Mamata Banerjee and Nitin Nabin (R) NEW DELHI: The BJP and TMC on Wednesday traded sharp barbs in West Bengal as the assembly elections draw near, turning the political battlefield increasingly charged. New BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused the Mamata government of double standards, alleging that Hindus must seek permission to set up puja pandals,…
The USS Gerald R Ford, US Navy’s most expensive aircraft carrier, has come under renewed scrutiny after it was forced to leave its Middle East deployment following a fire onboard, even as longstanding concerns about its operational readiness remain unresolved.The carrier arrived at a port in Crete earlier this week after a fire broke out…
Iran has turned back a Pakistan-bound container vessel attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing a “lack of permission” and failure to comply with maritime protocols. According to Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the vessel identified as SELEN was intercepted and forced to turn back after it…
The Court emphasized that creditors invoking the IBC must do so with a genuine intent to pursue revival of the corporate debtor. (AI image) The Supreme Court on 15.01.2026, clarified the scope of admission of insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), holding that once the existence of financial…
The company had postponed maintenance work at its 20 million tonnes-per-year Vadinar refinery in Gujarat. (AI image) Russia’s Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy is planning to halt operations for around 35 days starting early April, a move that could temporarily take nearly 8% of India’s refining capacity offline and tighten domestic fuel availability, according to people familiar…
Tarique Rahman (ANI file photo) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday condemned the atrocious acts committed by the Pakistani military during Operation Searchlight on March 25, 1971. In a letter shared online to mark the Genocide Day, he said that the Pakistani army carried out “one of the most heinous genocides in history against…
A man in Ghaziabad allegedly murdered his wife and her alleged lover after confronting them over an affair GHAZIABAD: A late-night argument inside a house in Tronica City’s Rampark Colony ended in a brutal double murder, with a 38-year-old man allegedly shooting dead his wife and a close friend after confronting them over an alleged…
The SC rapped Haryana Police and its child welfare committee for insensitive handling of three-year-old’s rape case. The Supreme Court of India has strongly criticised the Haryana Police and the state’s Child Welfare Committee for their handling of a three-year-old rape survivor’s case, calling their approach “insensitive” and “shameful.”The court took serious exception to the…
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (left) and Ali Larijani (right) (Images/Agencies) After the death of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief Ali Larijani in a US-Israeli airstrike, the Islamic Republic has named Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as his successor. The country’s power has now shifted to a figure with deep roots in both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
A worker in Phillippines uses black tape to adjust the prices of their sign at a gasoline station as oil prices continue to rise. (AP photo) The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency, warning of an “imminent danger” to fuel supplies as the escalating Middle East conflict threatens to disrupt global oil flows.President Ferdinand…