Kolkata: In a ghastly incident, a 35-year-old techie allegedly murdered his elderly parents living in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal on Wednesday and travelled nearly 130 km to the Hafizia Kharizia Orphanage at Bongaon in the North 24 Paraganas district, where he stabbed four people, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The injured include two teachers and two staff members. The accused, identified as Humayun Kabir, was arrested soon after the stabbing and was taken to the Bon...Read More
Hyderabad: Tecno has launched the new Pova Curve 5G smartphone in India. Starting at Rs 15,999, the new lower-midrange device is the first in its segment to offer AI with Indian language support. The Tecno Pova Curve 5G features a 7.45mm curved frame with a 55-degree curvature for improved in-hand feel, an Intelligent Signal Hub System for better connectivity in low-signal areas, and a 5,500mAh battery with support for 45W fast charging. Let's take a detailed look at the smartphone. Tecno Pova ...Read More
Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami led Uttarakhand cabinet has approved Yoga Policy 2025 aimed at making it the state the global capital of yoga and wellness. The policy sets a target of establishing at least five new yoga hubs by 2030. Uttarakhand is often referred to as Devbhoomi or Abode of the Gods. It is also considered the land of India's spiritual and yoga tradition where spiritual gurus have done meditation for centuries. Rishikesh with several yoga ashrams located there is often referred to...Read More
Puri: Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday launched the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan with the blessings of Lord Jagannath in Odisha's Puri. Chouhan launched this new scheme by joining a special program at the Puri Sakshi Gopal Krishi Vigyan Kendra. Speaking to the reporters after taking blessings from Lord Jagannath, Chouhan said, "The new scheme of the Centre, the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, is being launched from Jagannath Dham. The aim of the ...Read More
Hyderabad: Lava Mobiles has launched the Lava Bold N1 series in India. The new budget smartphone series includes the Lava Bold N1 and Lava Bold N1 Pro models. Both devices come with an LCD HD+ screen and run Android 14. The Bold N1 is equipped with an unspecified octa-core Unisoc chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It features a 13MP dual rear camera setup and a 5000mAh battery with 10W of wired charging support. Meanwhile, the Lava Bold N1 Pro is powered by a Unisoc T606 chipse...Read More
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2025-26. It has raised the MSP for paddy by 3 per cent to Rs 2,369 per quintal for the season. The support price for common and A grade varieties has been increased by Rs 69 per quintal to Rs 2,369 and Rs 2,389 per quintal, respectively, for the forthcoming kharif season of 2025-26 crop year (July-Ju...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, in a meeting on Monday recommended the transfer of chief justices of the High Courts of Rajasthan, Tripura, Jharkhand and Madras. The resolution of the collegium, uploaded on the apex court website, said Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava has been transferred from Rajasthan to the Madras High Court, while Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh has been transferred from Tripura to the Telangana High Court The collegium ...Read More
Imphal: Forty-four MLAs are ready to form a new government in Manipur, BJP legislator Thokchom Radheshyam Singh claimed on Wednesday after meeting Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. Singh, along with nine other MLAs, met the governor at the Raj Bhavan. "Forty-four MLAs are ready to form a government as per the wishes of the people. We have conveyed this to the governor. We also discussed what solutions can be there for the issue," he said. "The governor noted what we had to say and will initiate acti...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave interim bail to a 23-year-old social media influencer accused of raping a 40-year-old, and questioned the Delhi Police on what basis it filed a rape case against the man when the woman had gone voluntarily with him. A bench comprising justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma said, "A single hand can't clap. On what basis have you filed a case under Section 376 of IPC? She is not a baby. The woman is 40 years old". Criticising the Delhi Pol...Read More
Hyderabad: Motorola on Wednesday launched the new Razr 60 smartphone in India. The clamshell-foldable device comes with a 6.9-inch pOLED main screen and a 3.6-inch pOLED cover display. Featuring an IP48 certification for dust and water resistance, the phone draws power from a MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chipset and packs a 4,500mAh battery with 30W TurboPower charging support. Other highlights of the device include a 50MP dual rear camera setup and a 32MP selfie camera. Motorola Razr 60 price in I...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed the proceedings before the Madhya Pradesh High Court against state minister Vijay Shah in connection with his remarks against Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The officer gained nationwide prominence along with another woman officer, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, during the media briefings on Operation Sindoor. The matter came up before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed...Read More
Hyderabad: BRS Rajya Sabha MP Diwakonda Damodar Rao and senior lawyer Gandra Mohan Rao called on party MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha at her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, on Monday. The meeting, which lasted over two and a half hours, comes in the backdrop of Kavitha's recent letter to party president K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) a few weeks after the party's silver jubilee celebrations were held on April 27. The timing of this meeting has triggered a political buzz, especially as both Damodar ...Read More
Kolkata: Avenging the Pahalgam terror attack, 'Operation Sindoor' was launched and although aerial action was ceased, Indian armed forces are continuing their activities to increase their military strength. Amid this, glass with higher resistance and strength but less weight is being created for bulletproof vehicles, helicopters, ships and several other weapons. A major role in this endeavour is being played by Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) in West Bengal's Jadavpur area....Read More
New Delhi: With 104 active cases of Covid-19 reported in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta convened a meeting at Raj Niwas on Tuesday to chalk out plans to combat the threat. According to the Covid-19 dashboard of the central government, Delhi is in third place in the country in new Coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government instructed hospitals and Covid-19 sample collection centres to go for genome sequencing of all cases....Read More
Bengaluru: The BJP on Tuesday expelled two of its MLAs in Karnataka, S T Somashekar and A Shivaram Hebbar, for six years for their alleged "anti-party activities," party's state president B Y Vijayendra said. The party high command took a decision after long deliberations, he told reporters here. Somashekar and Hebbar represent Yashwanthpur and Yellapur assembly constituencies, respectively. The expelled MLAs have not responded immediately. In an official letter issued by Om Pathak, Member Sec...Read More
