Bengaluru: A counterfeit currency printing racket was busted in Bengaluru South district, with the arrest of seven people and seizure of materials used to make fake notes, police said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Santosh (35), Satish (36), Sampath (33), Rajesh (34), Renukaraj (31), Shivaraj (42) and Govindaraj (50), they said. The arrests…
New Delhi: A record over 7.8 crore ITRs have been filed for assessment year (AY) 2026-27 till August 31, the income tax department said on Tuesday. Last year, over 7.3 crore income tax returns (ITRs) were filed by September 16, 2025, the extended deadline for filing returns for non-audit cases for AY 2025-26. ” A…
There is nothing wrong with dreaming big. Telangana certainly deserves world-class sporting infrastructure. But when a government talks about building a cricket stadium even bigger than the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, one cannot help asking a rather inconvenient question: what about the stadium Telangana already has? Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s grand announcement of…
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for treatment of viral infection and acute dehydration, his aide said on Tuesday. Hazare, 89, was brought to the Bombay Hospital in south Mumbai on Monday from Ahilyanagar district, where he had been admitted in a local hospital for initial treatment, the…
Singapore: Global energy majors and investors took note of the multi-billion-dollar opportunities in India’s oil and gas and the reforms underpinning them at an India energy showcase held in Singapore on Monday. The programme was presided over by Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), and attended by senior officials. Deputy High…
Washington: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. A second source familiar said that in his resignation, Driscoll “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding…
Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move towards “endless war to end of war”, saying every day of conflict “pushes humanity back” and calling for all outstanding issues to be resolved peacefully. Meeting Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan’s capital Bishkek,…
Bishkek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games in the Kyrgyz capital alongside a host of visiting SCO leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The sixth edition of the games is being held in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 6. Modi,…
Shenzhen: Lakshya Sen will look to bounce back from the disappointment of his early exit at the World Championships but a tough opener awaits him when he spearheads the Indian challenge at the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750, beginning here on Tuesday. World No. 13 Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to…
New Delhi: The number of Indian nationals rescued in the wake of the devastating flash floods in Nepal stands at 158, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday, as India stepped up its relief and rescue efforts in coordination with Nepalese authorities. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the update in…
