Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the ODI World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders humiliated the Proteas for the second time in a year. Chasing 246 to win, South Africa, one of the tournament favourites, were bowled out for 207 in the shadow of the Himalayas. In November last...
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The Supreme Court has set a deadline of October 30 for the Maharashtra assembly speaker to provide a time schedule for concluding the proceedings on cross petitions filed by rival factions. The court expressed dissatisfaction with the speaker’s conduct and warned that it would set the schedule if he failed to do so. The...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor believes that the INDIA coalition has a real chance of defeating the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, his remark dubbing Congress a “family-run party” caused controversy. Tharoor clarified that he has previously called the Nehru-Gandhi family the strength of Congress and that his informal remark was being...
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The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released its election manifesto for Telangana, promising free smartphones and washing machines for women workers and farmers. The party also pledged to create 10 lakh jobs for youth, with 55% of these jobs going to women. Other promises include free driving training for women workers, land ownership for...
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Police have arrested a 19-year-old man for choking his male lover to death in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. The victim, Jitendra Kumar, had recently become engaged to a woman from a neighboring village, which angered Ajay Singh, his lover. Singh confessed to the crime and stated that he did not want to kill Kumar in...
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An explosion at a Gaza hospital sparked outrage and protests, with blame exchanged between Israel and Palestinians. Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group formed in 1981, has been implicated in the incident. Islamic Jihad opposes the peace process with Israel and seeks to establish an Islamic state in Palestine. The group operates mainly in...
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