Screengrab from video released by US Centcom The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a fresh footage showing their Navy diverting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of what it described as enforcement of restrictions linked to Iran’s maritime routes.The video, shared on X, shows a sailor aboard the USS Michael Murphy…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend transit anticipatory bail protection for Congress leader Pawan Khera, asking him instead to approach a competent court in Assam in connection with a case linked to allegations against the wife of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday strongly opposed the Centre’s proposed Delimitation Bill, calling it a “calculated deception” and warning that any attempt to push it through Parliament would face resistance in Tamil Nadu.In a post on X, Stalin described the issue as a turning point in the state’s political history…
The Twitch streaming community is no stranger to controversy, with popular Twitch streamer ExtraEmily recently finding herself at the center of an online debate. This essentially follows up on the allegations that she may have artificially inflated her viewer count using a viewbotting service. Within hours, the situation exploded rapidly across social media and has…
Harivansh Narayan Singh elected Rajya Sabha deputy chairman for third consecutive term NEW DELHI: Nominated member Harivansh Narayan Singh, a member of the Janata Dal (United) party was elected deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha unopposed on Friday, securing a third consecutive term in the position.The office of the deputy chairman fell vacant after Harivansh’s…
NEW DELHI: Accusing BJP of using women’s quota as a cover for delimitation, Congress lead speakers Gaurav Gogoi and K C Venugopal said Modi govt was “bulldozing” the redrawing of the electoral landscape to strengthen itself for the 2029 elections.Congress challenged govt to implement the women’s quota immediately in the current Lok Sabha of 543…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday carried out searches at premises linked to Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora. The raids were carried out at multiple locations connected to Arora in Ludhiana and elsewhere as part of an ongoing investigation, officials said. The AAP leader had also faced agency action in 2024, when the ED…
In an unprecedented move, the newly formed Balendra Shah government in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to probe the assets of people who held public office from 2006 to the current fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country’s post-monarchy political and bureaucratic elite.The move will bring under its…
ED questions TMC MLA in Kolkata land-grabbing case; I-T raids home, poll office ahead of Bengal vote NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into Trinamool Congress MLA Debasish Kumar in an alleged land-grabbing and illegal construction case in Kolkata, questioning him multiple times while the Income Tax Department conducted raids at…
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in March that polluted beaches, killed wildlife and spread hundreds of miles was triggered by a leak near the Abkatun field operated by state energy company Pemex, Mexican officials said on Thursday.Pemex Chief Executive Officer Víctor Rodríguez said the leak had gone unreported within the organisation, leading…