- Saturday, July 19, 2025
A SHOCK outsider when he was first elected president eight years ago - and a pariah when he left office - Donald Trump appears to be the most popular person in America as far as the rich and powerful are concerned. Tech tycoons, US politicians, foreign leaders and even some…
THE GOVERNMENT has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV camera and webcasting footage as well as video recordings of candidates to prevent their misuse. Based on the recommendation of the Election Commission (EC), the Union law ministry on Friday amended Rule…
THE KERALA government on Saturday ordered an inquiry into the incident of a girl student being bitten by a snake inside a classroom of an aided school in Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram. Neha, a class seven student, was reportedly bitten by a venomous snake, during Christmas celebrations at the upper primary…
FORMER Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur has been appointed as chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council for a term ending on November 12, 2028. In a communication to Justice Lokur, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the retired top court judge would head the council which also comprises…
ROOKIE Australia opener Nathan McSweeney admitted feeling "devastated" after being dropped for the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, but vowed to work hard to reclaim his spot in the national team. McSweeney was on Friday dropped by the national selectors, who handed a maiden call-up to…
GOOGLE CEO Sundar Pichai has said that it has slashed 10 per cent of its top management roles as part of its ongoing push to increase efficiency amid competition from AI-based rivals like OpenAI and others, Business Insider reports. At an all-hands meeting on Wednesday (18), Pichai told employees that…
ALLU ARJUN-STARRER "Pushpa 2: The Rule” has emerged as the most-watched movie of the year 2024 with 10.8 lakh solo viewers, according to a year-end report by BookMyShow. As 2024 draws to a close, the entertainment platform has come out with a report, titled #BookMyShowThrowback, highlighting the pivotal trends that…
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN'S wife Prithi Narayanan has penned a heartfelt tribute for her husband following his recent retirement from international cricket, saying "it is time to set the burden of being you down" and embrace life beyond the game. Ashwin made a surprise announcement of his retirement after the drawn third…
A CASE has been registered against the director and seven professors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM) for allegedly discriminating against a Dalit associate professor on the basis of his caste, police said on Saturday. Based on the complaint from the associate professor, a case was registered on…
THE body of a seven-year-old boy missing in the ferry-Navy craft crash off the Mumbai coast was recovered on Saturday morning after a three-day-long search operation, an official said. Naval boats have found the body of Johan Mohammad Nisar Ahmed Pathan, taking the toll in the December 18 tragedy to…
