NEW DELHI: At least 18 Maoists have been killed and three security personnel injured in an ongoing encounter in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.According to Kanker SP IK Elesela, the encounter is taking place in the forest region surrounding the Chhotebethiya police station.The gunfight occurred around 2 pm in Hapatola forest between Binagunda and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gave an exclusive interview to news agency ANI. In the interview, PM Modi spoke about a range of issues including several related to the technology industry. Prime Minister Modi said that he strongly believes that investment from across the globe is welcome but the products should have the essence of…
NEW DELHI: A Chinese couple left their baby with a nanny for 400 million yuan (USD 55 million) and later vanished, leaving the caregiver owed 110,000 yuan (US$15,000).Hailing from Harbin, Heilongjiang province, in northeastern China, the couple abandoned their five-month-old child under the care of a hired nanny, failing to fulfill their financial commitments to…
British fashion chain Superdry proposed a rescue package on Tuesday involving a fundraising backed by CEO Julian Dunkerton, quitting the London Stock Exchange and a restructuring plan, to avoid falling into administration. The restructuring plan is dependent on the successful completion of the equity raise, which requires shareholder approval. Trading in Superdry’s shares was briefly…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for the state of Gujarat, which include Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita.The list also includes Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Raghav Chadha, along with others. AAP is…
Srinivas Pallia, a long-time employee of Wipro, sold all his shares in the company worth Rs 5 crore just a month and a half before being appointed as the new CEO of the IT giant. The transaction, which took place on February 14, was reported to the exchange the following day. Pallia disposed of his…
NEW DELHI: A Solicitor’s mistake turned out to be an unfortunate incident for an estranged couple in the UK. A couple, who were married for 21 years, accidentally divorced when a London law firm mixed up their information with another pair’s. The couple, referred to as Mr and Mrs William, were separated in 2023 but…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions regarding the papers slips generated through the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and the problems related to secret ballot voting system.“We are in our 60s. We all know what happened when there were ballot papers, you may have, but…
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police’s crime branch told the local court on Tuesday that the two arrested accused opened fire outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan‘s house with the intention to kill him. The accused, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), both residents of Bihar, were on the run after the firing incident outside Khan’s house…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth expressed his disappointment with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s bowling performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a record-breaking IPL 2024 match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB suffered their sixth defeat in seven games after SRH posted the highest total in IPL history with 287/3, surpassing their previous record of 277…
