dictionary of abuses, the party wouldn’t have been in such a pathetic state,” Modi said at a public rally at Humnabad, in Bidar district, about 700km from Bengaluru.

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Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail for BJP MLA’s murder

Ghazipur court on Saturday sentenced jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years’ imprisonment and his BSP MP brother, Afzal Ansari, to four years following their conviction in separate cases registered under the UP Gangsters Act in 2007. Additional sessions judge-I (MP-MLA court) Durgesh also fined Mukhtar Rs 5 lakh and Afzal Rs 1 lakh. The sentencing of Afzal paves the way for his automatic disqualification from the Lok Sabha. He represents Ghazipur in Parliament.

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IPL: Abhishek, Klaasen shine in Sunrisers' third win of season

Abhishek Sharma, back at the top of the order for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was an anomaly for the first 12 overs of a match played between two equally unsure teams at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening. His uncluttered intent fetched him 67 runs off 36 laid the foundation for Heinrich Klassen’s blazing unbeaten 27-ball 53 for SRH to post 197/6 and secure a nine-run win against a beleaguered Delhi Capitals.

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Fix accountability for terror aid, India says while Pak skips meet

India on Friday called upon the eight member states of the SCO to collectively work towards eliminating terrorism in all its forms, and fix accountability on those who aid or fund such activities, even as Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif skipped the meeting.

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Paucity of evidence: Court acquits Sooraj in Jiah Khan case

Calling Jiah Khan, who died by suicide 10 years ago, a “victim of her sentiments”, a special court on Friday acquitted actor Sooraj Pancholi of the charge of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend. It also doubted the suicide note and said Jiah’s mother Rabia could not explain the delay in lodging a complaint. Twenty-five-year-old Jiah, also an actor, was found hanging in her Juhu house on June 3, 2013. She was a US citizen.

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'Why were Atiq and his brother paraded before media?'

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to “look into” the sensational murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed while in custody and also the encounter killing of Atiq’s son just two days before it even as it asked the UP government to file a status report.

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BJP ex-minister likens Sonia Gandhi to ‘vishkanya’, Congress fumes

Karnataka BJP MLA and former Union minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal likened ex-AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to a “vishkanya” (poison maiden) at a poll rally late Thursday, hours after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “poisonous snake” barb at PM Narendra Modi had stoked a row over political propriety and forced him to clarify that the remark was directed at the latter's ideology.

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Wrestlers won't leave protest site till WFI chief is arrested

Welcoming the filing of an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the group of protesting wrestlers led by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, on Friday, said that they will continue with their sit-in at Jantar Mantar till the time the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) sidelined president is not arrested and put behind bars by the Delhi Police.

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IPL: Stoinis, Mayers sizzle in LSG's big win over Punjab Kings

Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers scored brutal fifties, while medium pacer Yash Thakur claimed four wickets as Lucknow Super Giants crushed Punjab Kings by 56 runs in a high-scoring contest at PCA Stadium in Mohali on Friday. It was LSG's fifth win in eight matches while Punjab Kings suffered their fourth loss in eight games.

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Protest not good for India’s image: P T Usha; wrestlers ‘dismayed’

IOA president P T Usha on Thursday criticised the wrestlers for going public with their protest demanding filing of an FIR and arrest of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Shocked by her comments, the protesting wrestlers, led by Olympians Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Malikkh, hit back at Usha, demanding respect for their movement to protect the future generation of female wrestlers from facing sexual harassment.

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No military ties till LAC standoff eased: Rajnath's message to China

India on Thursday made it clear to China that there will be no improvement in the overall bilateral relationship till its troops disengage and de-escalate tensions in the standoff in eastern Ladakh, while summarily rejecting a new Chinese plan for resumption of military-to-military engagements in a sharp message to its neighbour. Defence minister Rajnath Singh told his China's General Li Shangfu that China’s “violation of existing agreements has eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations”.

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BJP slams Kharge for calling PM ‘poisonous snake', he ‘clarifies’

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday stoked a political row by likening PM Narendra Modi to a “poisonous snake”, drawing a strong riposte from BJP which said such statements reflect “hate” for the PM and sought an apology from the opposition party. ​​Kharge later sought to clarify that his remarks were not aimed at the PM but at his party, while BJP trained its guns at the Congress chief.

