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KOLKATA: BJP began its first stint in office in Bengal on Saturday with Suvendu Adhikari being sworn in as the state’s first saffron chief minister along with five cabinet ministers, as PM Narendra Modi joined a lakh-plus crowd at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata to witness a former Left and then centrist bastion take a…

At least 15 people were injured and taken to hospitals after a boat explosion near Miami’s popular Haulover Sandbar on Saturday afternoon, prompting a major emergency response and a Level 2 mass casualty declaration by rescue officials.According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, emergency crews responded to reports of a “possible vessel explosion” around 12:48 p.m. near…

CHENNAI: DMK mouthpiece Murasoli on Saturday attacked Congress and criticised leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi‘s “lack of gratitude” after his party moved out of the DMK-led alliance and teamed up with TVK in Tamil Nadu.In its editorial, Murasoli recalled the relationship between DMK and Congress since 2018, when former CM M…

NEW DELHI: As TVK chief Vijay moves to govern Tamil Nadu after upending the state’s politics in the assembly polls, questions are being asked if Congress’ fortunes in the state would have taken a giant leap had the superstar’s interaction with Rahul Gandhi during UPA’s tenure materialised into something concrete.The questions have acquired salience after…

The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, ordering the removal of AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic media across digital platforms. The court recognized Tharoor’s enforceable personality and publicity rights, barring the misappropriation of his name, image, voice, and speaking style for any commercial, political, or malicious purpose. NEW DELHI: The Delhi…

It’s a Thursday morning, and three directors and several shareholders of a seafood company are gathered around a conference table, absorbed in a presentation on food packaging. “Good packaging adds value to a product; it can even fetch a higher price,” says the instructor at the Indian Institute of Packaging, in Marathi.As the directors nod,…

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday confirmed that India had successfully conducted a flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile with the multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Friday.MIRV technology allows a single ballistic missile to evade defences and deliver multiple nuclear warheads to…

AGARTALA: Two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers were killed when BSF jawans fired at them in self-defence along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Sepahijala Friday night. The incident took place near Kamalasagar border outpost, an area known for smuggling activities allegedly aided by villagers on both sides of the border. According to sources, a BSF patrol spotted…

WASHINGTON/DENVER: A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the Denver International Airport runway during takeoff, airport authorities said, spa-rking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate.“DEN can confirm that the pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway,” the statement said, adding, “The…

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era, with signs of openness and limitations after Pope Francis ushered in a notable welcome during his 12-year pontificate.Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring…