AAP slams new education bill on private school fees, calls it “against middle-class families” NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday slammed the newly introduced education bill regulating fees of private schools, calling it “against middle-class parents and students.“Bharadwaj further said that the party has launched a campaign against the law…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi at his official residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi, as India continues efforts to ease tensions in ties with China.The meeting took place against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s recent move to impose tariffs, including a 50…
Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza without requesting any changes, a source from the group told AFP on Monday, following a renewed diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of conflict.Mediators Egypt and Qatar, supported by the United States, have struggled to secure a lasting truce in the war, which has…
Veteran actor Achyut Potdar, who has been a part of several successful Bollywood films and TV shows passed away on August 18, 2025, at the age of 91. He took his last breath at Jupiter Hospital in Thane. The cause of his death has not yet been disclosed. His passing marks a significant loss for…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “vote theft” allegations, two days after psephologist Sanjay Kumar admitted to sharing incorrect voter data related to the Maharashtra elections.BJP accused the leader of opposition of relying on “false and unverified figures” targeting the Election Commission and labelling “genuine voters as…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to rename Bengaluru City University as Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University, in honour of the former Prime Minister who passed away earlier this year.The Congress-majority assembly’s decision came months after Manmohan Singh’s passing.In June 2006, during his tenure as Prime Minister, Singh laid the…
Political and sports landscape saw major developments on Tuesday. The INDIA bloc named former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy as its vice-presidential candidate for the 9 September election. In cricket, the BCCI announced India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9-28, with Suryakumar Yadav leading the…
SURAT: A woman patron at the tony K’s Charcoal restaurant in Piplod discovered a mobile phone hidden in a toilet exhaust fan there on Sunday evening and even found a video of herself recorded on it. Umra police later arrested one Surendra Rana (30), who works for the restaurant as a sweeper, and seized two…
BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday downplayed the impact of US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on India, asserting that India’s economy would be “least affected” by tariffs despite global pressures.Addressing a press briefing, BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam…
BEFORE AND AFTER: (Left)The photograph that was posted by the complainant on X, which shows the exposed power cables. (Right) The photo reposted by GCC officials that erased the vehicles in the background while the power cables were left intact CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) officials used AI erasers to tamper with a photograph flagging…
