Tension gripped Assam’s Baksa district on Wednesday as violent protests broke out outside the District Jail following the arrival of five accused who have been arrested in the death case of legendary singer Zubeen Garg. The unrest began after fans protesting outside the jail attacked the vehicle carrying the five people arrested over the singer’s…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Centre appears unwilling to replace hanging with lethal injection as a method of executing death row convicts, saying “the problem is that the government is not ready to evolve.” A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to…
The arrest of Ashley Tellis, an Indian-American geopolitical strategist, by the FBI in the US sparked off a political slugfest across seven seas in India. While some suggested that he worked with both the Congress-led UPA and the NDA, the BJP alleged that he was part of the “anti-India” force and “celebrated by the Opposition”….
Donald Trump, the reality TV maestro, has never met a spotlight he didn’t love. Presidency is temporary. Showmanship is permanent. So, when he unveiled his grand “Middle East Peace Plan” in Sharm El-Sheikh, it was less a diplomatic summit and more a glittering episode of The Apprentice: Geopolitics Edition. World leaders, unable to resist an…
It’s no longer an Afghan-Pakistan border clash. It’s war that needed a ceasefire. Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar on Wednesday killed at least 15 Afghan civilians and injured over 100. This came after the Taliban, in a counterattack, seized border outposts in Spin-Boldak. The symbol of which became the pants of Pakistani soldiers who…
The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has confirmed its recommendation of Ahmedabad, India, as the proposed host city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The 24th edition of the Commonwealth Games will mark the 100 years since the multi-sport spectacle was first held in Ontario. Ahmedabad will now be put forward to the full Commonwealth Sport…
An FIR has been registered at the Rohtak Sadar police station in connection with the suicide of Haryana police officer Sandeep Kumar, according to sources. The FIR names four people, IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s gunman Sushil, Kumar’s wife P Avneet Kaur, Bathinda Rural MLA Amit Ratna, and one other person. Officials have so far…
Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire beginning at 6 pm (Pakistan Standard Time) on Wednesday, following days of intense air and ground fighting that left more than a dozen civilians dead and around 100 wounded along the volatile frontier, as per the reports by Reuters. The renewed clashes…
It’s turning out to be the year of sequels for Ajay Devgn. Following the success of ‘Raid 2’, the trailer for his next sequel, ‘De De Pyaar De 2’, has just been released. The romantic comedy picks up exactly where the 2019 original ended, continuing the story of Aashish (Devgn) and his much younger girlfriend,…
This special report focuses on superstar accountability, contrasting the actions of Rajinikanth and Ajith Kumar with the widespread criticism of Vijay following a deadly stampede at his political rally in Karur. According to the report, ‘Vijay, while having enjoyed this fanfare for decades, has now in the biggest test failed to be a responsible superstar.’…