- India
Experts warn of legal hurdles to Mamata’s threat to state varsities
Kolkata: The administrative tussle between the Raj Bhavan and the Secretariat in West Bengal over the appointment of interim vice- chancellors for state-run universities has now turned into severe verbal brick-batting between…
- India
Bengal Governor sends confidential letters to CM, Union govt: Sources
Kolkata: Amid tussle between the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan over appointment of interim Vice-Chancellors for state universities by Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, the latter has sent “confidential” letters to…
- India
Youth ends life after making Facebook reel in UP
Kaushambi: A youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district allegedly hanged himself after making a reel on Facebook. The youth was apparently upset over failing to get his love. The 14-second video of…
- India
Allahabad HC sets up special committee to probe lathi charge on Hapur lawyers
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has formed a committee to look into the recent incident of police lathi charge on lawyers in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. A bench comprising Chief Justice Pritinker…
- Middle East
Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll climbs to over 2000
Rabat: Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a devastating earthquake late Friday night claimed the lives of 2,000 people. Flags will fly at half-mast on all public facilities during…
- World
6.1-magnitude quake hits central Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
Jakarta: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia on Saturday, but did not trigger giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake was recorded at…
- India
Rishi Sunak strolls on Delhi streets with wife Akshata Murthy
New Delhi: A day before attending the G20 Summit, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was seen walking on the streets of the national capital along with wife Akshata Murthy on Friday night.…
- World
UK PM Rishi Sunak seen wearing boAt headphones, CEO Aman Gupta welcomes him
New Delhi: Aman Gupta, Co-founder and CEO of homegrown consumer electronics brand boAt, had a time of his life when he saw UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wearing his company’s headphones at…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Pawan Kalyan stopped on way to Vijayawada
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Police stopped actor politician Pawan Kalyan from entering Vijayawada by road on Saturday night after permission was denied for his chartered aircraft to land at Gannavaram airport. The vehicle…
- India
Over 4,500 houses burnt & damaged in Manipur violence; govt to build new homes
Imphal: Around 4,800 houses have been burnt and destroyed in Manipur during the ethnic violence, which so far killed over 170 people and injured more than 700 besides displacing over 70,000 people…
- World
Morocco earthquake death toll mounts to 1,037
Rabat: The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night has risen to 1,037, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The earthquake has also injured at least…
- Science
50% of world’s glaciers will vanish with 1.5 degrees of warming: Study
New York: If the world reaches 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, 50 per cent of the glaciers would disappear and contribute 9 cm to sea level rise by 2100, finds an alarming…
- World
India deeply disappointed by absence of Xi, Putin at G20: US
Washington: India is disappointed that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin could not personally attend the G20 meeting hosted in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but was…
- Hollywood
Sylvester Stallone gets a surprise punch from Pope Francis, is ‘honoured’ by his fan
Los Angeles: Actor Sylvester Stallone recently went to the Vatican and met Pope Francis, who surprised the ‘Rocky’ actor with a punch, revealing that he’s a big fan of Stallone’s movies. The…
- World
US shuts controversial $125 mn wildlife virus hunting programme over safety
New Delh: The US government has quietly dropped its $125 million five-year flagship project for hunting viruses among wildlife to prevent human pandemics, over safety concerns, according to a report. Known as…
