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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) as India’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), while Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was named the next Chief of Naval Staff. According to an official announcement, Lt Gen Raja Subramani, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.), will also function as Secretary to…
The Hollywood action film ‘Mortal Kombat II’ was off to a good start at the Indian box office. The film starring Karl Urban of ‘The Boys’ fame in the lead role, not only opened to good collections, but also came out on top, earning the highest box office collection for a new release.The film that…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya(PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: Nearly 15 years ago, on matting wickets in Palej, a small town in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, a lanky youngster learnt the value of adaptation. Bowling with coated balls in local village tournaments, he quickly realised there would be little assistance for spin and survival depended on discipline,…
Sole Choice, No Other Name Proposed: Shah KOLKATA: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari staked claim Friday to form the first saffron govt in Bengal after being unanimously elected leader of the 207-strong legislature party, paving the way for him to take oath Saturday as the state’s ninth chief minister.Union home minister Amit Shah, who had a hand…
The Supreme Court emphasized its reluctance to direct arrests, prioritizing evidence collection and witness protection. While monitoring investigations, the bench declined to comment on the merits of the Anil Ambani Group (ADAG) case, citing past collateral damage to reputations. The CBI has filed nine FIRs totaling Rs 27,337 crore against ADAG entities. NEW DELHI: A…
NEW DELHI: When a sudden airfare hike of Rs 10,000 per pilgrim was announced in late April, it set off a wider debate over what India’s Haj pilgrims were actually paying for-and one line item that came under immediate scrutiny was a Rs 7,000 deduction for a GPS-enabled smartwatch that each of the 1.2 lakh…
There is no registry for Huntington’s disease, a rare neurodegenerative hereditary disorder, because it is not listed as a rare disease. And without a registry to officially quantify how many suffer from it, patients and their families are struggling to get it included as a rare disease. Caught in this chicken-and-egg situation, the Huntington Disease…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Friday moved the Delhi high court against publication of AI-generated deepfake videos that show him praising Pakistan and making statements on “politically sensitive” issues, and sought protection of his personality rights. After hearing Tharoor’s submissions , Justice Mini Pushkarna issued summons to X and Meta, as well as the…
NEW DELHI: More than a year after Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah stoked a controversy for ‘obnoxiously’ linking Col Sofiya Qureshi to “Operation Sindoor“, the Supreme Court Friday appeared in no mood to condone his misdemeanour and asked the state govt to take a call on the SIT’s request for sanction of his prosecution.Solicitor…
Congress leadership intervened as supporters of opposition leader V D Satheesan held demonstrations across Kerala, demanding his appointment as the next chief minister. Some activists allegedly tore down posters of AICC leader K C Venugopal, also a contender for the post, prompting the KPCC to direct workers to refrain from such actions. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOTAAYAM: The Congress…
