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New York: The Indian Consulate in New York, in a social media post on Monday, said the initial probe into the death of a 20-year-old Andhra Pradesh student in Boston had ruled out “foul play”. The Indian Consulate said it rendered assistance in the documentation and transportation of the Andhra student’s mortal remains to India, adding that the deceased student’s parents were in constant touch with the detectives investigating the killing. Unidentified assailants allegedly killed Abhijeeth Paruchuru, a 20-year-old student studying engineering at Boston University. His body was found dumped in a car deep inside a forest a few days…

New Delhi: Disillusionment and anger are palpable on the freezing streets of Ladakh capital Leh, where climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has been sitting on fast for nearly two weeks. “People are asking whether declaring Ladakh a Union Territory was a ploy to sell of our mountains to industrial lobby and mining companies,” he told NDTV. The BJP, Mr Wangchuk said, had promised — not once but twice — that their demands will be met. “It was one of their poll promises. They promised us that they would protect the identity of Ladakh under the sixth schedule. But sadly, promises have…

BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack at the Opposition over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remark during a rally in Mumbai and said that he was willing to sacrifice his life for the mothers and sisters, who were the personified version of ‘Shakti’. Addressing a public meeting at Telangana’s Jagtial, PM Modi raised questions at the INDIA bloc and asked “How can they talk about ‘Shakti Vinaash’ (destruction of Shakti) in India?” He asked the people of the state, whether they will support someone who wants to “challenge” Shakti? “Yesterday, INDI Alliance hosted a rally…

New Delhi: The NDA formally announced its seat-share formula in Bihar this evening, which placed the BJP firmly as the ‘big brother’ in the state with 17 seats to contest. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United, which previously had the pole position in the alliance in Bihar, will contest on 16 seats.  Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party will contest on five seats, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustan Awam Morcha and Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM gets one seat each. The LJP faction led by Chirag Paswan’s uncle Pashupati Paras — who landed a cabinet berth after splitting the party three years ago…

Mumbai: Whether Virat Kohli will play in the T20 World Cup 2024 or not remains an intriguing topic of discussion. This is due to the fact a report in the Telegraph sent shockwaves in the Indian cricket fraternity as it suggested that the BCCI doesn’t want Kohli to be part of the India squad for the ICC event. Virat Kohli has not played for India since the Afghanistan T20Is, which was his first outing in the format since the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Kohli was the highest run-getter in the tournament but India lost to England in the…

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians are entering a new era with the appointment of Hardik Pandya as the new captain who succeeds Rohit Sharma into the role. It was Rohit under whose captaincy that MI became one of the most successful franchises in the history of IPL, winning as many as five titles. Rohit became MI captain in 2013 and led them every season till 2023. Before the IPL 2024 auction last December, Gujarat Titans traded Pandya to MI in an all-cash deal following which the allrounder was also named as their captain. Pandya has played under the captaincy of Rohit for…

~ The pure play regional airline will operate flights to Goa, Bengaluru, Sindhudurg and Hyderabad ~ Launches with Inaugural fare of Rs 1,991 (all incl.) across sectors and special change/cancellation fee of Rs 499. All snacks and beverages onboard priced at Rs 100 Goemkarponn desk Panaji: FLY91, the latest entrant in the country’s aviation sector, today commenced its commercial operations with its first flight taking off for Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. The flight departed from Goa’s Manohar International Airport at 07.55 am. The regional airline also operated its maiden flight to Sindhudurg from Bengaluru on the same day. The airline…