The Nedumbassery police arrested five youths for allegedly abducting a passenger who landed at the Cochin International Airport from Dubai in the early hours of Friday. The arrested are Antony Nistol, 20, of Mattancherry, Hamdan Harish, 21, of Fort Kochi, Bibin Malayil, 26, of Chullikkal, Vishnu Vinod, 21, of Palluruthy, and Joel George, 22, of...

The finale of the Loksatta Lokankika Competition was held on Saturday with M L Dahanukar College, Dahanu, emerging victorious with their powerful one-act play, “Jab We Meta,” earning the title of Maharashtra’s Lokankika. The second prize was claimed by “Vaman Aakhyan” from Modern College, Pune division, while the third prize went to “Thimmakka” by Satish...

Does India need more than one Jaishankar? Responding to the question, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the premise itself was flawed, drawing a parallel with Lord Hanuman to underline the primacy of leadership and vision in defining a nation’s direction. Speaking at the Diplomacy to Discourse session at the Pune Literature Festival on Saturday,...

Did the “Ice Maiden,” as Donald Trump calls his no-nonsense chief of staff Susie Wiles, who has quietly run the White House with a relatively steady hand unlike his chaotic first term, have a meltdown or was it a hit job?Washington was abuzz Tuesday with a bombshell Vanity Fair interview with the 68-year-old political operative...

Metro services on the Yellow Line experienced delays on Saturday evening after a technical issue was reported in one of the trains, officials of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said. According to the BMRCL, the disruption began around 4.45 p.m., when a train on the Yellow Line developed a technical snag. Following the...

IND vs PAK U19 Asia Cup 2025 Final Match Date, Time, Live Cricket Streaming: India and Pakistan will meet once more in an Asia Cup final with the India colts looking to repeat their seniors’ feat from a few months ago when they defeated Pakistan. The colts have already met once in the group stages...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting Assam and the Northeast during its years in power and alleging that it protected infiltrators at the cost of the region’s security and identity. Addressing a public rally after inaugurating a new terminal at the Guwahati airport, PM...

S Jaishankar (file photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday said he merely carries out the “vision” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likening his role to that of Lord Hanuman carrying out Lord Ram’s mission.At an event in Maharashtra’s Pune, Jaishankar, a former diplomat, was asked if only “one Jaishankar” is enough...

Children pose with masks created by children in a orkshop at the ABC (Art By Children) Art Room, one of the key initiatives of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, inaugurated by District Collector of Ernakulam G. Priyanka at Kochi Water Metro’s Fort Kochi terminal. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT A group of people, including children, sat...

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar stressed on fielding the right combinations for the upcoming T20 World Cup and acknowledged former T20I vice captain Shubman Gill’s lack of runs which led to his omission from the World Cup squad. Gill was appointed the deputy of skipper Suryakumar Yadav ahead of September’s Asia Cup but hasn’t fired with...