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New York, April 10 The White House was “directly involved” in shaping a social media post by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in which he “earnestly” requested US President Donald Trump to extend the April 7 deadline for Iran by two weeks, according to a media report.The New York Times...

Patna, April 10 Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with other NDA leaders, congratulated JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Friday for taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member.The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber this...

Moscow, April 10 – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing Kyiv’s willingness to abide by it.According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will remain in effect from 4:00 p.m. (Moscow time) on April 11 and...

Chennai, April 10 Actor Shanthnu Bhagyaraj joined several film directors and producers on Friday in urging netizens not to share leaked clips from actor Vijay's highly anticipated last film, 'Jana Nayagan'.On his X timeline, Shanthanu, without mentioning the film or the actor it featured, made...

Mumbai, April 9 – Mukesh Khanna has lashed out at Samay Raina after the comedian mocked Khanna's iconic 90s character, Shaktimaan, in his latest show, "Still Alive."Khanna posted on X (formerly Twitter), calling Raina a "fool" and a "dog's tail."The message read: "A dog's tail stays crooked...

New Delhi, April 8 – The controversy surrounding Congress leader Pawan Khera has intensified following his allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s family and the subsequent police action, drawing a strong response from the opposition, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stepping in...

New Delhi, April 8 A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on a contentious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "go away" and the commission accusing them of "shouting".A TMC delegation – comprising its...

New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday described certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub as "highly offensive, inflammatory, and communal" while seeking her response to a petition seeking the removal of the allegedly objectionable content from social media.Justice Purushaindra...

Washington, April 8 – A social media post by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging US President Donald Trump to delay military action against Iran sparked controversy after users noticed what appeared to be a drafting error suggesting external authorship.The controversy centers around...

Kannur (Kerala)/Hyderabad, April 7 A heated exchange between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy escalated on Tuesday, the final day of campaigning for the April 9 assembly polls.The two leaders engaged in a verbal confrontation online, exchanging...

Mumbai, April 7 Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav has thanked Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for supporting him and praising his 30-year-long career.The actor, calling Salman his elder brother, expressed his gratitude on his X (formerly Twitter) account.He wrote, "Thank you so much, Bhai, for...

Guwahati, April 7 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the allegations made by Congress leader Pawan Khera regarding his wife's alleged foreign passports have been "completely exposed as lies."Speaking to reporters, CM Sarma asserted that the governments of the three...

New Delhi, April 6 – Raghav Chadha, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Rajya Sabha, shared some photos on social media on Monday featuring himself reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by American author Robert Greene, remarking that the timing of receiving the book was "hard to ignore", in...

Washington, April 5 – The White House has dismissed widespread online speculation that President Donald Trump was hospitalized, calling the claims false after rumors spread rapidly across social media following a routine press briefing.The speculation began after the White House announced a...

Guwahati, April 5 – Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, responded to allegations made by Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday, accusing him of circulating “poorly fabricated” documents and threatening legal action.In a post on X, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma...

Kozhikode, April 5 – With just days left for the election in Kerala, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-energy roadshow in the Beypore Assembly constituency on Sunday, signaling a strong final push by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to...

April 5, New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, paid tributes to former leader Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary.In a post on X, Amit Shah remembered Babu Jagjivan Ram as a pioneer of social justice who dedicated his life to serving the nation and its...

New Delhi, April 4 Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday claimed that party MP Raghav Chadha has deleted his earlier posts on X that were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.He also claimed that the Rajya Sabha MP's posts shared by AAP leaders had also disappeared from...

Malappuram (Kerala), April 4 – A person has been taken into custody after the gunman and driver of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor were allegedly attacked by a five-member group at Wandoor here, police said on Saturday.According to Wandoor Police, a case has been registered, and one person is...

New Delhi/Chennai, April 3 The Congress on Friday announced a list of 27 candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, re-nominating 12 sitting MLAs and fielding two women, even as senior leader and MP S Jothimani expressed her reservations over the choice of nominees while the TNCC...