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Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India and Qatar on Friday reviewed the multifaceted Strategic Partnership and explored ways to further strengthen bilateral ties during the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi. Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan co-chaired the 6th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Qatar in New Delhi with Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar, H.E. Dr. Ahmad Hassen Al Hammadi, the MEA stated on X. Both sides reviewed the multifaceted

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) A high-level delegation from the Government of Maharashtra concluded a strategic two-day quantum, artificial intelligence (AI), and investment mission to London on October 7 and 8. The initiative aims to position Maharashtra as India's premier quantum and AI capital by laying the groundwork for a Quantum City and a UK-Maharashtra Quantum Corridor. Organised and facilitated by the Global India Business Corridor (GIBC UK), the mission provided Maharashtra a prom

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) Real estate developer Kalpataru Limited on Friday reported pre-sales of Rs 1,258 crore for the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27), marking a 5 per cent decline from Rs 1,329 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q2 FY26). However, collections during the quarter remained broadly stable at Rs 1,189 crore, compared with Rs 1,182 crore in Q2 FY26, as per its regulatory filing. For the first half of FY27, the company reported pre-sal

Digital Desk | Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) The Kerala BJP has turned the Congress national leaderships allegations of electoral manipulation into a political challenge for the UDF government, demanding that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan resign if the claims imply that the Kerala Assembly election was not legitimate. BJP Legislature Party leader B.B. Gopakumar on Friday wrote to the Chief Minister, asking him to clarify his position on the allegations. With the Assembly session beginning on

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aditya Roy Kapur played an alcoholic in his much-acclaimed drama, 'Aashiqui 2'. But did you know that he ended up getting so drunk on the set of the romantic entertainer that they had to wrap up the shoot? As Aditya appeared on the popular chat show, 'Koffee With Karan,' with his 'Aashiqui 2', co-star, Shraddha Kapoor, host and filmmaker Karan Johar asked him if he really got drunk for a few scenes of the movie. Answering KJo's question, Aditya

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IANS) Punjab FC announced a strong 27-member squad for the Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season, which includes an established core and ten academy graduates. The team will start its ISL campaign with a home fixture on Wednesday against Odisha FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Fourteen players from last seasons ISL squad, including national team players Bijoy Varghese, Ricky Shabong, Muhammed Uvais, Nikhil Prabhu and Muhammad Suhail F, along with

New Delhi [India], October 9: Rathi Steel and Power Limited (BSE 504903), one of the leading players in stainless steel long products and TMT bars, witnessed continued operating momentum

Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress President Aradhna Misra Mona said on Friday that changing the name of an airport will not change the destiny of the airport. She added that the more pressing question is how the airport will benefit the people of the state. Changing the name of an airport, which was built at a cost of around Rs 30,000 crore, cannot change the fate of the airport, Misra Mona said on the renaming of the Noida International Airport as Narendra Modi Interna

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Singapores High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, on Friday issued an advisory for travellers to the city-state, saying Singapore had been recording Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings in the unhealthy range for a few days due to transboundary haze. Attention travellers to Singapore, Singapore has been experiencing Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings crossing into the unhealthy range for a few days now due to transboundary haze. Encourage travell

Digital Desk | Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Qinwen Zheng produced a stellar performance in front of the home fans to beat sixth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the quarterfinal of the China Open WTA tournament 6-3, 7-6(6) in Beijing on Friday. Zheng, who celebrated her 24th birthday on Thursday, defeated Svitolina after breaking her four times in a one-hour-and-47-minute battle. This is now her second China Open semifinal and her first WTA 1000 semifinal this year. She had reached the last-four stag

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) National Working President and Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Kumar Jha, has announced that all future party programmes will be organised in the name of Nitish Kumar, highlighting the Bihar leaders two decades of contribution to the states development. Jha made the announcement during the Nitish Samvad programme held at the JD(U) office. He said the party belonged to Nitish Kumar and that his contribution to Bihar over the past 20 years would remain

Digital Desk | Bhopal, Oct 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Friday removed his Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Deepam Raichura from the post and ordered a departmental inquiry into allegations of bribery linked to liquor shop contracts. The action came hours after the Congress demanded a response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over allegations that Raichura was linked to payments made in connection with liquor shop contracts. Clar

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) Candidates of the Bihar Police driver recruitment drive intensified their protest in Patna on Friday, demanding that more than 1,200 posts earmarked for women, which they claim have remained vacant, be filled with eligible male candidates from the respective categories. The candidates had planned to march towards the Chief Ministers residence to press their demands. However, police personnel intervened before the proposed march could begin. Barricades were erec

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) In a setback to the Andhra Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed its plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling that struck down 34 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu questioned the legal basis of the data relied upon by the state government to justify the enhanced BC quota, particularly the findings of a Unified Family Survey. Senior advoc

