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Launching a scathing attack on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa said on Saturday that he will fight until his last breath to remain in politics and ensure that the former was booted out by the people of the state. Addressing a public gathering at Mysuru, Mr Yediyurappa said, “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had asked me to retire from public life. Until my last breath, I will be in politics and ensure your (Mr Siddaramaiah’s) ouster. Is there any example of a Chief Minister getting 14 sites for his family in the history of…
The suspense of Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for Olympic silver continues. Earlier, it was said that the verdict would come by Saturday, 9:30PM IST. It has now been deferred. In a chaotic turn of events on Satturday, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) first stated that the verdict will be out on Sunday (August 11) before issuing a clarification to say that the outcome will be known by August 13. Vinesh Phogat had appealed in the CAS against her disqualification from the women’s 50kg free-style final of the Olympic Games for being 100 gram overweight. An initial statement…
An employee of a popular coffee chain in Bengaluru hid a mobile phone in the women’s restroom, with the “video recording on for about two hours”. The incident occurred at the Third Wave Coffee outlet on BEL Road in the city. An Instagram handle, ‘Gangs Of Cinepur’, shared a story on their account, where a user narrated what happened at the outlet. “I was at the Third Wave Coffee outlet in Bengaluru… A woman found a phone in the washroom, hidden in the dustbin, with video recording on for about 2 hours, facing the toilet seat. It was in flight…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the Maldives is “no ordinary neighbour” of India and emphasised that New Delhi will continue to nurture it and find practical ways of expressing friendship with the archipelagic nation. Mr Jaishankar also explained how India values its community and the impact that the Indian-origin members have across the globe while interacting with the Indian diaspora here during his three-day official visit. His visit, the first high-level trip from India, is aimed at resetting the bilateral relationship after pro-China President Mohammad Muizzu assumed office last year. According to the Indian embassy in the…
A woman recently took to Reddit to slam her husband’s niece for being “inconsiderate” and “tacky” after she organised a destination wedding and then tied the knot a month early without telling guests. In a post shared to the “r/weddingshaming” subreddit, the user detailed her frustration with the niece for her lack of communication surrounding the last-minute decision. According to the post, titled “You’re invited to our wedding! Oh, never mind,” the niece announced her engagement 14 months ahead of the wedding date. The Reddit user shared that her husband’s niece, Jennifer and her fiance asked guests to make reservations…
Two soldiers were killed in action during a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district today. A soldier and two civilians were injured. The police said the encounter began in Anantnag district’s Ahlan Gadole this afternoon. Terrorists targeted the army patrol while they were carrying out an anti-terror operation in the forest in the Kokernag subdivision. The army’s special forces – paratroopers – are part of the operation to flush out terrorists who are believed to be foreigners. Today’s gunbattle is the second major encounter in Kokernag in the last one year. In September 2023, a Commanding…
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has suspended three engineers for their role in alleged illegalities involved in renovating the official house of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The three engineers – Pradeep Kumar Parmar, Abhishek Raj, and Ashok Kumar Rajdev – were instrumental in renovating Mr Kejriwal’s bungalow, sources said. Along with four others, they allegedly allowed rule violations and cost escalation in the name of superior modifications on Mr Kejriwal’s instructions, sources said. All the four, too, have been suspended. Mr Parmar is currently posted in Assam’s Guwahati, Mr Raj is working in West Bengal’s Kharagpur. These engineers…
A week of fast-paced developments in Bangladesh, which saw Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, widespread violence and the formation of an interim government, has been capped off with the country’s chief justice agreeing to step down on Saturday. While it is unclear when elections will be held, what is certain is that the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), one of the two big political parties in the country, will be playing a key role in them. Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Saturday, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the general secretary of the BNP, said that the stepping down of the chief justice…
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is keeping his fingers crossed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she awaits a verdict on her appeal against disqualification from the Games but at the same time, he is also hoping that “people don’t forget what she did for the country” if the decision is not in her favour. Vinesh was found 100gm overweight before her 50kg category final on Wednesday and she has appealed against her disqualification in the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport here. A decision on the appeal is expected to be delivered by 9.30pm IST on Saturday.…
The women’s pole vault event at the Paris Olympics 2024 saw some commendable performances. The gold went to Australia as Nina Kennedy cleared a best of 4.90m. Kennedy bagged a first-ever women’s pole vault gold for her country. American Katie Moon, the defending champion with whom Kennedy had shared world gold in Budapest last year at the World Championships, claimed silver on countback from Canada’s Alysha Newman after they both managed 4.85m. Newman, however, went viral for her twerking celebration after faking an injury during the Paris Olympics 2024 pole vault competition. She later said that she wanted to prank her…