New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Elon Musk-run electric car-maker Tesla was all set to enter the national capital on Monday with opening its second showroom in India.The US automaker was set to inaugurate its showroom in the upscale Worldmark 3 complex at Aerocity in the national capital.It will cater to customers in the national capital region — a key hub for India’s electric mobility push.Tesla’s India portfolio currently includes the Model Y electric SUV in two configurations. The standard Rear-Wh…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices started the week higher on Monday, led by gains in the PSU bank stocks. The BSE Sensex advanced 122 points or 0.15 per cent to 79,980 while the Nifty 50 inched up to 24,405, up 42 points or 0.17 per cent. The Nifty Bank rose 0.34 per cent to 55,194.Broader market indices also saw buying activity, with the BSE SmallCap adding 0.16 per cent and the BSE MidCap climbing 0.19 per cent. Last week, the Nifty and Sensex fell by nearly one per cent each.“N…

Jerusalem, Aug 11 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Monday confirmed that a strike in Gaza killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, alleging he was “the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas” and warning that “a press badge isn’t a shield for terrorism.”Al-Sharif was killed along with four of his colleagues — Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Noufal.In a statement, the military stated, “Al-Sharif was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civil…

Dhaka, Aug 11 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has dismissed the media reports claiming that the party has opened an office in India’s Kolkata, calling it an attempt by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to spread its “malicious propaganda.” In a post on X on Monday, the party expressed deep concern over the media reports, stating that those “relied solely on rumours without verifying them through any credible primary sources required to establish authenticity.”Slamming the Yunus administ…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Even as the Tamil Nadu Engineering admissions (TNEA-2025) began with a record-breaking enrolment of over 3.02 lakh students, more than 45,000 engineering seats under the state’s single-window admission system are expected to remain vacant this year. The tentative allotment list for the third and final round of counselling was released on Sunday, revealing the scale of vacancies in colleges across the state.According to sources in the Directorate of Technical Education (D…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will embark on an official visit to the UK and Germany later this month or in the first week of September, with a focus on attracting fresh investments to the state. According to highly placed sources, the itinerary will include meetings with potential investors, interactions with the Tamil diaspora, and other official engagements.During his upcoming visit, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is expected to deliver a lecture at King’s College…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a significant crackdown, the Delhi Police have achieved two breakthroughs, including the busting of a gambling racket and the arrest of a notorious criminal in possession of an illegal firearm. Both operations were carried out by the Operations Cell and Kishangarh police station staff, demonstrating intensified efforts by Delhi Police to curb organised and street-level crime in the district.According to a press release issued by the South West District Police on Monda…

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress, accusing it of fraud and termed it “unfortunate” that such leaders are representing Bengal.His remarks came a day after police revealed that a fake police station was being operated in Noida city of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district to allegedly extort money from people.The Noida Police arrested six individuals accused of setting up the so-called ‘International Police & Crime…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Taking a trip down memory lane, acclaimed actress Tillotama Shome recalled a rejected passport photo from 2004, which was turned down because she was smiling. She shared the passport picture on Instagram and captioned it: “2004 The rejected passport photo because of the smile. And yet we kept it because I was leaving home to study in New York, on a full scholarship and had cut my hair short to save money and time on hair care.”“Passport photos are a world unto themsel…

Brussels, Aug 11 (IANS) European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that any agreement between the United States and Russia must include Ukraine and the EU, as the two countries prepare for talks on a possible ceasefire of conflicts in Ukraine.”Any deal between the US and Russia must have Ukraine and the EU included, for it is a matter of Ukraine’s and the whole of Europe’s security,” she said.Kallas revealed that she would convene an online meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monda…