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NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday defended the West Bengal government’s actions after chaos erupted during football legend Lionel Messi’s appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.Banerjee said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee apologised within an hour of the incident, while other state governments had not owned responsibility for incidents…

Former cricketer Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad and Javagal Srinath during a press conference on the upcoming KSCA election. (Image: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: The newly elected managing committee of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has made sweeping changes to the selection committees and their structure.Ahead of the overhaul, a high-profile Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) was…

BENGALURU: A 34-year-old mechanic from South Bengaluru has died after a nightmarish series of events that exposed gaps in both emergency healthcare and public empathy.Venkataramanan, who lived in Balaji Nagar, began experiencing severe chest pain. With no immediate help available, his wife took him on a motorcycle to seek medical attention.Also read: ‘Kept on begging…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday refused to apologise for his remarks on Operation Sindoor, saying the Constitution gives him the right to ask questions. Ex-Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan’s ‘Op Sindoor’ Remark Sparks Row, BJP Hits Back “Why will I apologise? It is out of the question. The…

After the US State Department started social media vetting on December 15, there is now no immediate approval or rejection of visa appeals and candidates are issued a 221(g) slip. Candidates are also being asked whether they made their social media accounts public and then the visa approval status is updated online. Users on Reddit…

SHAMLI: A man in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested after allegedly killing his wife and two young daughters and burying their bodies inside his house, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on 10 December in Ghari Daulat village, under the Kandhla police station area, but came to light only on Tuesday evening. Heartbreak, divorce…

Indian-origin US diplomat Mahvash Siddiqui who claimed to have seen H-1B fraud first hand during her posting in the Chennai consular office in India, said that the entire visa program needs to be paused pending a full program audit. Writing for the Center for Immigration Studies, Siddiqui said fake degrees, forged bank statements, fake marriage/birth…

Cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma have come on the receiving end of sharp criticism on social media after a video from their arrival in the city went viral. In the video, Kohli and Sharma are seen arriving at the Mumbai airport, after their visit to Premanand Ji Maharaj’s ashram, Shri Hit Radha Keli…

PANAJI: North Goa SP Harischandra Madkaikar on Tuesday allegedly made personnel attached to the Old Goa police station to do squats at his office in Porvorim after they stopped an IAS official attached to a central govt office during a nakabandi at Santa Cruz. Director general of police Alok Kumar said Madkaikar’s actions were unwarranted….

Football icon Lionel Messi has shared a one-minute video montage from his recent visit to India on his official Instagram account, capturing highlights from the three-day trip. While most of the clips focused on his interactions with children and fans, one celebrity who made the cut, was Kareena Kapoor Khan with her two sons, Taimur…