Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed’s harsh criticism and fat-shaming of Team India captain Rohit Sharma has drawn a backlash on social media. In the comments section of her post on X, people have pointed to stats of India’s performance under the leadership of Mr Sharma, often called Hitman for his batting prowess, to counter Ms Mohamed’s … Read more
Bengaluru: A 42-year-old man was found dead inside his car near the Kodigehalli flyover in Bengaluru, close to a private hospital, early this morning. He has been identified as Ashwini Kumar, a resident of Mutyalanagar. Preliminary reports suggest that he may have suffered a heart attack. Ashwini Kumar had left home earlier that day, but … Read more
Chennai: A student preparing for the NEET medical entrance exam allegedly died by suicide after she was scolded by her father. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Indhu from Viluppuram, was upset after her father shouted at her for giving a wrong PIN as he was applying for the Other Backward Class (OBC) certificate. Her father … Read more
This could threaten winter-sown crops such as wheat, chickpea and rapeseed. India is expected to experience above-average temperatures in March across most regions of the country following a warmer February, the weather office said on Friday, which could threaten winter-sown crops such as wheat, chickpea and rapeseed. Both maximum and minimum temperatures in most parts … Read more
New Delhi: In a reprieve to Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court on Friday put brakes on Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s plan to take coercive steps against the spiritual organisation for undertaking construction in the Coimbatore hills without a green nod a decade ago. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N.K. Singh … Read more
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth tumbled by Rs 7.46 lakh crore in morning trade on Friday, in-tandem with a sharp decline in the domestic equity market, with the benchmark Sensex plunging over 1,000 points following a bearish trend in global equities. Fresh tariff threats that ignited global trade war fears and relentless foreign fund outflows dented … Read more
New Delhi: A serial offender, the Pune bus rape accused Dattatray Gade had often robbed passengers he took on his car that he operated as a taxi. The serial offender was detained in Maharashtra’s Shirur for the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a state transport bus parked just 100 meters away from Pune’s … Read more
New Delhi: With the Ministry of Education (MoE) refuting his claims, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda on Thursday said he was invited to speak at an IIT-Roorkee event via a video link when just minutes after his speech, a hacker infiltrated and began streaming explicit, inappropriate content. Pitroda’s remarks came a day after the … Read more
Bengaluru: Amid a row over his visit to the Maha Shivaratri celebrations at Isha Foundation, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that it is his personal belief and Sadhguru, who hails from Mysuru, personally invited him. “I attended the Maha Shivarathri celebrations at Isha Foundation. It is my personal belief. I can’t reply to … Read more
A case for rape and abetment to suicide has also been registered. (Representational) Jaipur: A 14-year-old girl allegedly hanged herself in her house in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, police said, adding a suicide note was recovered from her room where she alleged a man of raping and impregnating her. According to police the incident took … Read more
New Delhi: The next BJP chief could be announced as soon as within a fortnight, sources have indicated, citing that the organisational elections of the party have been completed in 12 states. Sources said the party’s national president likely to be announced before March 15, after which an inauspicious period starts in the Hindu calendar.. … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi recorded its warmest February night in 74 years, with the minimum temperature at Safdarjung reaching 19.5 degrees celsius on Thursday — the highest for the month in the period between 1951to 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). “Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 19.5 degrees celsius today, February 27, 2025. … Read more