Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the Election Commission to specify the exact date by which it will furnish the voter rolls of Maharashtra and Haryana legislative elections.This comes after the poll body reportedly decided to share electoral roll data for Haryana and Maharashtra from 2009…
An Indian student in the US was scammed out of USD 5,000 (approx Rs 4.29 lah) by individuals posing as federal immigration officers, Newsweek reported. Shreya Bedi, a UI Designer pursuing her master’s degree, told Newsweek she was deceived by scammers posing as officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Bedi came to the US…
The State Department is weighing giving $500 million to the new foundation providing aid to war-shattered Gaza, according to two knowledgeable sources and two former US officials, a move that would involve the US more deeply in a controversial aid effort that has been beset by violence and chaos. The sources and former US officials,…
Following a war-of-words with Elon Musk, United States President Donald Trump was considering getting rid of his Tesla vehicle, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. According to the WSJ report, a White House official said that Trump is considering selling or giving away the red Tesla that he purchased earlier this year. As of…
One person was killed, and five others were injured after a shooting in Toronto’s Lawrence Heights neighbourhood, local media cited officials as saying on Wednesday. Toronto Police and paramedics responded to reports of gunfire near Flemington and Zachary Roads, close to Ranee Avenue and Allen Road, shortly after 8.30 pm on Tuesday. One person was…
The United States has put forward an interim proposal that would permit Iran to carry out low-level uranium enrichment as part of ongoing nuclear negotiations, according to a report by The New York Times on Tuesday. Citing unnamed Iranian and European officials, the report states that the plan—put forth by the administration of US President…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru might miss two of their biggest overseas players in the final of the Indian Premier League against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, June 3. RCB, who have been in riveting form throughout the tournament, stormed into the final of the competition by beating Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 of the tournament. However, it…
French President Emmanuel Macron’s wax statue was stolen from a waxwork museum in Paris today, news agency AFP reported. The statue was allegedly taken away by several people claiming to be Greenpeace environmental activists. As per the report, source said that two women and a man entered the Grevin Museum in central Paris posing as…
Iran is poised to reject a US proposal to end a decades-long nuclear dispute, an Iranian diplomat said on Monday, slamming it as a “non-starter” that failed to address Tehran’s interests and leaves Washington’s stance on uranium enrichment unchanged. “Iran is drafting a negative response to the US proposal, which could be interpreted as a…
NEW DELHI: India’s GDP growth for the January-March quarter of FY25 may have surprised on the upside, but a new report warns that the robust headline figure masks an economy still struggling under the surface.Systematix Research, in a sharp critique, said the 4QFY25 growth “continues to be dependent on public spending-led construction,” while key indicators…