Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has once again roared at the box office. With a significant jump in the figures, Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller has re-gained its momentum on its third Friday, promising further growth during the weekend. The trade reports currently show that Ranveer Singh, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Ajrun, Arjun Rampal, and Sanjay…

NEW DELHI: Congress termed the convening of a “special session of Parliament” on April 16-18 a violation of the model code of conduct, accusing the BJP of trying to use the women’s quota bill to influence elections in Tamil Nadu and Bengal, which go to polls later this month.AICC spokesman Jairam Ramesh said Congress opposes…

NEW DELHI: Unity among the four biggest opposition parties could prove enough to torpedo the government’s bold move to get Parliament to reconvene on April 16 to receive legislative nod for rolling out women’s reservation in 2029. But robust cross-party support for the idea, reflected in an almost consensus favouring the original law in 2023,…

BHOPAL: Hours after a Delhi court sentenced Congress’ Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years in jail in a bank fraud case on Thursday, the Madhya Pradesh assembly secretariat hurriedly opened its office around midnight, issued a notification on Bharti’s disqualification from the assembly and declared the seat vacant.The disqualification, however, has triggered a political…

NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s “second-strike capability”, the country’s third indigenously developed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman, was commissioned into the Navy on Friday, an official source confirmed to TOI.The commissioning of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), part of the classified Advanced Technology Vessel project, was not announced. However, sources…

NEW DELHI: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited chairman DK Sunil on Thursday said American firm General Electric has assured the delivery of 20 F404 engines by Dec and that HAL expects to receive a sixth GE engine for the LCA Tejas Mark 1A project by April-end.It is learnt that HAL is “imposing contractual penalties on GE” for…

Iran fired on another American aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, downing an A-10 Warthog attack plane near the Strait of Hormuz, US officials confirmed. The Iranian army claimed responsibility for the attack. The pilot was rescued, while further search and rescue operations were under way.This becomes the second US jet struck by…

NEW DELHI: The government has directed all states to take measures to curb misinformation on the availability of petrol, diesel and gas, and to prevent black marketing and hoarding of LPG cylinders. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and Union territories on Thursday, petroleum secretary Neeraj Mittal also emphasised the need…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice K V Viswanathan has recused himself from a case after the hearing was wrapped up and judgment reserved, making it a rare instance of recusal at the stage of pronouncement of the verdict.One of the leading advocates in the country with a flourishing practice before he was elevated as…