NEW DELHI: Two western disturbances in quick succession are likely to affect north-west India this week with peak activity on April 7-8, resulting in below normal to near normal day temperatures over the region and a wet spell, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Western disturbance (WD) is an extratropical cyclone, originating in the…
Kolkata: PM Modi cited Sunday the confinement of seven judicial officers on SIR duty in Malda district as proof of a collapsing law-and-order situation in Bengal, sharpening his attack on Trinamool Congress at a BJP election rally in Cooch Behar.“Citizens across the country were shocked at how judicial officers were held hostage in Malda. What…
Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned USD 130.9 million over the weekend and a massive USD 190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters,…
CHENNAI: For the first time in 35 years, AIADMK has not fielded any Brahmin candidate in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, indicating the waning influence of the community that hasn’t found place this time in the lists of other major parties as well.Its ally, BJP, too has no Brahmin candidate in the 27 seats allotted…
MUMBAI: The charred remains of Kandivli seafarer Dixit Solanki (32), who was killed in an alleged missile strike on his tanker off the Oman coast on March 1, were transported to Mumbai from Sharjah early on Sunday. The sailor counts among the first Indian victims of the West Asia conflict.His family has refused to perform…
A segment on Saturday Night Live UK has sparked backlash after a controversial joke about Mark Zuckerberg and his reported California bunker drew shocked reactions from audiences and viewers.The remark aired during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment, where co-host Ania Magliano referenced reports that Zuckerberg is building a bunker under his California compound. She said,…
Candace Owens claims victory as Blake Lively claims against Justin Baldoni dismissed before May 2026 trial (Image via Getty) Candace Owens spoke out right after a big court update in the legal fight between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. A federal judge has dismissed most of Blake Lively’s claims, cutting the case down to just…
BHOPAL: A 19-year-old married woman has received legal sanction to live “independently” with a man of her choice after she told Madhya Pradesh high court’s Gwalior bench that her husband – at 40, more than double her age – had been mistreating her and she didn’t want to return to her parents because they, too,…
An Indian-origin doctor in Georgia agreed to pay $15 million to settle medical fraud allegations against him. Indian-origin urologist Jitesh Patel will have to pay $14 million to settle allegations against him that he defrauded healthcare programs by performing unnecessary procedures on his patients. An employee of Patel’s Advance Urology in Georgia filed a whistleblower…
CHANDIGARH: The grenade blast outside the Punjab BJP HQ in Chandigarh was orchestrated by ISI-linked plotters in Europe for just Rs 2 lakh, police said on Sunday, four days after the attack triggered shockwaves across the region.Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav announced the arrest of seven suspects at a press meet and said: “The accused were…