Amritsar: A suspected terrorist died in a bomb blast Tuesday morning at Decent Avenue on the Majitha road bypass in Punjab's Amritsar. The police said that they have found several items linking the deceased with a terrorist organisation at the blast site. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Border Range) Satinder Singh said, "One person has died in the Majitha blast. The deceased person was associated with a terrorist organisation." The official said that the alleged terror suspect was s...Read More
Basti: With the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled later this year, NDA's Uttar Pradesh ally, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) is set to contest 29 seats here. National President of SBSP and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister, Om Prakash Rajbhar, has staked his claim in the Bihar elections along with the panchayat and Assembly by-elections that are to be held in Uttar Pradesh. Rajbhar has clarified that before the elections in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Assembly elections will be held and his party ...Read More
Hyderabad: Google has announced the expansion of its newly released Veo 3 text-to-video generation platform, allowing users in 71 countries to access the updated AI model introduced at the Google I/O 2025. Currently, the AI video generator is only available to paid subscribers of Gemini. Developed by Google DeepMind, Veo 3 is the company's state-of-the-art video generation model that lets users add sound effects, ambient noise, and even dialogue. The demo showcases footage that looks too realis...Read More
Kota: Kota police are developing a new protocol for dealing with cases related to students' suicides in Rajasthan. The move comes after the Supreme Court reprimanded the Rajasthan government on May 23 for not following its order in a student suicide case. Subsequently, the Kota police registered an 'abetment to suicide' case under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Kota Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr Amrita Duhan said that a case has been registered at Kunhari police station. "...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is totally violating the federal structure and the central agency is crossing all limits, while putting on hold the investigation and raid of the ED against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC). The matter came up before a bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice A G Masih. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing TASMAC, said this is a corporation which is giving liquor outlets and i...Read More
Thanjavur: Six people from Karnataka were killed after the van they were travelling in was hit by a government bus head-on near Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday night, police said. They were heading to Velankanni in the Nagapattinam district. Police said the passengers first came to Trichy and were going to Velankanni via Thanjavur. Traffic movement was blocked near the Sengipatty flyover, due to which vehicles were passing through one side. When the van was trying to pass, a government bus...Read More
Hyderabad: "What if your AI assistant could see the world from your perspective and offer hands-free help? That's the vision driving our latest advancements in Android XR," said Shahram Izadi, VP and GM, XR. Artificial Intelligence dominated the Google I/O 2025 with the tech giant announcing a plethora of new updates across its products and services as well as new tools like Flow for filmmakers to create cinematic clips, Google Beam for 3D video calling, Agent Mode for agentic AI capabilities, ...Read More
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has launched a new housing scheme in the national capital, under which at least 7,500 flats would be up for sale at various locations under various categories. The booking for the scheme 'Apna Ghar Awaas Yojana 2025' will start from May 25, and the flats will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. According to the DDA, a detailed notice has been issued under this scheme, in which all the information related to the categories, location,...Read More
Amritsar/Ferozepur: The iconic beating retreat resumed at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab on Tuesday albeit with two changes after 12 days of suspension in the Pahalgam terror attack fallout. BSF Deputy Commandant MS Bisht confirmed that the beating retreat ceremony has resumed at the India-Pakistan border. However, it is learnt that the ceremonial handshakes between the two sides and the opening of the border gates have been dropped from the ceremony amid heightened tensions in the Pahalgam ...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. The matter was heard by a bench consisting of justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma. "What is the grave crime she has committed? She is not a drug lord or a terrorist. She has not committed 302 (murder). She is not an NDPS offender", said the bench. "You shoul...Read More
Hyderabad: At least three people were killed and one critically injured in a road accident in Hayatnagar early Wednesday morning. According to Hayatnagar police, the collision occurred around 6 am near Kuntloor village under Abdullapurmet mandal of the Rangareddy district. Police said that a car travelling from Pasumamula towards Kuntloor collided head-on with a DCM vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The impact was severe, crushing the car. Three people died on the spot. Preliminary in...Read More
Kasaragod, Kerala: Forest Department have recently apprehended four individuals in Kasaragod for catching fish of endangered species highlighting a lack of public awareness regarding restrictions imposed on fishing of a number of species of fish. The arrests come as a pre monsoon warning as there is a surge in freshwater fishing activity with the onset of rains and an abundance of fish the catchment areas. Those arrested were said to be fishing "Miss Kerala" fish (Sahyadria denisonii) - an end...Read More
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress has decided to send its national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee, to the Centre's all-party delegation that would visit different countries to convey India's stance on terrorism post Operation Sindoor, the party said on Tuesday. The decision came after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to "pacify" her and seek her suggestions for a representative from her party...Read More
Hyderabad: MSI on Tuesday announced a new range of AI-powered laptops and two new handheld gaming consoles at the 2025 Computer Show held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre. MSI is offering consumers the option to choose between AMD and Intel chipsets for both the gaming consoles and the laptops. MSI Handheld Gaming Consoles The newly introduced handheld gaming consoles from MSI -- Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Edition and Claw A8 -- come with an 8-inch Full HD+ display with support for a 120H...Read More
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to confine the hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act for passing interim orders to three issues, including the power to de-notify properties declared as "waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed". The matter was taken up by a bench led by Chief Justice of India and comprising Justice Augustine George Masih. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, requested the bench to confine the proc...Read More