Author: Rahul M

New Delhi/Bengaluru: The dramatic scene that unfolded inside the Supreme Court earlier this week has stirred the pot, with the Opposition blaming the “BJP-RSS ideology”, and terming it an attack on the Constitution and the very foundation of democracy.On Monday, 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai inside the CJI’s court, Courtroom No. 1. Detained briefly, Kishore was let off the same day after the CJI directed the Supreme Court registry not to press charges. The Bar Council of India (BCI) has suspended Kishore’s legal practice and issued a show cause notice,…

Guwahati, New DelhiOctober 9, 2025 07:34 AM IST First published on: Oct 9, 2025 at 07:00 AM IST Weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Manipur since ethnic unrest began in May 2023, NDA MLAs of the state have again begun raising pressure for the restoration of a popular government in Manipur. Over 27 MLAs of the alliance have been camping in New Delhi now since October 5. Manipur has been under President’s Rule since February 13 and, for some time now, the Meitei and Naga NDA MLAs have been demanding that a popular government be…

Netanyahu hails Trump for ‘sacred mission’ after breakthrough Gaza deal with Hamas Tel Aviv, Oct 9 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed deep gratitude to US President Donald Trump following the announcement of a breakthrough agreement with Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza, marking what he described as a “great day for Israel”. In a statement on X, Netanyahu said, “A great day for Israel. Tomorrow I will convene the government to approve the agreement and bring all our dear hostages home. I thank the heroic soldiers of the IDF and all the security forces, thanks to whose…

Trump says Israel, Hamas both sign off on ‘first phase’ of Gaza peace plan Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of a Gaza peace plan. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday (local time). He thanked mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey for…

Christos Kalohoridis/CBS The streets are filled with Duck Boats, the monuments look ancient, and all the extras are wearing Boston Red Sox jerseys. But is the “Blue Bloods” spin-off “Boston Blue” actually being shot in its titular Massachusetts hometown? It looks like the show has chosen to split the difference between New England beauty and Canadian thriftiness: while some of the exterior scenes for “Boston Blue” were actually filmed in Beantown, the majority of the show will be shot on a soundstage in Toronto, Canada. This is a cost-cutting measure intended…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Cabinet of Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday denounced protesters who threw rocks at his motorcade, calling it an assassination attempt, as investigators remained silent about Tuesday’s attack. Late Wednesday, however, Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office announced that a judge had declared the arrest of five suspects illegal and ordered their release. The office said on the social platform X that the judge’s decision kept it from bringing charges against them.Noboa declared a state of emergency Sunday across 10 provinces after the removal of a fuel subsidy triggered two weeks of anti-government demonstrations organized by Ecuador’s…

Paramount Pictures When a movie studio needs a big guy to dish out the hurt, they turn to Alan Ritchson. He’s killing it on the small screen on “Reacher” — wrecking his body in the process – and also has an exciting action movie coming out called “Motor City” where he’s mostly silent, letting his fists do the talking. But he’s no newbie to these kinds of roles, and you can see one of his earlier performances on Netflix very soon. Of course, you won’t be able to see him, as it’s a motion-capture…

New Delhi: City’s post-monsoon days have brought more than a change in weather. The capital is fighting a wave of fever that refuses to fade. Hospitals are filling up, clinics are overflowing and health teams are racing across neighbourhoods. The capital’s old enemies, malaria, chikungunya and dengue, have returned with full force. According to the latest data from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the city has reported 371 malaria cases and 61 chikungunya infections till September 29. Dengue continues to hover with 759 confirmed cases. The jump is sharp. Last year, by this time, Delhi had recorded 237 cases…

Ashok Kumar/tas24/Getty Images If you’ve listened to Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl,” which officially dropped on October 3, you know that the “Fearless” singer-songwriter is … exploring new territory, so to speak. After years of relatively buttoned-up love songs, Swift, newly engaged to NFL star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is letting her freak flag fly, so to speak, with songs like “Wood” (an ode to Kelce’s, uh, manhood) and even the apparent diss track “Actually Romantic,” where she gets a “rise” out…

“We are very much losing this battle against common sense when it comes to using generative AI,” Schnitt says, adding that if the videos are AI and Swift apologizes for it, the move could be “a touchstone moment” in the pushback against the technology.Lobo, who also made a post using the #SwiftiesAgainstAI hashtag, doesn’t think Swift will comment on the backlash. She does think the pop star, whether she used AI or not, will be wary of doing so in the future out of fear of angering her fans. As a contrast to the promos, Lobo’s X post highlighted Swift’s…