Image from the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received greater clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate with the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the IOC’s…
Gates made the remarks during closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee on June 10 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told US lawmakers that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared to be considering blackmailing him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of Gates’ testimony released by a congressional committee.Gates made the remarks during closed-door…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu blushes as she confirms pregnancy at Maa Inti Bangaaram success meet (Image credits: Instagram) Samantha Ruth Prabhu has confirmed that she is expecting her first child and will be taking a maternity break after completing her current professional commitments.Speaking to the media during the success meet of Maa Inti Bangaaram on Wednesday,…
Ketan, 26, died after falling into a gorge at Lohagad Fort near Pune on June 18 NEW DELHI: The investigation into the death of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal continued on Wednesday with the police claiming that his fiancée, Siya Goyal, was reluctant to go ahead with their marriage and was facing pressure from her family…
NEW DELHI: India A’s tour of Sri Lanka enters its multi-day phase with the start of a two-match unofficial Test series, offering several emerging stars a golden opportunity to strengthen their claims for higher honours in red-ball cricket. Led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, India A will take on Sri Lanka A in a pair of…
Alia Bhatt tells Samay Raina she couldn’t stop laughing while watching India’s Got Latent on a flight (Image credits: Instagram) Alia Bhatt recently made a much-talked-about appearance on the first episode of India’s Got Latent Season 2 alongside Sharvari as the duo promoted their upcoming film Alpha. The episode turned out to be a massive…
Speaker Om Birla has already heard representations from both the parent parties and the breakaway groups. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to decide on the fate of rebel MPs from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena (UBT) before the commencement of Parliament’s Monsoon Session next month, sources familiar with the…
An Indian-origin immigration attorney based in US is facing a fine of more than $250,000 (Source: Facebook) An Indian-origin immigration attorney based in US is facing a fine of more than $250,000 after federal authorities accused him of filing fraudulent asylum documents on behalf of clients.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday that…
Rome pushed back against comments by Nato secretary general Mark Rutte Italy on Wednesday pushed back against comments by Nato secretary general Mark Rutte that hundreds of US aircraft had taken off from American bases in Italy to support military operations against Iran, insisting that Rome authorised only technical and logistical flights and not direct…
Foreign bank fined AED20 million in UAE. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has levied an AED20 million fine on a branch of a foreign bank following regulatory findings related to weaknesses in its compliance systems.In a statement, the regulator said the action followed examinations that found significant and repeated failures in the bank’s…