LONDON: Lionel Messi faced calls to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina’s players after they won the Copa America. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, should apologize after a video was shared on social media showing members of Argentina’s […]
Srinagar: Security forces and militants exchanged fire twice briefly within a span of four hours in a forest area in Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. Village Defence Guards (VDGs) also opened fire on observing suspicious movement outside their village, while two explosive shells were recovered from Gandoh area, they said. The exchange of fire […]
JAMMU: Police have launched a major crackdown on the network of overground workers (OGWs) in connection with a series of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, resulting in the arrest of four OGWs, police said. Four Army personnel, including an officer, were killed in an encounter with terrorists in the Doda district on […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a batch of pleas alleging irregularities in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 examination and seeking its cancellation. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a bench presided over by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud will resume hearing the matter […]
New Delhi: Security forces are focusing on stopping infiltration and targeting the terrorist support network in the area to curb terrorist activities, reports quoting sources said on Wednesday. Sources in the security forces said the Pakistan Army has provided large-scale support including weapons, special forces-trained personnel and hi-tech communication equipment to terror groups operating in […]
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the high-level UN General Assembly session here on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN. The high-level General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly will take place from September 24-30. As per the provisional list […]
CALCUTTA: Suvendu Adhikari, leader of Opposition in the Bengal Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday demanded that party, the BJP, scrap its minority cell. “I spoke about the nationalist Muslim in the past. I won’t say that any more. You [other BJP leaders] spoke about Sab ka Saath Vikas. Bandh karo sab ka saath sab ka vikas. […]
MUMBAI: A Marathi weekly linked to the RSS has sought to blame the NCP for the BJP’s poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections, stating that public sentiments completely went against the saffron party after it joined hands with the Ajit Pawar-led outfit. According to it, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and others […]
Only for group C and D employees BENGALURU: The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private sector for Group C and D posts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held on Monday. “The Cabinet meeting held yesterday (Monday) approved a bill […]
NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent projected earlier on the back of “improving private consumption, particularly in rural India”. “The forecast for growth in India has also been revised upward, to 7 per cent, this year, with […]