After ‘cutting ties’ with the US Silicon Valley, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is now shifting his massive financial weight into San Francisco local politics. According to recent campaign filings, Brin has contributed $500,000 to a political committee fighting a controversial local tax measure dubbed the “Overpaid CEO Tax.” At the same time, the tech mogul…
Fuel prices were raised again on Monday, with petrol becoming costlier by Rs 2.61 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, marking the fourth hike in less than two weeks.The latest increase is expected to add further pressure on household budgets and transportation costs, as consumers continue to grapple with rising fuel expenses…
The petition stated that the stepfather’s name was entered in official records without any formal adoption process or legal procedure AHMEDABAD: For years, a 20-year-old woman’s school records carried the name of the man who raised her after her mother remarried. But the documents, she told the Gujarat high court, no longer reflect her identity…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane (ANI Photo) Ajinkya Rahane remained proud of his team’s fighting spirit despite Kolkata Knight Riders ending their IPL 2026 campaign with a 40-run defeat to Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Rahane played a superb knock of 63 off 39 balls during the chase and admitted afterwards that…
NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka Ranji cricketer SL Akshay died on Sunday after reportedly suffering a heart attack while playing a local division cricket match in Bengaluru. The 39-year-old, who was from Shivamogga, had earlier represented Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy and also featured in the Karnataka Premier League, now called the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.According…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma endured a disappointing end to his IPL 2026 campaign after registering an unwanted record during Mumbai Indians’ defeat to Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium. The MI opener was dismissed for a duck by Jofra Archer, a wicket that also saw him equal the record for the…
Riyan Parag (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) MUMBAI: Soon after he captained the Rajasthan Royals to the IPL-2026 playoffs with a 30-run victory over the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a must-win game, Riyan Parag received a ‘pat on the back’ from his team’s head coach Kumar Sangakkara. “I think I’ve seen…
KOLKATA: The BJP govt in Bengal has commissioned “holding centres” in all 23 districts for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other immigrants awaiting deportation, resuming a process stalled by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee-led TMC govt for a year in defiance of MHA guidelines, report Debashis Konar and Srishti Lakhotia.The order, issued by the state home department…
The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city police deployed security outside the Waluj residence of Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Even as the profile of Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of Cockroach Janata Party, continues to soar online, the mix of admiration, trolling, and threats underscores the volatile environment around digital political expression,…
BHOPAL: Fifteen days before Eid-ul-Azha, Bhopal doesn’t launch cars or debut singers. It unveils goats worth lakhs… in events that look like Super Bowl in scale and razzle-dazzle.They arrive like grooms. Decorated in garlands, mounted on hydraulic platforms once reserved for wedding varmalas, or lowered by crane onto spotlit stages.Hundreds gather, phones raised, to catch…