- India
SC gives Centre two weeks to file affidavit on plea against Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday undertook before the Supreme Court that it will respond within two weeks on petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: File records forming basis of release of 11 accused, SC tells Guj
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Gujarat government two weeks’ time to file response on pleas challenging the release of 11 men convicted for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano…
- Middle East
1.5 mn Tourists visit Israel from Jan-Aug 2022
Tel Aviv: The number of tourists visiting Israel in the first eight months of 2022 reached nearly 1.5 million, recording a more than sevenfold increase compared to the same period last year,…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: High Court gives green signal for Amaravati Maha Padyatra
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted permission to Amaravati farmers for a second Maha Padyatra, scheduled to be launched from here on September 12, to demand development of Amaravati…
- Middle East
Turkey wildfire under control after 2 days, 8 injured
Ankara: A wildfire in Turkey was finally brought under control after it raged for two days, leaving eight people injured, including one in serious condition, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. A…
- India
President Murmu launches campaign to eradicate TB by 2025
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday launched an anti-TB campaign and exhorted the people to unitedly strive towards eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025. “When a welfare scheme is…
- India
UP: 17 children, 2 teachers fall ill as foul smell comes from gaushala
Noida: As many as 17 students and two teachers from a school in Dankaur area of Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar suddenly fell ill on Thursday. All of them were admitted to…
- World
Flood losses in Pakistan estimated up to $20bn
Islamabad: The latest information suggests that economic losses and damages caused by the flash floods in Pakistan could range between $15 billion to $20 billion, as the government fears up to 12…
- India
‘Court found him innocent’, Siddique Kappan’s wife lauds SC verdict
Thiruvananthapuram: Soon after the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Sidhique Kappan, who along with others were arrested on October 5, 2020 by the Uttar Pradesh Police under the…
- Featured News
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh in 1997
Amritsar: Residents of this holy town in Punjab on Friday fondly remembered the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the holiest of the Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple,…
- World
Death toll of 6.8-magnitude quake in China reaches 88
Beijing: A total of 88 people have been killed, and 35 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province earlier this week, local authorities said on Friday.…
- Offbeat
UP: Court orders tailor to compensate for ‘ill-fitting clothes’
Bulandshahr: A tailor in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr has been asked by a consumer court to pay more than Rs 12,000 in damages to a consumer for stitching ‘ill-fitting kurta pyjama’ besides additional…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President Erdogan says senior IS member captured
Ankara: Turkish security forces have captured one of the senior executives of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab…
- Entertainment
Shehnaaz Gill: ‘Main chahti hoon ki Thor iss Kaur pe bhi thoda dhyaan de’
Mumbai: Actress and former ‘Bigg Boss 13’ sensation Shehnaaz Gill wants Thor, the Norse god, to pay her a little attention. Upping her work-out ante, Gill, in a video, is seen trying…
- Bangalore
Protests erupt at Bangalore University against temple construction
Bengaluru: The students of Bangalore University (BU) have alleged that the ruling BJP government was trying to saffronise the university campus by allowing the construction of a Ganesha temple inside the campus.…
