- India
Air India plane crash: 270 bodies recovered so far, DNA samples of 6 victims match
Ahmedabad: At least 270 bodies from the London-bound Air India plane crash have been brought to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, authorities said on Saturday, June 14. So far, six victims have been identified through…
- India
DU drops Manusmriti from Sanskrit course after row; VC says text won’t be taught
New Delhi: Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh has reiterated that Manusmriti will not be taught in any course at the university, following criticism over its mention in a Sanskrit department paper. “Earlier…
- Middle East
Israel’s main international airport to remain closed until further notice
Dubai: Israel’s main international airport will remain closed until further notice as hostilities between Iran and Israel continue, the airport authority said on Saturday, June 14. Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel…
- Kashmir
Pahalgam terror attack: Govt job for wife of martyred ponywallah
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday, June 14, provided a job to the wife of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, a local pony ride operator who was killed in the April…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill at least 16 Palestinians in Gaza
Deir al-Balah: At least 16 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Saturday, June 14, according to local health officials. The 20-month war with Hamas has…
- India
Bihar: BJP charges Lalu with insulting Babasaheb Ambedkar
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday charged RJD president Lalu Prasad with having “insulted” Babasaheb Ambedkar by having a portrait of the Dalit icon placed at his feet. Addressing…
- India
India abstaining from UN motion on Gaza ‘shameful’: Priyanka Gandhi
Malappuram: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday termed as “shameful” and “disappointing” the Indian government’s decision to abstain from the UN motion to protect civilians and uphold humanitarian obligations in…
- India
CRPF official killed in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Odisha’s Sundergarh
Bhubaneswar: A CRPF official was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during an anti-Naxal operation in Odisha’s Sundergarh district on Saturday, officials said. ASI Satyaban Kumar Singh (34) of 134th…
- India
Chhattisgarh govt replaces Urdu-Persian words with Hindi in police record
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has replaced Urdu and Persian words used in police official records with Hindi terms that can be easily understood by a layperson, in order to make policing more…
- Middle East
Israel’s military apologises for incorrect depiction of India’s map
Jerusalem: The Israeli military on Saturday apologised for posting a map that incorrectly depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan after objections from Indian social media users, clarifying that the image…
- India
Axiom-4 mission carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla now eyes June 19 lift-off
New Delhi: The much-delayed Axiom-4 commercial mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, is now targeting a launch on June 19, the Indian Space Research…
- World
US shifts military resources in Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions
Washington: The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, according to two US…
- News
Pakistan-born woman booked in UP for holding Indian documents without citizenship
Bareilly: A 64-year-old Pakistan-born woman claiming to have lived in India for over six decades has been booked in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly under a drive to identify undocumented foreign nationals, police said…
- India
All oil tanks of sunken ship plugged, no evidence of leakage: DGS
Kochi: The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on Friday said that capping and plugging of all identified fuel oil tanks of the Liberian-flagged ship which sank off the Kerala coast last month,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka seeks bigger share of central taxes, Rs 1.15 lakh cr for Bengaluru infrastructure
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met 16th Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya, demanding a larger allocation for the state from the central tax pool and Rs 1.15 lakh crore…
