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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a ceremonial welcome and Guard of Honour at the Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya on Sunday, marking a key moment in his two-day official visit to Malaysia. The reception followed his arrival in Kuala Lumpur a day earlier, when Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim personally welcomed him at the airport.The visit comes months after India and Malaysia elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in August 2024. Bilateral talks between the two leaders are expected to focus on defence and security, economic cooperation, innovation, clean energy, semiconductors, and people-to-people ties, amid a…
Jeri John, Global Product Head, Arattai, | Photo Credit: NAVEEN KUMAR The Arattai app was an obscure messaging app, averaging around 300 downloads per day till September 23, and buried deep in the App Store despite its initial launch in 2021. But today, with endorsements from Union ministers and a growing curiosity among users to experience a homegrown alternative, the messaging platform from Chennai-headquartered SaaS firm, Zoho, is seeing a 100X jump in active user base. It has broken out into the top rankings on app stores beating the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram and others.In his first media interaction, Jeri…
Last Updated:January 28, 2026, 13:29 ISTCongress wants to come across as a party fighting for Vijay and hopes that the huge fan-based organisations in Kerala, which have a good ground presence, will lend it support tooVijay is one of the most watched and popular actors in the state, almost neck-and-neck with Mohanlal and Mammootty.What does actor and TVK chief Vijay have to do with Kerala polls? Well, he is one of the most watched and popular actors in the state, almost neck-and-neck with Mohanlal and Mammootty. Vijay possesses a massive organised fan base. His movies usually achieve openings of over…
Mumbai: Observing that the prosecution had made out a strong prima facie case to frame charges, a special court on Saturday rejected the discharge pleas of Premier Port Links Pvt Ltd, owned by Salil Deshmukh, and two chartered accountants, allegedly involved in a money laundering case linked to former state home minister Anil Deshmukh. Salil is Anil Deshmukh’s son and also an accused in the case.”…It prima facie appears that the company is one of the entities controlled and managed by the co-accused, the then home minister Anil Deshmukh and his family, and was utilised as a part of the…
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday stated that during the period from Jan 20 to Feb 4, flying squads found 336 violations across the NCR, including 34 from C&D sector, 229 from the industrial sector and five for DG sets. It added that closures have been proposed for 21 units, sealing of DG sets have been proposed for 53 units and show cause notices have been issued to two units. tnn Source link
BENGALURU: Reaffirming that elderly parents should not be left destitute after placing trust in their children, Karnataka high court has cancelled a gift deed executed by an 84-year-old father from Tumakuru in favour of his two adult daughters after they allegedly neglected him.Invoking the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, the hight court set aside the transfer of agricultural land made by petitioner Venkataiah, holding that the law protects senior citizens who part with their property on the expectation of care and support. The court noted that Venkataiah had said the gift deed was prepared by…
Hyderabad: Cybercrime sleuths in Malkajgiri and Cyberabad have detected multiple cases in recent weeks, and have arrested 23 accused across several states in connection with investment, digital, and online frauds.Since February 1, Malkajgiri commissionerate detected seven cybercrime cases, leading to the arrest of 11 persons. The cases included four investment frauds, one digital arrest fraud, one online gaming and betting fraud, and one part-time job scam. In one digital arrest fraud, two accused in Hyderabad were caught supplying mule bank accounts to fraudsters impersonating govt officials, who cheated a senior citizen of 2.8 lakh. In an online betting case, three…
Virudhunagar: Chief minister M K Stalin came down hard on BJP govt at the centre for “neglecting Tamil Nadu in the Union budget” and said people of the state will reciprocate appropriately in the assembly election. Stalin said the three-language policy is “like a sword hanging over us”.Speaking at the DMK youth wing south zone conference held in Virudhunagar, Stalin flayed BJP govt for “not announcing any major project for TN” in the Union budget. Unlike his customary public meetings, Stalin did a ramp walk like TVK president Vijay. Cheered by cadres, Stalin walked the ramp, waving his hands and…
Ahmedabad: A 23-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted an eight-year-old boy from Danilimda on the terrace of a religious premises on Friday afternoon. The child had gone to the religious place to offer prayers when the incident took place. The accused individual, Noman Shaikh, was arrested on Friday night after the child’s family registered a complaint with Gaekwad Haveli police. The condition of the child is reported to be serious, said police.Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Vani Doodhat said, “When the child told his parents about the assault, they went to the mosque, checked the CCTV footage and informed the police.…
Prayagraj: In a move aimed at enhancing passenger amenities, Indian Railways will be opening fruit and juice bars at key railway stations. Prayagraj division of North Central Railways will set up stalls at five key stations simultaneously, including at Prayagraj Junction, Kanpur Anwarganj, Firozabad, Phaphund and Manikpur, for which tender process has been initiated. Allotment for these units will be for a period of five years.Also, multi-purpose stalls will be set up at nine stations, including Aligarh, Vindhyachal, Etawah, Mirzapur, Fatehpur, Tundla, Phaphund and Kanpur Anwarganj to provide passengers essential daily-use items.The e-auction process for these units is scheduled to…