NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term, strengthening the BJP-led NDA’s hold over the northeastern state after its sweeping victory in the assembly elections.At 57, Sarma became the first non-Congress leader in Assam to return as chief minister for a second straight term. Lakshman…
NEW DELHI: An Etihad Airways flight carrying around 280 passengers to Abu Dhabi from Chennai was cancelled on Tuesday after a fire was detected on the aircraft’s left wing during take-off preparations.Airport officials said the aircraft was preparing for departure when the pilots noticed the fire and immediately halted the process.All passengers were safely disembarked…
Ranveer Singh may have landed his most ambitious role yet – Lord Shiva.The actor, who has reportedly acquired the rights to the bestselling fantasy novel ‘The Immortals of Meluha’, is said to be gearing up for the big screen adaptation which will be shot under his production banner. As per the latest reports, the ambitious…
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that he is looking forward to his upcoming visit to China and his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism that the talks will bring “Great things” for both countries.Ahead of the meeting, Trump said “great things” would happen for both the United States and…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday directed authorities to shut down 717 TASMAC liquor outlets located within 500 metres of places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks.According to the state government, the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) currently runs 4,765 retail…
Jensen Huang-led Nvidia is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings on May 20, and investors are expecting another quarter of strong growth driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand. The US chip maker is expected to post revenue and profit numbers above Wall Street estimates as demand for AI chips continues to rise. However, recent…
Google is down. Several users across different regions reported issues with Google Search, with many seeing an error message that read: “Server Error. We’re sorry but it appears that there has been an internal server error while processing your request.” The message further said that Google engineers had been notified and were working to fix…
There are moments in a hospital corridor that change everything. Not the surgery, not the diagnosis, the moment a person looks at a doctor and says, “Test me. I want to give him part of my liver.“That was Renu Khanna. Thirty-seven years old, a mother, sitting somewhere between terror and total certainty. Her son Armaan,…
Axar Patel has been fined Rs 12 lakh after Delhi Capitals maintained a slow over rate during their thrilling IPL 2026 win against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala.The IPL confirmed the penalty in an official statement, saying: “As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct,…
NEW DELHI: Over a week after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) secured a clear mandate in Kerala, the alliance is still unable to finalise its chief ministerial face, amid an ongoing tussle between senior leaders over the top post.According to PTI sources, Congress top leadership Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge are expected to take…