NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious notice on Malda incident where seven judicial officers engaged in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise were held hostage for several hours. The court also issued showcause notices to top West Bengal officials, including the chief secretary and DGP.The strong response came after reports that the…
North Korea on Sunday firmly rejected US claims that Washington and Beijing share a goal of denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, reaffirming its status as a nuclear-armed state a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit Pyongyang.Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said US assertions that denuclearisation…
D Gukesh in splits after Javokhir Sindarov asked to sing (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: World chess champion D Gukesh had a light-hearted moment during the Norway Chess 2026 rest day celebrations on Friday as fellow chess players gathered to celebrate his 20th birthday. The players came together before taking part in sailing activities in Oslo and…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha speaker and Rajya Sabha chairman have rejected the opposition’s notice for a motion for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after a “careful and objective assessment of all relevant aspects and issues involved”, a move bound to deepen acrimony between the governing NDA and its opponents amid their campaign…
NEW DELHI: DMK MP Kanimozhi has written a letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to change the seating arrangements in the Parliament so that they don’t have to sit near the Congress MPs, considering the recent rift after Tamil Nadu poll results.“I write to respectfully request suitable changes in the seating arrangement of…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday issued an advisory for its nationals still residing in Iran to stay where they are for the next 48 hours and to remain indoors. “In continuation of previous advisories, Indian nationals who are still in Iran must stay where they are for the next 48 hours, avoiding all electric, military…
Actress Alexa Demie, star of the hit television drama series ‘Euphoria‘, has gone viral on social media following her appearance at the Season 3 premiere. The actress joined her co-stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and several others for the star-studded premiere. Alexa Demie’s new lok raises eyebrowsFor the event, Alexa stunned in a vintage…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam with Shaheen Shah Afridi (PTI Photo) Pakistan have entrusted Sahibzada Farhan with the captaincy for the men’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games, which will take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, during September and October. The selectors have opted for a youthful and largely experimental 15-member squad, with several uncapped players…
A special court in Bengaluru convicted former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni (L) and 16 others for plotting and executing the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) in 2016. BENGALURU: In a landmark ruling, the Special Court for Elected Representatives sentenced Congress MLA and former Karnataka minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment…
NEW DELHI: Most of the conversation around AI has been about the jobs it could disrupt. What the technology has also triggered, far less visibly, is an unprecedented surge in demand for certain skilled human talent. An analysis by talent firm Randstad of over 50 million job postings, shared exclusively with TOI, shows the demand…