Patna: A JD(U) leader was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants in Punpun area on the outskirts of Bihar's Patna, police said Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Saurav Kumar. Another person accompanying him, Munmun Kumar, was injured in the firing, they said. “The incident took place around 12:15am Thursday when Saurav along with Munmun were returning...

New Delhi: Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai Thursday withdrew from the Delhi High Court his defamation lawsuit against former partner TMC leader Mahua Moitra as a 'peace offering'. Dehadrai had last year accused Moitra of taking bribes from businessman and Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in Parliament, which led to her expulsion from the Lok...

Mumbai: Malayalam superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran, who has been receiving critical and commercial acclaim for his recent release Aadujeevitham, celebrated his 13th wedding anniversary  Thursday. The superstar took to his Instagram and shared a picture with his wife, Supriya Menon. In the photo, both of them can be seen wearing sunglasses and embracing each other while enjoying a...

Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) Thursday claimed that it had provided the Calcutta High Court lists of around 5,300 appointees from the 2016 school recruitment panel whose appointments were suspect, and stated that the remaining 19,000-odd teachers were "likely to eligible". The commission also said it believed that the 19,000 teachers, whose appointments also...

Karachi: In a surprise development, Bismah Maroof, one of Pakistan's most high-profile women cricketers and former captain, Thursday announced retirement from all international cricket with immediate effect. Bismah, 32, was forced into a long break from cricket, first due to a fitness issue in 2020 and then after giving birth to a baby girl in August 2021....

New Delhi: Five to eight cheetahs will be released into a fenced area in the Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh possibly in the second half of the year with a focus on the breeding of animals and favourable weather, according to officials. A South African delegation reached India Tuesday to review preparations at Gandhisagar for the...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the "kingpin and key conspirator" of the excise policy scam and the arrest of a person for an offence based on material can never violate the “concept of free and fair elections”, the ED has told the Supreme Court. The Enforcement Directorate claimed that Kejriwal worked in collusion with...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reconstituted its national selection committee for women's cricket after West Indies overwhelmed the home side 3-0 in the ICC women's league series in Karachi. Charismatic all-rounder Healy Matthews led the West Indies' charge by scoring 140 and 142 in the first and third ODIs at the National Stadium this month....

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was feted with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award for his remarkable contributions to the field of cinema, has expressed his gratitude for the honour. Amitabh took to X (formerly called Twitter) and shared a picture of himself receiving the award from Usha Mangeshkar, sister of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. "Aabhaar...

New Delhi: Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation allegation against a prime minister, the Election Commission Thursday asked the BJP to respond to complaints filed by opposition parties wherein they have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of delivering a divisive and defamatory speech in Rajasthan's Banswara. At the same time, the poll...