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A major governance dispute has emerged at Tata Sons after Tata Trusts called N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as chairman for another five-year term “illegal”. The Trusts said the resolution was a “legal nullity” because nominee director Noel N Tata voted against it. The Kremlin has described the US House of Representatives’ passage of a sweeping Russia…

Movie scenes depicting drug consumption or trafficking will carry the warning: “Illicit Narcotics Destroy Health and Guarantees Imprisonment. Say No to Drugs” (Representative image: Reuters). NEW DELHI: Films depicting consumption or trafficking of drugs will now carry an anti-drug warning, the broadcast ministry notified on Wednesday.According to the guidelines amended under the Cinematograph Act, such…

Akhilesh Yadav vs Jayant Chaudhary Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Choudhary were once allies. Now, every exchange between them seems to make their fallout a little more bitter and also personal.Their ongoing face-off touched a new low this week after Jayant unleashed another strong attack on his former ally. “When we had an alliance with them,…

Delhi HC seeks report from DU, police over DUSU violence NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday took strong exception to incidents of violence during campaigning for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, warning that it could stay the counting of votes and declaration of results if it is not satisfied with the…

Giorgia Meloni wishes PM Modi on his birthday NEW DELHI: Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, describing him as her friend and expressing hope for continued cooperation between India and Italy.In a post on X, Meloni said: “Happy birthday to my friend @narendramodi , to whom…

​Pakistani propagandists run video game footage as IAF crash NEW DELHI: The press information bureau (PIB) fact check unit on Thursday debunked a social media claim that an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet had crashed during landing due to pilot error. They stated that the video being circulated was footage from a video…

‘Chennai shouldn’t alienate Delhi’: SC tells Tamil Nadu to reconsider opposition to Navodaya schools NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to comply with its December 15, 2025 order to identify land in every district for establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, while urging the state and Centre to resolve their differences over…

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan at the UN Security Council, saying Islamabad had provided a “permissive environment” to the “architects” of the 9/11 attacks and continues to provide space and support to terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish recalled…

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 76th birthday and credited him for strengthening “special and privileged” strategic partnership between New Delhi and Moscow.Putin also thanked PM Modi for the warm and cordial welcome and hospitality extended to him and the Russian delegation during my visit to…

File photo: Brics leaders during a joint tree plantation initiative amid the 18th BRICS Summit, at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs has rejected social media posts claiming that multiple world leaders fell sick after attending the Brics summit in New Delhi, warning against “malicious posts” circulating online.The…