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Rahul's Post on Bose's Death Triggers Political Row; BJP Seeks Apology

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after the latter posted a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on social media, mentioning the legendary freedom fighter's date of death as August 18, 1945.

Spare the H-1B visa programme

America's labour worries are structural, and have very little to do with immigrants

Senas attack each other on Bal Thackeray birth anniv

Uddhav vows revenge for election defeat while Shinde says one cannot win polls sitting at home

Man kills two minor cousins, attacks their parents in UP

Police said initial probe suggests that the attack stemmed from a property dispute

CBI Books Its Own Dy SP In Corruption Case

The anti-corruption branch (ACB) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai has booked its own deputy superintendent of police (DySP), A Bhaskar, for allegedly obtaining a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a Customs official to favour him in an ongoing investigation.

56 Held For Rape Of Kerala Dalit Athlete, Vijayan Tells Assembly

The special investigation team of the Kerala Police has arrested 56 of 59 accused in the case of alleged rape of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the assembly on Thursday.

Cheer For Ultratech As Q3 Margin Hit Less Than Feared

The heightened competition in India's cement sector continues to take its toll on cement makers.

HC Stays Arrest of Lilavati Hosp Trustee's Son

The Bombay high court on Tuesday extended the interim stay on the arrest of Rajeev Kishor Mehta, son of founder trustee of Lilavati Hospital, Kishore Mehta, and ordered a fresh hearing in the debt recovery matter of ₹14 crore filed by HDFC Bank Limited.

Gujarat Rules Opening Day Of National Pickleball C'Ship

Gujarat emerged as the standout performer, securing top spots on the opening day of the fourth IPA National Pickleball Tournament that kicked off at Bennett University in Greater Noida on Thursday.

India Prepares for Tricky Trade Dance with Trump

Easier access likely for more American goods, but no unilateral tariff cuts

Insurance merger on hold, govt may pick one for sale

The Centre may alter its plan to merge three generations of insurers and instead pick one of them for privatisation this year, two people aware of the development said.

HC Refuses to Stay Release of Akshay Kumar's Film Sky Force

The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday declined to stay the release of the Akshay Kumar-starrer movie Sky Force, dismissing allegations of copyright infringement raised by animator and creative director Sandeep Gangatkar.

Prosecutors Urged to Indict Yoon for Abuse of Power in South Korea

South Korea's anti-corruption officials, on Thursday, requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.

Can't defy order: SC raps Registry over case deletion

The Supreme Court has placed its own Registry under scrutiny, directing it to explain why cases are being unilaterally deleted from the cause list without informing the judges beforehand.

Bleak returns for star India players on domestic circuit

Performances of Rohit, Jaiswal, Iyer, Gill, Pant didn't make for pretty reading

Auto, taxi fares hiked

The State Transport Authority and Mumbai Metropolitan Road Transport Authority have approved the basic fare hike of ₹2 for autos and ₹3 for taxis and buses operated by various municipal corporations.

Reclaimed land sparks Breach Candy Hospital-BMC tussle

A tug-of-war has begun over a patch of reclaimed land reclaimed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its Coastal Road project, and claimed by Breach Candy Hospital on the basis of an old but still-valid lease.

Marriage Equality Law Comes Into Force in Thailand

Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so.

Sebi to Sachetise MF's

Issuing shares to more than 50 people is considered a public issue and requires SEBI clearance

Stop stonewalling talks on Indus treaty

India has for long contended that disputes with Pakistan over hydropower projects on shared trans-border rivers should be handled through a graded approach as provided under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Rubio To Do Away With Climate, 'Cultural' Issues At U.S. State Dept

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he will rid the State Department of work on climate and \"cultural\" issues, saying President Donald Trump would emphasize the \"basics of diplomacy\".

34 illegal buildings to be demolished in Vasai

The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) will begin demolishing the remaining 34 buildings of the 41 unauthorised buildings in Vasai East that the Supreme Court had ordered action against from today.

Finding the Keys to success after years of staying afloat

Keys has been a constant among US players over the past few years, but only now she is truly discovering herself

Quad Ministers Meet as Trump Returns to Office

In its first foreign policy engagement, the Donald Trump administration hosted a meeting of Quad foreign ministers where the US, Japan, India and Australia committed to strengthening \"maritime, economy and technology security in the face of increasing threats\", expressed their goal of a \"free and open Indo-Pacific\", and agreed to \"think bigger, deepen agenda and intensify cooperation\".

8 years later, why Trump 2.0 is not like his first coming

You may be a Democrat or a Republican or an independent. You may be an American ally or an adversary or partner. You may be a conservative or a liberal. You may be from the coast or middle America or the south. You may be one of the President's billionaire friends or a working class voter or a critic. You may be White or Black or Hispanic or Asian. There is one fundamental contemporary political reality that everyone agrees on: 2024-2025 is not 2016-2017. And the response to Donald Trump 2.0 is distinct from the response to Trump 1.0.

Prince Harry, UK tabloid settle suit on privacy intrusion

Prince Harry dramatically settled Wednesday his long-running lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which agreed to pay him \"substantial damages\" after admitting intruding into his private life, including by hacking his phone.

RIL Signs MoU To Invest ₹3.05 Lakh Crore In Maharashtra

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Wednesday announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest ₹3,05,000 crore in Maharashtra across sectors such as new energy, retail, hospitality, green power and high-tech manufacturing.

HC Vacates Stay on Winding Up of Swadeshi Mills Company

The Bombay high court has lifted the stay on the winding up of 120-year-old defunct Swadeshi Mills Company Limited, a 48 acres Sion prime property, and directed the Official Liquidator to immediately take control of the company's assets, which were reportedly under the management of two Shapoorji Pallonji Group firms, a real estate company.

Saw train mow down people, tragedy unfolded in seconds

Pooja Singh, 19, shudders as she recalls the harrowing incident involving two long-distance trains just hours ago. She was on board a Lucknow-Mumbai express train on Wednesday evening, when some panic-gripped passengers pulled an emergency chain, following rumours of a fire on the train, with some jumping off the train only to be run over by another train on parallel tracks.

Depending on an undependable US

India should deepen strategic and economic ties with Trump's DC, but be aware of its nationalist and revisionist avatar