London: In the world of diplomatic faux pas, it could have been a lot worse. At Tuesday's state dinner honouring King Charles III and Queen Camilla, US President Donald Trump said that during a private meeting earlier in the day the British monarch had agreed with him that Iran should never be allowed to have nuclear weapons....

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe and his secretary Saman Ekanayake will face indictments for misappropriation of state funds worth 16.6 million Lankan Rupees (USD 52,000), a local court was told Wednesday. They are accused of using state funds for Wickremesinghe's travel to a British university in 2023 for his wife's graduation. Wickremesinghe, who served as...

Kolkata: Actors from the Bengali film industry took time off from their hectic shooting schedules to cast their votes during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections Wednesday. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee cast his vote in Ballygunge area along with his son Trishanjit and expressed happiness that his son exercised his franchise for the first time. "I...

Washington: The State Department is all set to unveil a limited-edition US passport with pictures of President Donald Trump and the Founding Fathers to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence in July. The special passports will be available only to those who show up in person at the Washington Passport Agency and not anywhere else across...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here Wednesday. MI batter Quinton de Kock will miss the match with a wrist injury. Ryan Rickelton has replaced De Kock in the eleven. Pandya said former skipper Rohit Sharma might take a few more days...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday said it has seized Rs 1.4 crore and some "incriminating" documents related to money laundering during recent raids against suspended Punjab Police DIG H S Bhullar and his linked entities. The central agency has carried out raids at 11 premises April 27, which include locations of Bhullar and his alleged...

Jaipur: Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena Wednesday termed the Odisha skeleton incident a blot on a civilised society and announced that he would donate one month's salary to the victim's family. The incident pertains to Keonjhar district of Odisha, where a man, Jitu Munda, reportedly carried his sister's skeleton to a bank as proof of her...

New Delhi: Pravesh Wahi, BJP councillor from Rohini E ward, was elected as the new Mayor of Delhi Wednesday, securing a decisive victory with a landslide margin. The outcome was largely anticipated as the BJP holds a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). While the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chose to stay away from...

New Delhi: India's meteorological services have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last decade, and, today, they provide reliable and precise predictions used by a wide spectrum of people, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday. The minister stated that users, including farmers and homemakers, now routinely check weather updates on their mobile phones before stepping out, reflecting...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that in motor accident claims, negligence cannot be determined by mechanically blaming one party alone, and must instead rest on a balanced, objective, and comparative assessment of the conduct of all parties involved, particularly in cases of head-on collisions where shared responsibility may arise. Setting aside the dismissal of compensation...