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A US federal judge halted construction for two weeks on Thursday at a Florida Everglades immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” while evaluating potential environmental law violations.The facility, established two months ago at an underutilised single-runway training airport, accommodates up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures. Judge Kathleen Williams’ order prohibits additional filling, […]

NEW DELHI: Following through on his claim of “atom bomb evidence of voter manipulation” in favour of governing BJP, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said over one lakh voters were downright fake in Mahadevapura assembly seat that BJP swept to narrowly win Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency in 2024. There are eight segments in the […]

NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday termed Rahul Gandhi’s allegation of poll fraud against EC a “calculated deceit through a selective outrage” and accused Congress of “systematically” attacking constitutional bodies under a larger conspiracy against India’s democracy and the Constitution.“The ideologically hollow Congress is systematically attacking constitutional institutions. It cannot be ruled out that there is […]

NEW DELHI: Rejecting Justice Yashwant Varma’s petition on Thursday, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih said it was “unreasonable to even think that despite an incident of the present nature, the CJI would wait for Parliament to take action”.“The CJI, upon being informed of a judge’s remissness, does have […]

Isha Talwar, who is known for her acclaimed work in Mirzapur, Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo, and Article 15, has opened up about an uncomfortable and bizarre audition she faced early in her career. Taking to social media, Isha shared her story as advice to newcomers entering the film industry.The audition at a crowded eateryIn a […]

NEW DELHI: “Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile,” wrote Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong in a post on X, a day after US President Donald Trump slapped an additional 25% tariff on India for its trade with Russia. The remark was seen by some as expressing solidarity with countries like India and […]

DeMar DeRozan opened up about Stephen Curry (Image via Getty Images) NBA legend Stephen Curry‘s popular habit was recently criticized by DeMar DeRozan. The NBA player’s former teammate Damion Lee disclosed a few days ago that, in order to stay motivated during halftime, he used to look up his own name on social media. He […]

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Having worked out a three-way split of 25% US reciprocal tariffs that kicked in on Thursday, Indian exporters are rushing shipments ahead of the Aug 27 deadline, when Donald Trump’s “secondary sanctions” on India will double the customs duty to 50%.“We are advancing the shipments and planning to ship goods for the four […]

NEW DELHI: Internal migration to urban cities is driving up both salaries and housing demand, a survey has shown.Relocating has led to near doubling of salaries in certain white-collar segments related to IT, finance, and healthcare. It is also true for blue-collar workers, such as domestic helps and factory employees, who reported a 1.6 to […]

SRINAGAR: Police launched Thursday coordinated raids across Kashmir valley, seizing allegedly subversive books from bookstores and literary venues, including Chinar book festival underway at SKICC on the banks of Dal Lake. The crackdown followed J&K administration banning 25 titles under section 98 of BNSS.Police confiscated five copies of “A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of […]