- Pakistan
Defectors from ex-Pak PM Imran Khan’s party form new outfit
Lahore: A group of former provincial lawmakers who quit ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party over the May 9 attacks on sensitive military installations and government buildings, on Monday floated a…
- India
BJP president Nadda meets veterans as part of party’s public connect programme
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda met some eminent veterans, including former Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag, on Monday as part of his party’s month-long public connect initiative to mark nine…
- India
Odisha rail crash: NDRF ends operation, withdraws all 9 teams
Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force on Monday ended its rescue operation with the withdrawal of all its nine teams from the triple train accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district that has…
- India
‘Conditions apply’: Karnataka govt on free bus rides for women
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday issued orders for the implementation of ‘Shakti’ scheme under which women can avail free travel in state-run buses with certain conditions, including reservation of 50 per…
- Andhra Pradesh
Odisha train crash: AP disaster dept receives 2 distress calls, 1 traced
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) received two distress calls thus far pertaining to the Odisha train crash, out of which the whereabouts of one person were traced while…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 2 kids thrashed at adoption centre; FIR sought after viral video
Kanker: A video showing a woman thrashing two children at an NGO-run adoption centre in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh has gone viral on social media, following which the district collector sought registration…
- India
‘Only women with 80% body covered up’: Uttarakhand temples enforce dress code
Mahant Ravindra Puri, secretary of the Mahanirvani Panchayati Akhara, on Sunday, said a formal ban has been imposed on the entry of “scantily-clad men and women” into the Daksh Prajapati Mandir (Haridwar),…
- India
Manish Sisodia denied interim bail; can meet ailing wife once
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant interim bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case arising from the alleged excise policy scam. Justice Dinesh…
- Photos
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New York
New York: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses Indian diaspora at an event in New York, USA, Sunday, June 4, 2023. (PTI Photo) New York: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses Indian diaspora at…
- Photos
Odisha train accident: Restoration work
Balasore: NDRF personnel during the restoration work at the site of Friday’s triple train accident near Bahanaga Bazar railway station, in Balasore district, Sunday, June 4, 2023. At least 288 people were…
- World
Lower emissions during Covid pandemic led to increased warming: Study
New Delhi: The Covid pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, but barely affected the levels of long-lived greenhouse gases, leading to stronger…
- World
Sri Lankan President expresses grief over tragic train collision in Odisha
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the people and the government of India following the tragic train accident in Odisha that killed around 275 people. Wickremesinghe…
- India
Opposition parties’ June 12 meet in Patna postponed
New Delhi: A meeting of opposition parties, which was scheduled to be held in Patna on June 12, has been postponed, sources said on Sunday. With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and some…
- India
Naxal violence dropped by 70% under Modi govt: BJP leader
Chandrapur: Former Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Hansraj Ahir on Sunday claimed that the Narendra Modi government has tackled the Naxal menace in an effective manner and brought down the…
- India
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in India on two-day visit
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in India on Sunday on a two-day visit to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, especially in areas of transfer of critical…
