Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] Apple has reportedly secured a retail lease for 7,997.8 square feet within North Bengaluru's upscale Phoenix Mall of Asia. The new Bengaluru location is anticipated to become Apple's third retail outlet in India, following its flagship stores in Mumbai and Delhi. This comes soon after Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the iPhone maker will expand its retail footprint in the country. As per an agreement, revealed by leading real estate platform Propstack, the lease is for a 10-year term with an annual rent of Rs 2.09 crore. It also claims that the lease officially commenced on November 8, 2024, with rent payments set to begin on August 8, 2025. The landlord for the property is Sparkle One Mall Developers Private Limited.Bengaluru's 1st Apple store of 8,000 sft in Phoenix Mall of AsiaApple India has leased a retail space […]

[ad_1] Kolkata Police have apprehended Sharmishtha Panoli, an Instagram influencer and Pune law student, from Gurugram for allegedly posting a communal video. The video criticized Bollywood actors' silence on 'Operation Sindoor,' sparking outrage and threats NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police has arrested a female Instagram influencer for posting a communal video targeting Bollywood actors over their silence on Operation Sindoor, officials said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sharmishtha Panoli, a student of a law university in Pune, was arrested from Gurgaon on Friday night. According to police sources, Panoli had uploaded a video on Instagram alleging that Hindi film actors remained silent on Operation Sindoor. The post triggered widespread backlash, with many users trolling her and posting threatening comments. Facing criticism, Panoli deleted the video and issued an apology. However, a complaint had already been lodged against her in Kolkata. […]

[ad_1] Annas Ansari, son of deceased mafia don Mukhtar Ansari and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA, received a two-year prison sentence from a Mau court in connection with a 2022 hate speech case. VARANASI: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA) court in Mau district on Saturday awarded two years imprisonment to Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA and dead mafia don Mukhtar Ansari’s son Annas Ansari in 2022 case of `Hisab-kitab’ hate speech.The CJM (MP-MLA) Krishna Pratap Singh sentenced a maximum of two years imprisonment under Section 506 IPC and a fine of Rs 3000, along with smaller jail terms in different sections of the case.Abbas was physically present in court when the court initially found guilty and convicted him. In view of his arrival tight security arrangements were made in and around the court campus.While contesting 2022 assembly polls from Mau […]

[ad_1] Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk is at the center of another personal and professional storm after a New York Times exposé published on May 30 alleged he secretly fathered a child with a Japanese pop star and offered his sperm to anyone in the world.According to conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair, who claims she also had a child with Musk in 2024, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told her he had fathered children “around the world,” including one with an unnamed Japanese singer. “He made it seem like it was just his altruism,” St. Clair said, adding that Musk claimed he would give his sperm to anyone who wanted a child.St. Clair told the Times that Musk used encrypted messages to keep their relationship hidden, even after they attended Trump’s election night party together at Mar-a-Lago. She said he […]

[ad_1] A commercial truck carrying an estimated 70,000 pounds (31,751 kilograms) of honeybee hives overturned in western United States, releasing millions of bees, authorities said on Friday.The accident happened in northwestern Washington state, close to the Canadian border near Lynden, the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts.About 250 million bees are estimated to have escaped from the truck."250 million bees are now loose," wrote Whatcom County Sheriff on its social media page. "AVOID THE AREA due to the potential of bee escaping and swarming.Goal to save as many bees as possibleRoads in the region have been closed as bee experts help with the clean-up."Thank you to the wonderful community of beekeepers: over two dozen showed up to help ensure the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees would be as successful as possible," according to the sheriff's […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the valour of women personnel in the Border Security Force (BSF), particularly during Operation Sindoor, calling them the "brave daughters" of India and lauding their frontline role in the country’s largest counter-terrorism operation.Speaking at the Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan in Bhopal, the Prime Minister said, “Operation Sindoor is India's largest and most successful counter-terrorism operation... From the Command and Control Centre to destroying enemy posts, the brave daughters of the BSF displayed exceptional valour.”He said the operation had exposed terrorist hideouts in locations even the Pakistani army never expected. “Proxy wars through terrorism will no longer be tolerated. Now, we will strike even inside enemy territory,” he declared.Referring to an incident in Pahalgam, Modi stated, “Terrorists not only shed the blood of Indians, but they also attacked our […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Saturday dismissed the plea filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to stay trial court proceedings in the alleged ‘land-for-jobs’ corruption case. The case, investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), centres on accusations that Yadav granted railway jobs in exchange for land parcels, which were transferred to his family or associates during his tenure from 2004 to 2009.Yadav had approached the high court through senior advocate Kapil Sibal, arguing that the CBI’s investigation and subsequent charges were invalid due to the absence of mandatory prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He claimed this sanction was required before any inquiry or investigation could legally proceed against a public servant and noted that while sanction was obtained for others involved, […]

[ad_1] LUCKNOW: Six people lost their lives and five others were injured when a car carrying wedding guests overturned in Hardoi on Saturday.The accident occurred around 4 am near Ghazipur village on the Alamnagar road under Shahabad police station limits, as the vehicle was returning to Pali from Kusuma village in the Manjhla police station area.According to police officials, the car, with 11 passengers on board, lost control and fell into a roadside ditch.The impact was so severe that five people, including two brothers, died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries at the hospital.The deceased have been identified as Jitendra (35) and his son Siddharth (5), Akash (22), Ramu (25) who was the driver, Johri (40), and Udayveer (18).The injured include Narendra (18), Ranjit (18), Aman (21), Parvind (18), Neeraj (17), and Anil (24), who is Neeraj’s cousin […]

[ad_1] Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Washington Sundar. (Pic credit: IPL) After Jasprit Bumrah's clinical spell helped Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by 20 runs in the IPL 2025 Eliminator, former South Africa star AB de Villiers hailed the pacer as the ultimate game-changer, saying, "The game isn't over until Bumrah's done bowling."Speaking on JioHotstar, De Villiers revealed he even told his son the same line before Bumrah returned for his final two overs. "Before Bumrah came back for his last spell, I told my son, ‘This game isn't over until he's done bowling.' Once again, he showed why he's one of the best," said De Villiers.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Defending 228/5 in New Chandigarh, MI were under pressure as Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar stitched together an 84-run stand. […]

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: A 42-year-old man working as a pilot for IndiGo was found dead at his flat in MyHome Traksha apartments in Kokapet on Thursday.Police said the man was identified as Adik Amrith Raj. Noticing a foul smell emanating from flat 601 in Block 1, the maintenance staff of the apartment building alerted the Narsingi police.Police arrived at the apartment and saw that the door was not locked from the inside. Upon entering, they found Amrith Raj's body lying on the floor in the drawing room. His body was in a decomposed state.Police contacted Amrith Raj's wife Shaili Prasad. She told police that she had separated from her husband and had shifted to Kolkata with her children."Amrith was living alone ever since his wife and children relocated to Kolkata. Based on preliminary observations, it is suspected that he might have […]