- India
SC judgement stern rebuke to not only Punjab Governor but to all governors: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the Supreme Court’s judgment asking Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit to decide on granting assent to bills passed by the state assembly was…
- Sports
Rashid Khan undergoes lower-back surgery
London: Star Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan has undergone a minor lower-back surgery in the UK and is expected to recover soon, according to the Afghanistan Cricket Board. The talismanic spinner though will…
- Lifestyle
How risky is it to give card details over the phone and how do I reduce the chance of fraud?
Leicester: (The Conversation) Paying for things digitally is so common, most of us think nothing of swiping or tapping our card, or using mobile payments. While doing so is second nature, we…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality ‘severe’ again on Friday as AQI crosses 400
New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi turned “severe” again on Friday with a dip in temperatures and slow wind speed at night allowing accumulation of pollutants. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI)…
- India
Timeline: 12 days since Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, rescue ops put on hold again
Dehradun: As the rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district entered the twelfth day on Thursday, it faced a fresh hurdle. Drilling had to be…
- World
WHO asks China for details after surge in respiratory illness among children
Beijing: The WHO on Thursday said it has made an official request to China for detailed information on a spike in respiratory illnesses after the Chinese health authorities reported multiple infectious respiratory…
- India
SC asks Centre set up fresh delimitation commission
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Thursday to set up a fresh delimitation commission for ensuring a proportional representation of the communities specified as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled…
- India
Days after demolition drive, Nizamuddin slum dwellers trade house remains
New Delhi: Two days after it was demolished, the slum near Hazrat Nizamuddin area was a scene of chaos with grief-stricken families trying to dispose of whatever they could salvage from the…
- Hyderabad
Jeddah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi due to medical emergency: IndiGo
New Delhi: IndiGo on Thursday said its flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi on Wednesday due to a medical emergency for a passenger who was declared dead on arrival.…
- India
UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act does not prohibit beef transport: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act does not prohibit transportation of beef. The above observation was made by Justice Pankaj Bhatia while…
- India
Setback at Silkyara tunnel, drilling to rescue trapped workers put on hold again
Uttarkashi: Drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel was put on hold again Thursday after the platform on which the equipment is mounted developed some cracks, in yet another setback…
- Telangana
Farmers’ income can’t be doubled by dialogues: KTR slams PM Modi
Hyderabad: BRS working president and Minister K T Rama Rao said on Thursday said that farmers’ income cannot be doubled by “dialogues and jumlas (empty promises),” in a reference to Prime Minister…
- Pakistan
Head of Dawoodi Bohra community to be conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan
Islamabad: Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, head of the Mumbai-based Dawoodi Bohra sect of Islam, will be conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan’, making him the fourth Indian to be honoured with Pakistan’s highest civilian award. The…
- World
Three-day World Hindu Congress opens in Bangkok on Friday
Bangkok: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will on Friday inaugurate the World Hindu Congress here in Thailand’s capital which will bring together thinkers, activists and leaders to deliberate on issues and challenges faced…
- India
Campaigning in Rajasthan ends, polling on Saturday
Jaipur: The high-pitch electoral campaign in Rajasthan for the November 25 assembly elections came to an end Wednesday evening with the BJP going all out to wrest power from the Congress, which…
