New Delhi: Amid the row over divestment of IDBI Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday took on the Congress party and the previous UPA government, alleging they used banks and financial institutions as "personal entities" and pressured bank employees to extend loans at their whim, bypassing prudent lending norms. In a post on X, the Finance Minister...

Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra celebrated Karwa Chauth with her husband, politician Raghav Chadha, in a rather unusual setting. She shared a glimpse of their special moment from aboard a flight. Taking to Instagram, Kesari actress posted a video in which she was seen sitting beside Raghav inside an aircraft as she broke her fast. The actress revealed that...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to decide two show-cause notices issued to grappler Vinesh Phogat in two weeks. Justice Amit Mahajan, in an order passed October 29 on Phogat's petition, said a sportsperson has to be mentally relaxed to participate in any competitive event and clarified that the...

Sonipat: Mumbai Police have arrested another accused from Haryana's Sonipat district in connection with the firing incident targeting Hindi film actor Tiger Shroff's car, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 12, including nine people from Sonipat. The latest accused, identified as Amar, was arrested from Rohna village in Sonipat. The arrest has further...

Kendrapada: Police recovered a naked, headless body of an unidentified woman, estimated to be around 40 years old, near the Luna river embankment in Odisha’s Kendrapada district Friday morning. Preliminary suspicion suggests that the woman may have been murdered and her body dumped near the river embankment. However, her identity and the circumstances surrounding her death remain...

Los Angeles: The death of Patrick Stewart at 86 led to a slew of tributes, including from acting colleagues and even Marvel Studios. Known for his roles as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, Stewart died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after what his spokesperson described as a "brief and poignant...

Tel Aviv: Israel's parliamentary election has left government formation uncertain, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc falling short of a majority and allegations of electoral fraud and foreign interference drawing pushback from election officials and the Shin Bet security agency. Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc won 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, Israel's parliament, while the opposition bloc secured...

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Auckland: India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first in the fourth T20I Friday. India, who have sealed the five-match series 3-0, made two changes to their playing XI. Ishan Kishan, who has recovered from a right adductor strain, returned to the side with teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi making way...

Greater Noida: A 40-year-old man and his 11-year-old son died after falling from the 23rd floor of a residential tower at Mahagun Mywoods Society in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha district, Friday, while reportedly plucking flowers for a puja, police said. The incident took place in the Bisrakh police station area and triggered panic in...