Digital Desk | Shanghai, Oct 9 (IANS) In a massive early upset in the Shanghai Masters, Japanese qualifier Rei Sakamoto stunned former finalist Andrey Rublev in the second round, 6-4, 6-4 at Court 3 here on Friday. The World No.137 produced a stellar performance as he defeated the World No.23 in straight sets in a 1 hour and 22-minute long battle. Sakamoto broke Rublev twice in the match and saved both break points to march into the round of 32. He started the match by breaking Rublev in the fir

Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced an ambitious target to develop a quantum computer for scientific discovery by 2028, outlining a sweeping technology agenda that includes superintelligence, advanced nuclear reactors and renewed American exploration of the Moon and Mars. Addressing the New Golden Age Summit on Thursday, Trump said his administration was taking steps to strengthen America's dominance in emerging technologies and accelerate scientific b

Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate production of Standard Missile-6 interceptors, as the Pentagon moves to expand manufacturing capacity for critical missiles and strengthen its weapons stockpiles. The five-year agreement, which includes two additional option years, is intended to increase manufacturing throughput and provide the defence industry with longer-term certainty to expand production, the Penta

Digital Desk | Kinshasa, Sep 28 (IANS) Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 8,000, the DRC health authorities said Monday, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the outbreak remains large, geographically expanding and marked by sustained transmission. As of Saturday, the country had recorded 8,067 confirmed cases, including 3,901 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 48.4 per cent, according to the latest government situation report relea

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Delhi Cabinet Minister Parvesh Verma has levelled serious charges against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that his associates systematically engage in extortion and violence against government employees in the capital. In a strongly worded social media post, the minister claimed that Kejriwals goons forcibly extract money from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and other government officials, and that when the police arrest the culpri

Digital Desk | New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Donald Trump made an unusual visit for a sitting president to the official residence of the city's mayor for a meeting with Zohran Mamdani. The visit, marked by bonhomie, came as a surprise on Monday because Mamdani is a Democratic Socialist, while Trump has made attacks on socialists a running theme of his campaign for Republican candidates in the midterm elections. And Mamdani had called Trump a fascist. It was Trump's first appointment in the city after

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trumps decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from special access to the White House, rejecting the argument that the move amounted to an attack on free speech. He's not banning media outlets, Vance told reporters before travelling to North Carolina. What he's doing is saying, We're not gonna give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda. Vance claimed abou

Digital Desk | Nagoya, Sep 20 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry said on Sunday that the experience of athletes should be a key consideration when organising major sporting events. Coventry made the remarks after visiting the athletes' accommodation area at Garden Pier in Nagoya Port, where she met with athletes competing at the Asian Games. She also acknowledged that organisers must take into account the costs and logistical complexities involved in deliv

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pledged on Friday that Iran would never have a nuclear weapon as he marked 25 years since the September 11 attacks and promised that America would never forget the victims of the terror attack which happened 25 years ago. The Islamic Republic of Iran will never ever have a nuclear weapon, Trump said. He paid tribute to US troops serving abroad, first responders and the families whose loved ones were killed in the attacks. We have

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday honoured a New York firefighter who learnt to walk again after severe burns, then died responding to the September 11 attacks. He said the ultimate victory over the attackers lay in the families who carried on. Speaking at the Pentagon on the attacks' 25th anniversary, Trump paid tribute to Timmy Stackpole and his widow, Tara, who raised their five children after his death. We also know that the final response to those

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has laid out a sweeping Republican agenda for the November midterm elections, promising changes to healthcare payments, permanent tax cuts, tighter border laws and stricter voting requirements if his party retains control of Congress. Addressing a Republican convention in Dallas, Trump urged his supporters to treat the congressional contest as if his own name were on the ballot. You've got to pretend I'm on the ticket, Trump said

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said he believes congressional approval may not be required for his proposed $5,000 payment to every adult US citizen, a day after unveiling the plan ahead of the November midterm elections. Trump told CBS News Texas that the money would have to be spent inside the United States. He described the proposal as an infusion into the domestic economy. We think not, Trump said when asked whether Congress would need to approve the paym

Digital Desk | Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump has signed legislation authorising a National Medal of Honor monument in Washington, honouring more than 3,500 recipients of the United States highest military decoration. Trump signed the Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act during a ceremony at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. The legislation is named after Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War I

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Sep 10 (IANS) The Karnataka governments decision to make it mandatory to sing only two stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram at events organised by the state government, while prescribing the full song for programmes attended by the President, Prime Minister or Governor, is set to trigger a political controversy. The order, issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) on Thursday, stated that the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram should

