Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the White House this week, he knew it wouldn’t be a warm visit. The US president had already accused his government of enabling a “white genocide.” But nothing could have fully prepared Ramaphosa-or the global audience watching-for what happened next.The lights in the Oval Office dimmed. A television monitor, wheeled in just for the occasion, flickered to life. The screen played a four-minute video showing grainy protest footage, firebrand chants, and white crosses meant to symbolize slain white farmers. The message was clear, if fantastical: South Africa, according to President Trump, was persecuting its white minority-and he had brought his guest here to confront it.“You do allow them to take land, and then when they take the land, they kill the white farmer,” Trump said. “And when they kill the white […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former Infosys director Mohandas Pai criticised a State Bank of India (SBI) branch manager in Karnataka after she refused to communicate in Kannada with a local customer. Pai described the manager’s behaviour as “very, very wrong” and emphasised that businesses must serve customers in a language they understand. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Pai wrote: “You are very very wrong. Every business must serve its local customers in a language they understand. This is not the British Raj again. This is a service business. Learning say 200 words to converse is difficult? nobody is asking anyone to read and write but converse, learn a few words to show respect to your customers.” He added, “They are customers not your captives or subjects. Thus arrogance is very very wrong.” The incident occurred at the SBI Suryanagar […]

[ad_1] New Delhi: CSK's MS Dhoni leaves the field after the IPL 2025 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth thinks the end is near for stand-in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni. "Dhoni is also ageing, you can't expect too much from him," Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.Dhoni, who replaced injured Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain has failed to inspire CSK. The Chennai-based franchise has failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second successive season. Srikkanth hinted MS Dhoni is probably the weakest link in the CSK team.Bombay Sport Exchange Ep 5: Shane Watson on IPL, India-Australia rivalry | Part 1"But at the same time, you can't keep coming and messing it up, if you are not able […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An exchange of fire on Thursday morning broken out between security forces and terrorists in the Singhpora area of Chatroo in Kishtwar district, according to the Jammu & Kashmir Police.The incident comes nearly two weeks after India launched Operation Sindoor, a major counterterror campaign targeting terror bases in Pakistan and PoK.Although hostilities between the two countries de-escalated following a ceasefire agreement on May 10, India has clarified that the operation, initiated on May 7 is “paused, not over,” signalling continued vigilance in its fight against crossborder terrorism. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar (File Image) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his first press conference since December, has hinted that Israel probably had killed Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar. Addressing a Jerusalem press conference, Netanyahu claimed that 20 hostages remain alive in Gaza, while "up to 38" have perished and assured the public, "We will bring everyone back."Netanyahu stated that Israel maintains a well-structured plan for its military objectives in Gaza, emphasising that the conflict serves a distinct and warranted purpose, Times of Israel reported."To defeat Hamas, which carried out the atrocities of October 7; to bring back all of our hostages; and to ensure that Gaza does not present a threat to Israel."He maintained these objectives are interconnected and require complete fulfilment."We eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists. We eliminated the leaders of the […]

[ad_1] BNP Paribas India has retained its outperform rating on Dixon Technologieswith the target price at 17,910. Analysts said the company delivered a remarkable FY25 with revenues more than doubling while maintaining balance-sheet strength, high fixed-asset turnover, high return on equity and strong operating cash flow generation.While Dixon continues to inch towards capturing a large part of the domestic mobile-phone total addressable market and the bigger export opportunity, it is evaluating partnerships for non-semiconductor components, apart from display manufacturing They expect such forays to ensure customer stickiness and boost the company’s margin profile, offsetting the impact of the discontinuation of the mobile PLI scheme by the govt.Elara Securities India has an accumulate rating on Bharat Electronics with the price at Rs 400. Analysts said the company surprised on the positive in FY25, reaching the highest margins in its history. Its […]

[ad_1] UAE team after the historic series win. (Pic credit: UAE Cricket) The United Arab Emirates created history on Wednesday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, sealing their first-ever T20I bilateral series triumph over Bangladesh with a convincing seven-wicket win in the final match of the three-game series. The victory gave UAE a 2-1 series result, marking a significant milestone in the country’s cricketing journey.Alishan Sharafu struck the winning boundary through covers to cap off a dominant chase of 163 and sparked euphoric celebrations among his teammates. The win not only gave UAE their maiden series victory over a Full Member nation in T20Is but also dealt Bangladesh a heavy blow less than a year before the ICC T20 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!After the win, Player of the Match Sharafu said, “The plan was […]

[ad_1] Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur lifts the UEFA Europa League trophy after his team's victory. (Getty Images) Tottenham Hotspur ended their long wait for silverware with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final, sealing their first major title since 2008 and their first European triumph since 1984.Brennan Johnson’s scrappy 42nd-minute goal proved decisive at Bilbao’s San Mames stadium, giving Spurs their third Europa League crown. The Welsh winger bundled in a loose ball from close range after a cross by Pape Matar Sarr took deflections off Luke Shaw and Johnson himself before creeping past United keeper Andre Onana.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Despite a dismal Premier League season, Ange Postecoglou’s side delivered when it mattered most. The Australian, under pressure after Spurs finished below United in the league, kept […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Chief Justice B R Gavai Wednesday said lawyers don't want to work during vacation but the judiciary is blamed for the backlog of cases.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih got miffed when a lawyer urged listing of a petition after summer vacation. "The first five judges are sitting through the vacation and continuing to work, yet we are blamed for the backlog.In reality, it is lawyers who are unwilling to work during the vacations," the CJI said.Recently, SC issued a notification on the benches that will function during the upcoming summer vacation, rechristened as "partial court working days", from May 26 to July 13. Significantly, there will be two to five vacation benches sitting during partial court working days and even top five judges, including the CJI, will be holding courts […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After countering the Muslim side's argument that non-Muslims could theoretically form a majority in the Central Waqf Council and Auqaf Boards, Centre told Supreme Court Wednesday that an ill-founded attempt was made to project discrimination of Muslims by comparing composition of waqf bodies with religious endowment boards of Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta exhibited documents, including the minority affairs ministry's written assurance to the Joint Parliamentary Committee and its affidavit in SC, to apprise a bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justice A G Masih that the council and boards would never lose their minority character as an overwhelming majority of members would always be Muslims.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal had taken nearly 30 minutes on Tuesday to highlight apprehension among Muslims about the council and boards losing their minority character by claiming that the […]