NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday had the last laugh as the opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi finally announced its seat sharing deal for 48 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra after several weeks of hectic negotiations. The weeks preceding the final announcement saw moments of muscle flexing and one-upmanship between the allies.As…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the Kremlin dropped a hint but gave no timeframe regarding his visit to Beijing. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, responding to a question on the Russian president’s possible visit to China, casually dropped a hint, saying, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Beijing…
LONDON: British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle the so-called Higgs boson jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday.“He passed away peacefully at home on Monday 8 April following a short illness,” the Scottish university said in a statement, calling…
NEW DELHI: Skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Punjab Kings made a blunder first-ball of the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday when they decided not to go for a caught behind review against opener Travis Head.The decision of not taking the DRS turned out to be a mistake as seconds later, UltraEdge confirmed the hosts went…
Airfares surge! Travellers preparing to take domestic flights this summer will need to budget more as airfares have spiked by 20-25 per cent due to Vistara flight cancellations and high air travel demand. Industry experts have noted that the airline sector is facing challenges in meeting the surge in demand, leading to the use of…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala over his “sexist, vulgar and uncivilised” comments against BJP MP and candidate Hema Malini, during campaigning in Haryana. It also wrote to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pointing to repeated violations by his party leaders of EC’s April 1 advisory…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leaders ended their 24-hour protest at the Mandir Marg police station here on Tuesday evening, a day after they were detained for staging a sit-in protest outside the Election Commission‘s office on Monday.The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has been alleging that central probe agencies have been targeting opposition parties ahead of the…
Employees’ Provident Fund Tax Benefits: It’s that time of the year when you have to choose between the old and the new income tax regime so that your employer will start cutting TDS from the April salary. When understanding the tax exemptions available under the old tax regime and deciding on tax saving investments, don’t…
In the world of Bollywood, each day brings forth a tapestry of captivating stories, from heartwarming family moments to intriguing relationship rumors and exciting career developments. Right from Ananya Panday sparking break up rumours with Aditya Roy Kapur to Suchitra Krishnamoorthi wanting Aryan Khan and Kaveri to star in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa remake; here’s…
NEW DELHI: New infrastructure including a major new pier to berth warships at the strategic Karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka, which is being further expanded under Project Seabird with the aim to make it the largest such facility in Asia, was inaugurated by Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday.The 350-meter-long pier is…
