Shashi Throor (ANI photo) NEW DELHI:Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday criticised the election commission (EC) for what he called an “attack” on leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying the poll panel should address serious concerns instead of insisting on formalities like an oath or an affidavit. Speaking during a protest march by opposition MPs…
Bollywood actor-comedian Kapil Sharma will be hosting several musicians in the upcoming episode of his comedy show on OTT. The special guests are Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravijani, Shaan, and Neeti Mohan. During his candid, fun-filled comments, Kapil took a playful dig at veteran singer Udit Narayan over his kissing controversy. Kapil Sharma on Udit Narayan’s…
The implementation of a 50% tariff on Indian goods by Donald Trump has strained diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Washington. Major American brands in India, including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Amazon and Apple, are faced with boycott demands as corporate leaders and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond to US tariffs. India’s vast population makes…
NEW DELHI: Air India will from Sept 1, 2025, suspend its nonstop between Delhi and Washington due to a shortage of wide body planes caused by the revamping of the Maharaj’s legacy fleet. The five times weekly flight is mostly operated on the Boeing 787 due to relatively low passenger numbers compared to AI’s all…
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) It is not every day that a comment about visas rips open a conversation about the way America trains its doctors. But that’s exactly what happened when Harmeet K. Dhillon, an India-born attorney and former Trump administration official, said in a X post that, “Our medical system is broken.” She was…
Jairam Ramesh (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a dig at the election commission, remarking, “Chunav aayog (election commission) is chunav aayog, it cannot be ‘churao aayog’ (theft commission).“The senior Congress leader was reacting to the detention of Congress leaders on their way to the election commission’s office…
Indian refiners have the technical capability to operate without Russian crude, but such a move would come with significant economic and strategic consequences, energy analytics firm Kpler has warned. Russian oil currently makes up nearly 38 per cent of India’s refinery feedstock, prized for its high diesel and jet fuel yields, competitive pricing, and reliable…
Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan has received a death threat for a TV actor over his recent comments on Sanatana Dharma. His remarks sparked outrage on social media, and soon, that turned into boycott calls. Reportedly, actor Ravichandran has threatened to kill the veteran star over his statements. Kamal Haasan receives death threats from a TV…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday insisted that Israel’s objective in Gaza is liberation from Hamas rule, not long-term occupation, as he addressed media ahead of an emergency UN Security Council meeting.“Gazans are begging us and begging the world to be freed from Hamas,” Netanyahu said, calling the militant group a “genocidal organisation” committed…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader KN Rajanna resigned as Karnataka Cooperation Minister on Monday after the party’s high command asked him to step down. This followed his critical remarks about his own party, where he expressed concern that they had failed to address alleged lapses in the electoral rolls before the election. He stated that the…
