Bengaluru: The political slugfest continued Thursday in Karnataka over the obscene video scandal involving former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna. Prajwal Revanna’s obscene video showing sexual harassment and abuse of women has taken the political circles in Karnataka by storm ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Meanwhile, sources stated that...

New Delhi: Former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court’s order denying him regular bail in cases by CBI and ED related to the excise policy case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court had April 30, refused to grant bail to Sisodia...

Washington: President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats. Tension at colleges and universities has been building for days as some demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to law enforcement to clear them...

Mumbai: Hindi film superstar Salman Khan returned to Mumbai after his trip from London amid tight security. Salman was spotted at the Kalina airport in Mumbai, where he was seen being escorted out with his bodyguard Shera and several other security members. The Dabangg star, dressed in a dark-hued jacket and a baseball cap, headed straight to...

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Mayank Yadav, who walked off the field due to abdominal soreness during the match against Mumbai Indians (MI) Tuesday, is likely to miss the remaining league matches of the IPL 2024 as his recovery will take more time than earlier expected, sources told IANS. "He is not in bad condition, but...

Jaipur: Repolling necessitated by a misplaced voters' register at a booth in Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency began at 7 am Thursday. The Election Commission of India had declared polling held at this booth in the second phase April 26 void after 17-A register (of voters) got misplaced by the presiding officer and announced repolling. Elaborate security and...

New Delhi: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday announced new features for WhatsApp Communities and its groups. Now, groups belonging to a WhatsApp Community can create events, making it easier to come together in person and online. He also announced that members can now reply to admin announcements in Community Announcement groups, so that admins can...

Chennai: Spinners Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar took two wickets each in economical bowling spells of 2-17 and 2-16, while Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw hit useful 40s each to help Punjab Kings register a seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium Wednesday. Brar and Chahar applied brakes on CSK’s batting in the...

Washington: The US government is targeting Russia's weapons production with new sanctions, the US Treasury Department said. Nearly 200 companies and 80 individuals in third countries such as China, Belgium, and Slovakia, which allegedly support Russia in the procurement of materials for its weapons programme, are affected, it added Wednesday. The sanctions are also aimed at Russia's...

Beijing: A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city government said that 23 vehicles had been found in a pit after a 17.9-metre-long section of the highway gave way at about 2 a.m. Wednesday....