Iran on Friday approached the United Nations Security Council, blaming the United States for what it described as the “transformation of peaceful protests into violent, subversive acts and widespread vandalism” in the Khamenei-led Islamic Republic. Iran also accused Israel of interfering in its internal affairs.The move came as protests continued across Iran for more than…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The special investigation team probing the Sabarimala gold scam arrested Friday Kandararu Rajeevaru, the tantri (chief priest) of the Ayyappa temple, after detaining and questioning him earlier in the day.Rajeevaru was arrested for his alleged close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and for giving “silent permission” to the replating of the dwarapalaka (guardian)…
Mustafizur Rahman; Tamim Iqbal A senior Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official’s comment calling former captain Tamim Iqbal “an Indian agent” has drawn criticism from players in the country. Tamim, one of Bangladesh’s leading openers, had advised the BCB not to be driven by emotion while deciding on the national team’s participation in the T20 World…
AYODHYA: The Ayodhya administration has banned the delivery of non-vegetarian food in a radius of 15 kilometres of the Ram temple, following “complaints that food delivery companies are supplying non-veg food in the periphery of Ayodhya town that is marked under ‘paanch kosi parikrama’ area”. A warning has also been issued to hotels and homestays…
AMBERNATH: In a fresh twist to the political drama in the Ambernath municipal council, a day after 12 suspended Congress councillors joined BJP, all four councillors from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP withdrew their support to the BJP-led front and extended it to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. With this, Sena, which had emerged the single-largest…
NEW DELHI: An IAS officer’s home in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash Enclave-II was allegedly burgled, with valuables worth around Rs 60 lakh stolen. The officer was not in the city at the time of the incident and reported it to the police on Friday. According to police, a PCR call regarding the theft was received…
Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has issued an urgent appeal to US President Donald Trump to intervene as mass protests sweep the Islamic Republic.“Mr President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support and action,” Pahlavi wrote on social media. “Please be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran.”The…
Kevin Pietersen and Brendon McCullum (Photos by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After England suffered a heavy 4-1 Ashes series loss to Australia, former England star Kevin Pietersen has spoken out and called for changes in the national coaching setup. Pietersen believes England should think about bringing back former head coach Andy Flower and see him…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with tablet containing Budget documents (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced the dates for Parliament’s Budget session, which he said will be held in two phases from January 28 to April 2.“On the recommendation of the Govt of India, Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday reacted sharply to the letter sent by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani to jailed student activist Umar Khalid, saying “personal prejudices does not behove those in office.” Hitting out at Mamdani, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We expect public representatives to be respectful of the…