[ad_1] New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite internet service to India. The announcement was made nearly a month after Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington and discussed strengthening collaboration in space, mobility, technology and innovation. “Airtel…
[ad_1] Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the BJP went head-to-head in the Assembly Wednesday, trading allegations of communalism and making inflammatory statements. The fierce row included Ms Banerjee thundering “I’m a Hindu… don’t need certification from BJP”, and ripping into the saffron party’s “imported Hindu dharma”. The opposition party then responded with accusations…
[ad_1] Bengaluru: Kannada actor Ranya Rao – arrested last week at Bengaluru airport for smuggling 14kg of gold into the country, some of it strapped to her waist and the inside of her calves – said Wednesday she had been “denied her right to sleep”. The claim was made as Ms Rao, whose stepfather is…
[ad_1] It was April 17, 2004. Telugu superstar Soundarya had just boarded a single-engine Cessna 180 from the Jakkur airstrip near Bengaluru in Karnataka. Soundarya, the belle of Telugu cinema and a doctor, had just joined the BJP. She was on her way to Karimnagar in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the BJP. It…
[ad_1] As international cricket comes to a halt for the Indian team, with the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy, the players disassemble and report to their respective Indian Premier League franchises for a 2-month long campaign. Head coach Gautam Gambhir, however, is looking to put himself in action sooner than expected by…
[ad_1] Mach, Pakistan: Hostages freed from a train siege in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday said they walked for hours through mountainous terrain to reach safety, forced to leave behind relatives from whom they were separated. Rebels waging a war of independence against the Pakistani state set off explosions on the railway track in a remote…
[ad_1] Bengaluru: On the day that Kannada actor Ranya Rao’s gold smuggling attempt came to light, she was a passing through the green channel, an airport zone for those who have no items to declare to the customs department, with 14 kilograms of gold concealed on her person. After arriving at the Kempegowda International Airport’s…
[ad_1] Over 150 hostages have been freed after armed rebels hijacked a train carrying over 400 passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region. At least 27 rebels have been killed in a firefight with the forces, suggest reports. Here are the top 10 points in this big story: The security forces managed to rescue 155 hostages…
[ad_1] An official at the US Agency for International Development has ordered employees to shred a large volume of records, according to a court filing on Tuesday by government employee unions asking a judge to block the move. In a motion filed in Washington, DC, federal court, the unions cited an email from USAID’s acting…
[ad_1] Indian cricket team celebrates after Champions Trophy 2025 victory© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to receive any “formal clarification” from the ICC on the perceived snub during the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the title clash on Sunday…
