New Delhi: The petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and 10 prominent opposition leaders following a massive march October 12 was not listed for hearing in the Supreme Court Tuesday as defects pointed out by the registry are yet to be cured. As per the Supreme Court's website, the apex court registry had flagged 14 defects,...

Dubai: Newly-appointed India captain Smriti Mandhana retained the top spot in the ICC women's ODI batting rankings, while Australia's Ellyse Perry returned to the top 10 in the latest charts released Tuesday. Mandhana, who took over the captaincy from Harmanpreet Kaur recently, leads the ODI batting rankings with 790 points. Harmanpreet is the only other Indian batter...

Kolkata: Kolkata is set to host an exhibition match between the legends of Spanish football teams Barcelona and Real Madrid November 25, West Bengal sports minister Indranil Khan announced Tuesday. The match will be held at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, popularly known as the Salt Lake Stadium. Khan announced the event through a post on his...

Beijing: China Tuesday strongly opposed India's decision to assign standardised names to 28 strategic locations and geographical features in Ladakh, claiming that the areas belonged to it. China has never recognised the so-called 'Union Territory of Ladakh' unilaterally and illegally established by India, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing here. Beijing, she said, firmly...

New Delhi: The decision to impose emergency and Governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been met with anger and widespread protests. While the Federal government which took this decision at the behest of the Pakistan Army said that this had to be done owing to deteriorating law and order, others say that the establishment sought complete...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: Odisha Vigilance Tuesday apprehended a revenue inspector (RI) while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from an applicant, officials said. Acting on a complaint, vigilance sleuths nabbed Alan Behera, RI of Saintala revenue circle in Balangir district, while receiving the bribe from the applicant (complainant) to process the file and submit a field enquiry...

New Deli: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday said the rupee has depreciated "significantly" over the past year and a half, and the RBI will continue its efforts to prevent excessive volatility in the domestic currency. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026, Sitharaman said the rupee has reached a low against the US dollar, and the...

Los Angeles: Actor Robert Pattinson said the makers of The Batman Part II are "figuring things out" following the news of a pause in the film's production. The film, which is directed by Matt Reeves, features the actor's return as the Caped Crusader and is a follow-up to 2022's The Batman. When asked about the film, the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court deferred to Thursday the hearing on pleas related to protests, closure of metro stations and disruptions in train services ahead of the October 10 agitations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to the indisposition of Justice V Mohana. On Tuesday, a bench of Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

New Delhi: Members of a student organisation took out a march from Connaught Place Tuesday, demanding immediate release of detained Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders and opposing the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. The protesters, associated with student organisation Disha, called on citizens -- particularly youths -- to gather at Connaught Place in...