- Monday, June 23, 2025
SHOOTERS involved in the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique learnt to handle firearms by watching videos on YouTube at a rented house in Kurla area here, officials said on Wednesday. Baba Siddique (66), a former Congress leader who had joined the Nationalist Congress Party earlier…
IN A thinly veiled message to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said cooperation in areas like trade, energy and connectivity is unlikely to flourish if activities across borders are characterised by terrorism, extremism and separatism. In his address at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)…
THE UNITED STATES has called on India to take seriously allegations by Canada of an assassination plot, as tensions escalated between the two countries. "When it comes to the Canadian matter, we have made clear that the allegations are extremely serious and they need to be taken seriously. And we…
NATIONAL Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the first elected government in the Union territory since 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Abdullah, who takes over as…
SEVEN flights, including one bound for the United States, received bomb-threat messages through a social media handle on Tuesday, prompting security agencies to undertake specific counter-terrorist drills at various airports, official sources said. The threats via microblogging platform X came a day after three international flights originating from Mumbai received…
RELIANCE JIO chairman Akash Ambani said on Tuesday said Indian users' data must remain within the country and pitched for "incentives" for those setting up AI and machine learning data centres. While speaking at IMC and ITUWTSA 2024 in New Delhi, Ambani termed AI as a revolutionary tool for the…
THE BANGLADESH Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended men's team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha due to his inappropriate conduct during last year's ODI World Cup in India. Hathurusingha, the former Sri Lanka all-rounder under whom Bangladesh recently endured a forgettable tour of India where they were whitewashed in both the Test…
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in the first visit to Pakistan by a senior Indian minister in years. Pakistan is hosting the two-day SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit on October 15 and…
WITH half a dozen key players post splits in the Shiv Sena and NCP, a fragmented polity, Maratha quota stir and a spirited opposition, Maharashtra will see a riveting contest in the assembly polls amid dramatic changes since the last elections. Elections to the 288-member assembly, the second largest after…
BOLLYWOOD actress Kajol, who plays a police officer in her upcoming film "Do Patti," referred to herself as the "real Singham" when asked about her role at home. Kajol is married to Ajay Devgn, known for his portrayal of the titular character in the "Singham" franchise, who will reprise his…
