- Thursday, May 01, 2025
UPPING the ante against alleged Hindi imposition by the Centre, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday (27) said the state will not allow the forcing of the language on it and vowed to protect Tamil and its culture. "Will oppose Hindi imposition. Hindi is the mask, Sanskrit…
POLICE on Thursday (27) announced a reward of ₹100,000 for information about the history-sheeter who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune’s Swargate bus station and deployed drones as part of their manhunt, officials said. Amid the frantic police efforts to make a breakthrough, Shiv Sena (UBT)…
THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY match between hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Thursday (27) was called off without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain. Hosting an ICC tournament for the first time in 29 years, Pakistan thus ended their disastrous campaign without registering a single victory. Bangladesh, too,…
THE EU's top team arrived in India on an "unprecedented" visit Thursday (27), aiming to broaden commercial and diplomatic ties and hedge against souring relations with the United States. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and her commissioners are to hold talks with prime minister Narendra Modi and the federal…
JUBILANT BHARATIA GROUP chairman Shyam S Bhartia has denied allegations of sexual assault, saying he will cooperate with the investigating agency, a regulatory filing said on Tuesday. The group operates fast-food chains - Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts in India. Terming the allegations in the FIR as "baseless, false and…
THE WAQF Bill is likely to come up before Parliament during the second half of the Budget Session after the Union Cabinet approved the amendments proposed by the joint parliamentary committee, sources said. During its meeting on February 19, the Cabinet is learned to have given its nod to the…
THE MASS murder of five people at three locations in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (24), allegedly carried out by a 23-year-old man Afan has sent shock waves across Kerala. The victims include the accused's teenage brother, grandmother, paternal uncle, aunt, and a young woman, who is said to be his girlfriend.…
INFLUENCER Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, facing charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania, left for the United States on Thursday (27), airport sources told AFP. Romanian prosecutors allege that former kickboxer Tate, 38, his brother, 36, and two women set up a criminal organisation in early 2021…
INDIA has slammed Pakistan after it raked the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the UN Human Rights Council, saying the "failed state” that survives on “international handouts” “dutifully” spreads “falsehoods handed down by its military-terrorist complex.” India exercised its Right of Reply at the high-level segment of the 58th…
THE USE of artificial intelligence by a small farmer in Maharashtra to enhance crop yields has now caught the attention of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. In a video shared on microblogging platform ‘X’ on Monday (24), Nadella highlighted the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of agriculture and…
