NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran’s leadership had called off the executions of hundreds of protesters arrested during a recent crackdown, thanking Tehran for the move.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said Iranian authorities had cancelled scheduled hangings that were to take place a day earlier. “I greatly…
NEW DELHI: The last bastion of the Thackerays has been breached. The BJP-led Mahayuti has ended the decades-old dominance of the Thackerays in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Even the “Brhamastra” of reunion, of cousins Uddhav and Raj. failed to help them retain control of the cash-rich civic body. For Uddhav Thackeray, this was a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Mamata Banerjee government in poll-bound West Bengal of “misrule”, moments after Maharashtra civic poll results showed big victory for Mahayuti.“I look forward to being among the people of Malda and neighbouring areas during the BJP rally tomorrow. Every passing day, some or the other instance of TMC…
NEW DELHI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra civic elections 2026 have marked a decisive shift in the urban political landscape. Held after a delay of nearly four years due to legal challenges and prolonged administrator rule, the elections across 27 municipal corporations and 2,869 seats were widely seen as a test of governance…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday credited the BJP-led Mahayuti’s sweeping performance in the state’s municipal elections to its development agenda saying Hindutva and development were inseparable for the party.He said, “Hindutva has always been our soul; one cannot differentiate our Hindutva from development” BMC Polls 2026: Inside Mumbai’s Civic Giant Whose…
Elon Musk’s xAI faced a setback as AI firm Anthropic blocked its access to Claude coding models, citing policy violations. Musk, while calling the move “not good for their karma,” acknowledged Anthropic’s coding prowess. This restriction, impacting xAI’s development, is now reportedly enforced against other competitors, pushing xAI to accelerate its own coding solutions. Elon…
The Israel defense forces said a Black Hawk helicopter crashed this morning during an attempt to recover it after it made an emergency landing earlier this week due to severe weather.According to the military, the helicopter landed in an open area in the Gush Etzion area on Tuesday due to difficult weather conditions.A video going…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the alleged fading of indelible ink used during Maharashtra’s civic body elections, using a Gen Z term to accuse the Election Commission of undermining public trust.Amid mounting complaints from voters and opposition parties that the ink applied to mark fingers during Thursday’s polls…
Businessman and Karisma Kapoor‘s ex-husband Sunjay Kapur passed away in June 2025 but soon after his demise, there have been legal proceedings with regards to his Rs 30,000 estate. Sunjay had two children with Karisma, Samaira and Kiaan and they filed a plea in the Delhi High Court alleging that his widowed wife Priya Sachdev…
Indian equities traded in green on Friday, as NSE Nifty50 soared over 25,800 and BSE Sensex gained over 700 points. However the indices later trimmed their gains, with Sensex trading at 83,712, up 329 points or 0.4% while Nifty50 gained 25,743, higher 78 points or 0.31% as on 12:30 pm.Ajay Bagga, Market expert told ANI…