In a narrow lane of Hyderabad’s Hafiz Baba Nagar, a modest home hummed with sounds that betrayed nothing unusual — a pressure cooker’s whistle, a child’s laughter, the clatter of steel plates. But above the everyday chaos, a small device tucked quietly on a kitchen shelf blinked in coded rhythm. It wasn’t a Wi-Fi router,...

Special Intensive Revision. Corruption. Caste equations. Out-migration. Education. Yes, Bihar is weeks away from speaking its mind. Like any election — experts, observers and shoot-in-the-dark psephologists are deconstructing “strategy” and “stance”. Over the next few weeks, your neighbour, your niece in her second year of undergraduate studies, and your uncle will turn into electoral pundits....

An elderly woman tourist from the United States died after she suddenly fell ill while travelling by train from Bharatpur to Ranthambore in Rakasthan on Thursday. According to officials, the 85-year-old woman, identified as Noel, was part of a group of around 25 tourists visiting India. The group had travelled from Agra to Bharatpur by...

NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai Thursday said he and Justice K Vinod Chandran were “very shocked” when a lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe at him on Oct 6, but the issue is a “forgotten chapter”.In an act that elicited all-around condemnation, a 71-year-old lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, tried to hurl his shoe at the...

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has called upon the Non-Resident Rajasthanis (NRRs) settled in Gujarat to contribute in making the State a global gems and jewellery hub. Mr. Sharma said Rajasthan was poised to become a 350 billion U.S. dollar economy and...

A late-night call jolted several senior officers out of sleep as Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan convened an online meeting of his ministry around 10.45 pm, Wednesday, it is learnt. The meeting link was shared around 10.30 pm and officers were notified only minutes earlier. During virtual discussion, the minister is understood to have...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday paused an ongoing security cabinet meeting on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal to take a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Times of Israel reported, citing Netanyahu’s office. During the conversation, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Netanyahu on the agreement reached for the release of all...

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever was the target of a foiled jihadist-inspired plot involving drone-mounted explosives aimed at attacking politicians, according to government sources cited by AFP on Thursday. The revelation came shortly after federal prosecutors announced the arrest of three suspects in connection with the case.The attack...