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RECENT decisions by the AICC in Karnataka, like the appointment of Siddaramaiah to a national panel of OBC leaders and individual meetings held by Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala with party leaders in the state, indicate that the chapter on chief ministership in Karnataka may not be over yet.CM Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D K Shivakumar returned from a two-day visit to Delhi on Friday. They did not get to meet AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi, though Siddaramaiah had sought an appointment. Gandhi incidentally met Congress leaders from Gujarat on Thursday, but did not give an audience to the Karnataka…

Sukhwinder Singh Gill, a 40-year-old farmer union leader and president of the Bharti Kisan Union (Totewal), found himself in the spotlight on Wednesday when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided his residence and 10 other locations in Punjab and Haryana. The searches were carried out in connection with Gill’s alleged role in the ‘dunki route’ racket, a term used for illegal immigration networks that send people abroad through unsafe means.At the time of the raid, Gill, a resident of the Tota Singh Wala village in Punjab’s Moga district, was not at home but at the protest site of the ‘Qaumi Insaaf…

Mitchell Starc has made it crystal clear: he doesn’t fancy bowling to India’s captain, Shubman Gill, in England. Shubman Gill made headlines after scoring 585 run in four innings of ongoing Test series against England. Gill playing his first series as newly apoointed India’s Test captain walk the talk breaking several cricketing records and it would be safe to say that in this series itself no record is safe like Gill is batting. Starc who gave the righ-hand batter a hard time during Border Gavaskar Trophy, Speaking on the Willow Talk Podcast, admitted he’s been keeping an eye on the…

Jasprit Bumrah has broken India Cricket Legend Kapil Dev’s two records by becoming the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Test matches played on English soil and Most Test 5 wickets hauls by Indians in Away Tests. This remarkable feat was achieved during the ongoing third Test against England at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Bumrah took a fifer in the first inning of the Third test in the ongoing five- match Test series. Jasprit Bumrah looked out of touch on Day 1 just taking one wicket of Harry Brook but On Day 2 he wreacked havoc with his pace. Bumrah Breaks Kapil…

PARIS (AP) — The iconic red windmill sails of Paris’ Moulin Rouge cabaret are turning once more.Thirty two dancers decked out in red feathered costumes performed in front of the renowned cabaret ’s turning wings on Thursday evening to commemorate their restoration.The sails — a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian lifestyle — collapsed on April 25, 2024, after a show. The incident took place shortly before 2 a.m., after the last performance of the night had ended and the audience had left the historic cabaret venue, renowned for its dazzling shows and can-can dancers.Moulin Rouge’s Director Jean-Victor Clerico told French…

Chandigarh: A day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) termed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation trip as “irresponsible” and “unwarranted,” Mann doubled down in the Punjab state assembly Friday, asserting his right to question India’s foreign policy. “The MEA has reacted to my statement. Don’t we have the right to question the MEA about our foreign policy? Which countries are you visiting? Do those countries support us later? When our relations with Pakistan went sour, not a single nation supported us. Why are you taking rounds of the world?” Mann asked during his…

Sachin Tendulkar received a special honour on Thursday at Lord’s, where a portrait of the cricket legend was unveiled at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Museum. The unveiling took place ahead of the third Test between England and India. The portrait, created by artist Stuart Pearson Wright, will be displayed in the MCC Museum until later this year, after which it will be moved to the Pavilion. The Lord’s Portrait Programme has been running for three decades in its current form, though MCC has been collecting cricket-related art and artefacts since the Victorian era. The museum, established in the 1950s,…

ShimlaJul 11, 2025 19:21 IST First published on: Jul 11, 2025 at 19:21 IST Share Actor-turned-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s brief, one-day visit to cloudburst-affected areas of her parliamentary constituency of Mandi earlier this week has left a section of the state BJP in an uncomfortable position, providing fresh ammunition to the Congress. Ranaut has been accused of being an absent MP, with Congress leaders saying she was not bothered about the problems in the flood-hit region. On July 6, Ranaut stated that relief and restoration work was the responsibility of the Congress-led state government. “As an MP, I can only…

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Friday suspended an order seeking to ban the YouTube channels of more than two dozen critics of the government including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a defence lawyer said. Alphabet-owned YouTube this week told 27 content creators that it could block their channels – including those of journalists and Khan and his opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf – if they failed to comply with a judicial magistrate court order seeking to ban them. A regional communication manager for YouTube did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment. Show Full Article The judicial magistrate court…

Although Kate Middleton and Prince William’s children aren’t often in the public eye, the couple often find ways to include them in their various outings.And when the young royals do step out with their parents, the youngest’s personality is usually on display.Middleton and William share three kids together, 11-year-old Prince George, 10-year-old Princess Charlotte and 7-year-old Prince Louis.During this year’s Trooping the Colour in June, Louis was seen showcasing that personality as his big brother George kept him in line.Charlotte and Louis went viral during 2024’s Trooping the Colour when Louis was seen dancing and Charlotte demanded he pay attention.And…