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IPL: Rajasthan beat Chennai to go top of the table

Yashasvi Jaiswal cracked a magnificent 77 before spinners Adam Zampa and Ravichandran Ashwin set up Rajasthan Royals' emphatic 32-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 on Thursday.

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Mob vandalises, sets on fire Manipur CM's programme venue

Local police quickly swung into action and dispersed the mob but not before the venue was damaged with hundreds of burning chairs.

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Filmfare: Salman, Janhvi & other celebs dazzle at the red carpet

The 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 has finally rolled its red carpet for the celebration night where a slew of Bollywood celebrities dazzled at the red carpet.

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Tax relief on builder-paid rent in redevelopment projects

The Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal’s (ITAT) Mumbai bench recently held that the rental compensation received from a builder due to a redevelopment project is not taxable in the hands of the former flat owner. ITAT adopted this stand even as the taxpayer, the former flat owner, had not taken another accommodation on rent but had moved in with his parents.

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Supreme Court eases no-­construction rule near national parks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted forest dwellers to legitimately continue with their traditional activities, farming, construction of houses and schools within the eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The top court modified its year-old order banning all activities within a 1-km periphery of national parks and sanctuaries on an application from the Union government.

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IPL: KKR back to winning ways with 21-run win over RCB

Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their four-match losing streak with a comfortable 21-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

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Jaish arm PAFF claims Poonch ambush with captioned ‘photos’

The banned People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), an offshoot of Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, claimed to have released Tuesday a series of captioned photos on social media that the group said is from the Poonch ambush that left five soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles dead last Thursday.

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SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, 5-time Punjab CM, dies at 95

After beginning his career as a village sarpanch, was admitted to a Mohali hospital on April 16 with “acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma” and was shifted to the medical ICU on April 18 as his respiratory condition worsened.

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S Jaishankar slams Pakistan on terror, Bilawal bilateral meet unlikely

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120% gain in income for Indians going abroad to work: WDR

The report, released on Tuesday, has estimated that low-skilled Indians migrating to the US stand to gain the most as they would see a jump in income of nearly 500%, followed by UAE at almost 300%. Those migrating to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, comprising Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE, stand to gain less

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Same-sex marriage rights facing personal laws hurdle, says Supreme Court

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday was prima facie unanimous that even if it decides to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples, it will refrain from determining consequential rights including adoption, succession and inheritance as these are inseparably linked to religion-based personal laws.

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IPL 2023: All-round Gujarat Titans crush Mumbai Indians by 55 runs

Defending champions Gujarat Titans produced a clinical performance to demolish five-time-champions Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

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Previous govt destroyed panchayati raj institutions: PM

He was in Rewa, 490km from Bhopal, to flag off three new trains and inaugurate five Nal Jal Schemes worth Rs 7,853 crore on Panchayati Raj Day. He also dedicated 4 lakh new PM Awas Yojana homes. MP governor Mangubhai Patel, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister for rural development and panchayati raj, Giriraj Singh, were present on the occasion.

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BJP reducing govt jobs in country, alleges Rahul Gandhi

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Centre’s fact-check rule has no guard rails, says HC

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Previous govt destroyed panchayati raj institutions: PM

He was in Rewa, 490km from Bhopal, to flag off three new trains and inaugurate five Nal Jal Schemes worth Rs 7,853 crore on Panchayati Raj Day. He also dedicated 4 lakh new PM Awas Yojana homes. MP governor Mangubhai Patel, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister for rural development and panchayati raj, Giriraj Singh, were present on the occasion.

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Nitish talks opposition unity with Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and deputy Tejashwi Yadav Monday took their renewed mission for a united anti-BJP opposition to Kolkata and Lucknow, first meeting Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to push for a conclave of non-NDA parties in Bihar and then SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to clarify that what mattered was the cause and not the mantle of leadership.

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No breakthrough in India-China military talks

There was no concrete breakthrough yet again in defusing the three-year-long troop confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh despite the top-level military talks being held after a gap of over four months, though the two sides agreed to continue dialogue and maintain “security and stability” along the frontier.

