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NEW DELHI: Maharashtra police on Saturday arrested Prashant Bankar, one of two individuals accused in connection with the suicide of a woman doctor in Phaltan taluka, Satara district.According to news agency ANI, Bankar will be produced in court today. The other accused sub-inspector Gopal Badne, is still absconding. A doctor posted at Phaltan subdistrict hospital…

Bobby Fischer and Fabiano Caruana Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip have successfully defended their titles as US Chess Champions in 2025.Caruana secured his fifth overall championship, becoming the first player since Bobby Fischer to win the title four times in a row. Yip claimed her third straight title and fourth overall championship, noting that she…

Thailand Queen Mother Sirikit The Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand, renowned for her rural development initiatives, traditional craft preservation and environmental protection efforts, passed away on Friday at age 93. She was the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation’s longest-reigning monarch.King Vajiralongkorn has directed members of the royal family to…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has responded to a viral video showing a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj claiming he is being held against his will in the Gulf nation.In the video, the man speaks in Bhojpuri with a camel in the background, saying, “My village is in Allahabad… I came to…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Saturday cautioned Pakistan that its removal from the greylist in October 2022 does not make it immune to scrutiny over money laundering or terrorist financing.FATF President Elisa de Anda Madrazo in a press briefing said, “Any country that is on the greylist or has exited it is not…

Representative image (AI) An Indian nurse working at Singapore’s Raffles Hospital has been sentenced to one year and two months in jail for molesting a male visitor. The court passed the sentence on Friday.He also received two strokes of the cane, a form of corporal punishment for the same. The 34-year-old nurse, Elipe Siva Nagu,…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff insists artificial intelligence won’t eliminate sales positions, announcing plans to hire between 3,000 and 5,000 new salespeople as the company pushes toward 20,000 account executives by year’s end. Speaking in October 2025, Benioff emphasised that “face-to-face communication” remains essential in sales, stating that AI “doesn’t have a soul” and lacks authentic…

At least four people were shot near Howard University in Washington DC on Friday evening as thousands were gathered for homecoming festivities, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.The shooting took place around 8.23 pm (local time) in the 600 block of Howard Place, close to the university’s Yard and the School of Architecture. Officials said one…

Mohsin Naqvi (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Amid the handshake controversy, the no-trophy celebration, alleged disrespect during India’s national anthem, India’s Asia Cup triumph, retaining India’s title-winning trophy in his possession, and sudden changes in Pakistan’s captaincy, one figure dominated the headlines — PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi.The Asia Cup final was a spectacle of chaos…

Image credits: Getty Images Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, who has waged a more-than-two-decade-long campaign for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela, has hailed India as a “great democracy” and an “example” for other countries. In an interview to Times Now from an undisclosed location (she has been in hiding…