Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate Monday questioned the admissibility of a petition filed by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction before a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging ED’s move in the three-bank-accounts freeze case. The three accounts have a combined deposit of Rs 440 crore Debit restrictions were imposed on these three bank accounts by...

Bangkok: Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the US carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.6 per cent to USD 78.76 per barrel, while US benchmark crude added 3.5 per cent to USD 73.97 per barrel. Prices for both types of crude oil...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed the Special Investigation Team formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the alleged embezzlement of donation money at the Ram temple in Ayodhya to submit a status report in the matter. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohna also issued a notice...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday left for Qatar on a one-day visit to offer condolences at the death of former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Qatar Sunday announced that the former emir, 74, died. He led the country from 1995 to 2013. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Pakistan's former...

Wellington: New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for Jurassic Park and The Piano, died Monday at 78, his family said. His death in Sydney was "sudden and unexpected," according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma....

New Delhi: Meta's reply to the government notice over child sexual abuse material (CSAM) ads on Instagram has been received by Meity and is being examined, IT Secretary S Krishnan said Monday, adding that appropriate action will be taken after examination. The government had issued a stern notice to Meta recently on Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse...

Jakarta: Indian boxers remained a strong force at the Asian U-19 and U-23 Championships with eight of them advancing to the finals across men's and women's U-23 categories and seven others securing bronze medals after semifinal finishes in Jakarta. In the U-23 women's category, five Indian boxers progressed to the finals. Nisha (54kg) defeated Hyeju Lee of...

Patna: Patna Civil Court has granted anticipatory bail to Faisal Khan popularly known as 'Khan Sir', providing significant relief in the high-profile coaching centre clash case that arose from a violent incident in Patna's Musallahpur area. The court also granted anticipatory bail to three staff members associated with Khan Global Studies. In addition, two security guards, who...

Dubai: United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war. The attacks, sparked by Iran striking a container ship Sunday in the strait off the coast of Oman, again underlined that the waterway that...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday stayed a Madras High Court order which directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered in the state. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing a plea filed by the state government challenging a May 27 order of the...