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IPL: All-round Axar hands Delhi second win

Axar Patel's all-round heroics trumped Washington Sundar superb efforts with bat and ball as Delhi Capitals edged Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 runs in a low-scoring last-over thriller in Hyderabad. It was the first time in 16 seasons of IPL, Delhi successfully defended a first innings total under 150 as chasing a moderate 145 for victory, Hyderabad could only muster 137 for 6 in their 20 overs.

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Beware of ponzi apps, finfluencers, says Finance minister

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SIT to challenge all 67 acquittals in 2002 Naroda Gam case

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Siddaramaiah’s ‘corrupt Lingayat CM’ remark sparks row

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PM Modi to meet 8 top church leaders in Kochi today

In a significant move that is expected to give an impetus to BJP’s outreach to the Christian community in Kerala ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold discussions with various church leaders in Kochi on Monday, when he starts his two-day visit of the state.

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India, China hold another round of top-level military talks

India and China on Sunday held another round of top-level military talks in a bid to defuse the three-year-long troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, ahead of Chinese defence minister general Li Shangfu’s visit to Delhi for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting this week.

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Now in Assam, Asia’s longest underwater hydrocarbon pipeline

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Kuno’s wandering cheetah tranquilized before UP foray

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Now in Assam, Asia’s longest underwater hydrocarbon pipeline

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Chinese defence minister to attend Delhi SCO meet amid LAC row

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu will also attend the SCO defence ministers’ meet on April 27-28, at a time when there are growing concerns in India over the tightening Moscow-Beijing strategic embrace and the fallout of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif will, however, participate virtually in the meet.

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In a first, 5 women Army officers set for ‘command’ roles

The Army has now stepped-up efforts to train women officers for “command and leadership roles” as Colonels and beyond, even as the first five female cadets are set to be commissioned into frontline artillery regiments after passing out of the Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on April 29.

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US President Joe Biden to visit in Sept, ’24 to be big year for India ties: US

US President Joe Biden is looking forward to travelling to India in September, his administration’s point person for South and Central Asia has said, observing that 2024 is going to be a “big year” for the India-US relationship. India’s leadership in the G20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a force for good in the world, the official said.

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IPL: Punjab edge Mumbai in high-scoring thriller

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh produced one of his finest IPL spells as Punjab Kings gunned down Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring thriller at the Wankhede for their fourth win of the season. Death overs specialist Arshdeep shattered stumps at will in a tense final over as Punjab successfully defended 214 to get back to winning ways. The victory took Punjab to the fifth spot on the points table as a high-flying Mumbai were brought down to earth after a hat-trick of wins.

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PSLV-C55 launch today, will carry 2 Singapore sats, 7 desi payloads

Isro’s PSLV-C55 mission, which will be launched from the first launchpad of Sriharikota at 2.19 pm on Saturday, is not only important for foreign customers but is also significant for desi space startups as the NSIL’s dedicated commercial rocket will carry two Singapore satellites as main payloads and seven non-separating payloads belonging to Isro.

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NCP can stake claim to CM’s post right now: Ajit Pawar

NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Friday said the party could stake claim to the CM’s post right now, without having to wait for the 2024 state elections. His remark, which came at a private media function, was in response to a question if NCP would stake a claim to the CM’s post during the 2024 assembly elections.

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Godhra case: 8 granted bail have served 16-20 years in jail

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Want all my kids to follow in his footsteps: Martyr’s dad

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Delhi: Woman shot thrice in bustling Saket court

A 40-year-old woman was chased and shot at thrice by a suspended lawyer in the crowded Saket court complex on Friday morning, exposing serious lacunae in the safety apparatus at the district courts. The incident gave the lie to repeated assurances by the authorities of beefing up security in courts following many such incidents in the past.

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Here's how the points table looks after DC vs KKR match

The India Premier League 2023 runs from March 31 to May 28, with 10 teams competing for the title. Mumbai Indians have won the title five times, which is the most by any team, followed by Chennai Super Kings' four triumphs, while the Gujarat Titans are the defending champions.

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Heatwave deaths: Maharashtra sets up 1-man probe panel

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