Vijay’s speech evoked mixed reactions. Set to make his political plunge ahead of 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, Tamil star Vijay today took on the ruling DMK over drugs issue in his address to student toppers he honoured from across the state. “In recent times in Tamil Nadu, drugs have become high among youngsters. As
Heroin worth over Rs 19 crore was seized and six people were arrested in three separate operations Guwahati: Heroin worth over Rs 19 crore was seized and six people were arrested in three separate operations in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today. Acting on specific information, the police conducted a special operation at
Heavy rains are expected at isolated places in the districts of Valsad and Navsari Ahmedabad: A cyclonic circulation active over south Gujarat brought widespread rains in several parts of the state on Friday and the wet spell will continue for the next five days, weather office said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued a
This year the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is scheduled on July 7 (File) New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to discuss extensive preparations by the railways for the Rath Yatra in Puri. Mr Vaishnaw said that 315 special trains will run this year, which will be
Head of Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication opposed removal of the artist’s works. (File) Vatican City: A prominent cardinal has asked Vatican authorities to stop displaying the artwork of a Jesuit priest accused of abusing nuns and other women, to avoid a suggestion of indifference to the victims’ suffering. Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, whose mosaics adorn
The boy had started to become “radicalised” in autumn 2023, the court said. Berlin: A German court on Friday sentenced a 15-year-old boy to four years in jail for planning an Islamist attack on a Christmas market in the western city of Leverkusen. The teenager wanted to rent a truck and “kill as many people
“We have not issued any travel advisory,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said (File) New Delhi: Amid evolving security environment in Lebanon, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said the Embassy of India in Beirut is in “constant touch” with the Indian nationals there and added an advisory has been issued for them as a
It has made no change in its 365 validity plan with a 24 GB data limit (Representational) New Delhi: Loss-making telecom operator Vodafone Idea will raise mobile tariffs across the board by 11-24 per cent from July 4, according to a company statement. Vodafone Idea (Vi) follows the tariff hike stage set by Reliance Jio
Dominique Boutonnat denies any sexual assault has taken place. (File) Paris: The head of France’s top cinema institution, Dominique Boutonnat, was on Friday given a three-year prison sentence, including two years suspended, after being convicted of sexually assaulting his godson in 2020. In a statement released immediately after the ruling, Boutonnat announced he was stepping
The MTG-S1 satellite had been planned to be the third launch on an Ariane 6 rocket. (Representational) Paris: Europe’s weather satellite operator has cancelled plans to use the European rocket Ariane 6 less than two weeks before its first-ever launch, opting to go with US firm SpaceX instead, the French newspaper Le Monde has reported.
“The arrest of Hemant Soren was done out of revenge,” Rahul Gandhi said (File) New Delhi: Welcoming the bail granted to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the JMM leader was arrested out of political malice. In a post on X, the Congress
Delhi NCR was hit by incessant rains and thunderstorms last night and this morning Two boys drowned after falling into a 5-foot deep rainwater ditch in Delhi today. The incident happened at 5 pm when the two boys, aged 8 and 10, both residents of the national capital’s New Usmanpur, had gone out to play