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday helped prevent suspected cyber fraud losses of more than Rs 5,000 crore through its Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI), within 15 months of its launch on May 22, 2025. According to the DoT, cumulative savings through the use of FRI rose from Rs 139.16 crore in August 2025 to Rs 5,043.73 crore by August 2026. More than Rs 2,000 crore in suspected losses were prevented in the four months from April 2026

New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Ben Shelton heaped praise on his upcoming opponent, Carlos Alcaraz, as he gears up for a stern test against the US Open defending champion. Shelton defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, to set up a quarter-final meeting with the Spaniard sensation. Speaking about his upcoming clash against the two-time champion in New York, the home boy highlighted how tough it is expected to be to beat Alcaraz, despite the Spaniard makin

Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Popular television actress Mahhi Vij, who has entered Bigg Boss 20, has clarified that her exit from her previous show Seher Hone Ko Hai was not linked to her participation in the Salman Khan-hosted reality show, saying she had decided to quit in January itself. I had quit the show long back, and this show came to me just 20 days back. So, it's not related at all. That exit wasn't sudden. I wanted to quit the show in January, but it was taking time, and I'm sure the creative

Mumbai, September 7 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar recalled a hilarious fan encounter involving megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The actor revealed how his starstruck house help once ended up spilling four glasses of water on the megastar's kurta. Akshay shared the amusing anecdote while appearing on the quiz reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati alongside his Haiwaan co-star Saif Ali Khan. The incident took place when Bachchan had once visited Akshays home in Lokhandwala, Mumbai, during the act

Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui once spoke about how he struggled to stay afloat before stardom hit him with unimaginable force. An old video from one of Kapil Sharmas shows has resurfaced on the Internet, and it shows the actor recollecting his experience of shooting for an advertisement. He said, I have played many small roles. I must have played 20-25 roles. But no one knows about half of those films. There were many C-grade films that were made at that time. I used to work in

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Sunday met Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station and said his journey showcases US-India space cooperation. Enjoyed meeting Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station. From training at NASA to piloting Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission, his journey showcases US-India space cooperation at its best, Gor said on social media platform X. Gor als

Los Angeles, Sep 6 (IANS) Hollywood actress Courteney Cox, who is known for her work in the iconic sitcom Friends, once shared her tricks for remembering her dialogues on the show. An old clip from The Graham Norton Show has resurfaced on the Internet, and it shows the actress recollecting how she managed to get her dialogues right. She said, The writers would sometimes give you new scripts right on the spot or right before and sometimes I also didn't prepare as much as I should have so I would

Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Clocking 100 first-class appearances felt like a distant dream for Shreyas Gopal. But with that achieved via taking the field for the ongoing Duleep Trophy final, the Karnataka leg-spin bowling all-rounder said he is driven by an even larger mission: proving that leg-spinners still have a vital role to play in red-ball cricket. Gopal, along with veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami, completed the milestone of 100 First-Class matches during the ongoing Duleep Trophy final betw

Cairo, Sep 6 (IANS) The Sarang Helicopter Display Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will display its famous Dolphin Leap manoeuvre and also present a new manoeuvre called the Spot Stall Turn at the 2nd edition of the EI Alamein International Airshow at EI Alamein International Airport in Egypt, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. The team reached Egypt to participate in the airshow, which is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 10. The IAF Sarang team is the world's only five-helicopter

Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman revealed how she ended up becoming a part of the film fraternity. As yesteryear beauties Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh and Helen made an appearance on 'The Kapil Sharma Show' back in 2019, host Kapil Sharma asked the 'Guide' actress about her film debut. Waheeda Rahman shared, I was extremely lucky. I had learned Bharatanatyam and used to perform on stage. Back then, the shooting for all the regional films used to be done in Chennai. So, someone

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) In a bid to ensure adequate availability of sugar in the domestic market and to prevent hoarding and speculative trading of the essential commodity in the festive season, the government on Tuesday announced to reduce the stock holding limit for sugar dealers from 4,000 quintals to 2,000 quintals, effective from []

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 31: The BBA Department of Invertis University, Bareilly, once again showcased the excellence of its academic environment, as two of Invertis students, Ayush Rastogi and Anushka Srivastava, clinched their spots in the National Grand Finale of the NISMSEBI National Financial Literacy Quiz (NFLQ) 2026. Ayush Rastogi, a 5th Semester BBA []

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 20: Luxury wedding planning and experiential events company Kkings Events, founded by Monil Shah and Karishma Shah, has taken home two Platinum awards at the esteemed WeddingSutra Awards 2026, winning Best Cocktail/Engagement Celebration and Best Reception/Post Wedding Celebration. The wins recognise Kkings distinctive approach to creating large-format celebrations, where design, hospitality, []

New Delhi [India], August 18: Elite matchmaking platform Wedknott on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Aurezia Events, a premium wedding planning and design company, marking the companys entry into Indias wedding services market. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Wedknott has taken a majority equity stake in the company, it said in a []