- India
5th bridge collapse in a week: Bihar’s infrastructure under scrutiny
Patna: Another instance of bridge collapse has come to the fore in Bihar, making it the fifth such incident to have been reported from the state in just over a week. The…
- India
Jaishankar to represent India at SCO summit as PM Modi decides to skip it
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana next week as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to…
- Bangalore
HC extends by 2 weeks interim order restraining CID from arresting Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended by two weeks its interim order restraining the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in connection with a…
- India
New criminal laws mockery of Constitution, enacted without consultation: Teesta
Mumbai: The three new laws set to replace British-era ones from July 1 nationwide are a “mockery of the Indian Constitution”, claimed civil rights activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad here on Friday.…
- World
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal’s Bagmati province
Kathmandu: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Nepal’s Bagmati Province on Friday, according to the National Earthquake Measurement Centre. The quake with epicentre at Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district, 100 km…
- India
India opposes bid to change status quo by force in South China sea
New Delhi: India on Friday said it opposes unilateral actions seeking to change the status quo by force in South China Sea amid concerns over China’s escalatory moves against the Philippines’ maritime…
- India
Delhi T1 roof collapse: Govt orders inspection of structural strength of all airports
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Friday ordered a thorough inspection of the structural strength of all airports in the country, following the roof collapse incident at the Delhi airport that…
- India
Opposition forces repeated adjournments in Parliament over NEET issue
New Delhi: The opposition caused repeated disruptions in Parliament Friday over the NEET paper leak issue, with both Houses being adjourned for the day without transacting much business apart from the Rajya…
- Middle East
Embassy in constant touch with Indian nationals in Lebanon: MEA
New Delhi: Amid evolving security environment in Lebanon, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said the Embassy of India in Beirut is in “constant touch” with the Indian nationals there and…
- News
SC guidelines violated during Bhojshala survey, alleges Muslim cleric
Dhar: Guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court were not followed during the scientific study of the 11th-century Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district, a Muslim leader claimed on Friday, June…
- India
Congress demands CBI probe into gang rape, murder of minor in Haridwar
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Congress on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the gang rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Haridwar while alleging that the involvement of BJP leaders in crimes…
- India
NEET row: CBI arrests principal, VP of school in Hazaribagh in paper leak case
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday, June 28, arrested the principal and vice principal of a school in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said. Ehsanul Haque,…
- News
‘Bomb on board’: Vistara Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai flight crew finds threat note
Mumbai: A Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai flight of Vistara received a bomb threat on Friday following which a search was being carried out, police said here. A note saying ‘bomb on board’ was found by…
- India
Falsely implicated, I was forced to spend 5 months in jail: Hemant Soren
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday, June 28, claimed that he was falsely implicated in a money laundering case and was forced to spend about five months in jail.…
- Delhi
No loud noise, chaos when iron rods fell on cars: Spectators at Delhi airport
New Delhi: There was no loud noise of anything breaking when the rods of a portion of a roof collapsed at the Delhi airport’s Terminal-1, a cab driver, who was at the…
