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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday issued a clarification regarding his recent remark on the Pahalgam terrorist attack. In a Facebook post, he said people had "misinterpreted" his intentions.Vadra had earlier said the Pahalgam terrorists killed people after checking their IDs, "because they think that Muslims are being suppressed."Vadra wrote in his clarification post, "My intentions have been misinterpreted. I am committed to clarifying myself with honesty, transparency, and respect. I decided to wait in silence for a few days, but this should not be construed as silence, indifference or lack of patriotism. In fact, it is because of my deep love for my country, my deep respect for truth and my commitment to dedication that I took the time to reflect before speaking. Silence is the stage where responsibility matures, […]

[ad_1] Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Monday. While BSE Sensex went above 79,600, Nifty50 crossed 24,150. At 9:20 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 79,582.96, up 370 points or 0.47%. Nifty50 was at 24,131.35, up 92 points or 0.38%.In this shortened trading week coinciding with the month's start, auto sales figures will be a crucial focus for traders. Market watchers will analyse the IIP figures and HSBC Manufacturing PMI Final statistics. The ongoing India-Pakistan situation also remains significant for market sentiment.Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited says, “The heightened uncertainty relating to Indo-Pak tensions will weigh on the markets. It is very difficult to judge how much the market has discounted. Going by the resilience of the market, it can be said […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli and KL Rahul after DC vs RCB match in Delhi. (Screengrab) Virat Kohli on Sunday took a cheeky jibe at KL Rahul by recreating his "this is my ground" Kantara celebration after Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) six-wicket win against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.It was the celebration KL Rahul pulled off earlier this month at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru when he scored an unbeaten 93 off 53 balls to guide Delhi to victory over RCB.During the post-match celebration in Delhi, Virat Kohli approached KL Rahul, who was talking to his Karnataka teammates Karun Nair and Devdutt Padikkal, and tried to do the Kantara celebration.However, KL then pointed him towards the pitch and asked him to do it there, and the duo burst into laughter.After his celebration in Bengaluru, Rahul had […]

[ad_1] In a tense and dramatic operation early Sunday, over 100 immigrants believed to be in the US illegally were arrested after a huge federal raid at an after-hours club in Colorado Springs. The raid, which involved over 300 police officers and agents from several federal agencies, was aimed at the club after months of investigation into its suspected links to drug trafficking, prostitution, and violent crime.The raid played out in dramatic fashion, with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) releasing gory video footage of agents encircling the building and ordering patrons to exit with their hands up. As agents broke a window to enter, pandemonium broke out within the club. Other videos, quickly going viral on the web, depicted dozens of people running through the entrance of the club as federal agents stormed in, making on-the-spot arrests of dozens of […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli and KL Rahul were involved in an heated exchange during DC vs RCB match in Delhi. (Screengrabs) Virat Kohli and KL Rahul were involved in an heated argument during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. However, the context of the argument was not clear from the stumps mic but it looked like Kohli was visibly upset about something. Virat Kohli scored another fifty to lift RCB to the top of the IPL table with a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.Chasing 163, RCB were reduced to 26 for 3 before Kohli (51) and Krunal Pandya (73 not out) shared a 119-run stand off 84 to overhaul the target in 18.3 overs and extend their unbeaten run away from home."It was a top win, especially looking at the surface. We […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress leader Udit Raj on Sunday strongly criticised his party colleague Shashi Tharoor for his remarks over the Pahalgam terror attack, questioning Tharoor's loyalty to the party.Speaking to ANI, Raj asked, "Is Shashi Tharoor in the Congress party or the BJP? Is he trying to become a super-BJP man?" He further challenged Tharoor to question the BJP government about their plans regarding PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) and questioned whether he had become "the BJP's advocate."“I want to ask him which terrorist attack occurred in America after 9/11? Has the BJP made him its spokesperson?" Raj asked.Shashi Tharoor on Sunday had said that the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack may have resulted from an intelligence failure, comparing it to the October 7, 2023, Hamas strike that caught Israel — known for its robust intelligence network — by surprise.Speaking to […]

[ad_1] LSG's Ravi Bishnoi reacts after hitting Jasprit Bumrah for a six. (Screengrabs) Until Sunday, Ravi Bishnoi had never hit a six in the Indian Premier League (IPL).At Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner hit two maximums. And one of them came off Jasprit Bumrah's bowling. Bishnoi not only hit the audacious shot but also celebrated by punching his fists. Bishnoi's celebration put a smile on Jasprit Bumrah's face. In the LSG dugout, captain KL Rahul and mentor Gautam Gambhir were also seen laughing and pointing at Bishnoi.It was a clinical performance by the five-time champion Mumbai Indians, who defeated LSG by 54 runs for their fifth successive win in IPL 2025.Who's that IPL player?Bumrah, picking up 4 for 22, became the highest wicket-taker for the Mumbai Indians in IPL history with 174 wickets, going […]

[ad_1] Barbed wire fence marks the tense Line of Control, separating India and Pakistan under the Simla Agreement. Flags wave against a somber sky. NEW DELHI: Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) by resorting to unprovoked firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Kupwara districts, Indian Army officials said on Monday. "During the night of April 27-28, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara and Poonch districts," a defence spokesperson told news agency PTI.Indian troops responded swiftly and effectively, he added.Also Read: Eye on Pak, India flexes muscle in Arabian SeaThis was the fourth consecutive night of Pakistan violating the ceasefire along the LoC, amid heightened tension between New Delhi and Islamabad following last week's terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. On April 22, […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump voiced his disappointment towards Russian President Vladimir Putin and called upon him to cease hostilities and enter into a peace agreement with Ukraine.While speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said, “I want him to stop shooting, sit down, and sign a deal.”“We have the confines of a deal, I believe. And I want him to sign it,” he added.This comes following the US President's meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome, Trump took to Truth Social to criticise Russian President Vladimir Putin for recent attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine.“There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities, and towns over the last few days,” Trump wrote. “It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want […]

[ad_1] Microsoft software developer Julian Isla spent a distressful year seeking answers for his infant son Sergio's unexplained seizures before finally discovering he had Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe neurological disorder. Frustrated by repeated misdiagnoses and inadequate medical resources, Isla envisioned using artificial intelligence to revolutionise rare disease diagnosis. Motivated by his family's ordeal, he co-founded Foundation 29 in 2017 to harness AI for faster, more accurate medical insights. Further inspired by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s personal story of raising a child with cerebral palsy, Isla became a leading advocate for using technology to transform healthcare for families in need.After hearing Nadella’s speech, Isla quickly emailed him, sharing Sergio’s story and presenting his vision of how technology could transform the lives of undiagnosed patients. To his surprise, Nadella responded within five minutes and connected him with Microsoft’s AI healthcare […]