New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday asked political parties to get their advertisements verified and certified by its media certification wing, the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) before releasing them on any electronic platform, including social media. The directive, which comes ahead of crucial Assembly elections in four states and one union territory...

Chennai: Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have suffered a big blow just a week before the start of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 as their prime bowler Nathan Ellis has been ruled out of the whole tournament due to a hamstring injury. The franchise confirmed the exit of the Australian pacer...

Mumbai: Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar 2, starring Ranveer Singh as an undercover spy in Pakistan, has broken many records to deliver one of the biggest openings in Indian cinema with an estimated earning of over Rs 100 crore on the first day of its release. The film earned over Rs 43 crore from paid previews Wednesday, the highest...

New Delhi: E-commerce major Flipkart Friday said its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sriram Venkataraman will be stepping down from his role. Venkataraman will remain with the company "for a period of time" to ensure continuity and a smooth transition, a company statement said. During this interim period, Ravi Iyer, CFO of Flipkart, will oversee the broader...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by former India cricketer and current head coach Gautam Gambhir seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against alleged digital impersonation, deepfake content and unauthorised commercial exploitation of his identity. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh posted the matter for further...

Dubai: A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under attack early Friday from Iranian drones, and sirens sounded in Israel, warning of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran as Israel hit Iran as the country marked the Persian New Year. As the war that has rocked the global economy neared the end of its third week, Iran showed...

Colombo: Sri Lanka refused permission for the US to land two of its warplanes in the island's southeast Mattala International Airport in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament here Friday. Dissanayake said that two US warplanes from Djibouti asked for permission to come to Sri Lanka March 4 and 8. Both requests were rejected, he...

Bhubaneswar: The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, following frequent adjournments as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire incident in a hospital that left 12 patients dead. The House witnessed noisy scenes from the very beginning when it assembled...

Mayurbhanj: A two-day shutdown called by tribal organisations disrupted normal life in the Bamanghati sub-division of Mayurbhanj district after 34 tribals were arrested in connection with a clash with police, officials said. The arrests followed a confrontation during a highway blockade at Bahalda over an alleged molestation case involving a minor tribal girl in the Tiring police...

Ottawa: There are no longer clandestine activities or transnational repression taking place in Canada that are linked to the government of India, Canada's police chief has said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme made the comments during an interview with CTV News. We're not seeing any connection right now with any foreign entity, based on...