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India has turned into ‘oil money laundromat for Kremlin’: WH trade adviser
New York: A day after claiming that the Ukraine conflict was “Modi’s war”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has accused India of being an “oil money laundromat for the Kremlin”. Navarro,…
- Middle East
UN food agency chief says women, children are starving in Gaza
Tel Aviv: The head of the UN food agency said on Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian…
- India
Jammu-Srinagar national highway shut due to landslides in Udhampur
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic for the third consecutive day on Thursday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Udhampur-Ramban belt, officials said. Due to…
- India
US First Secretary among 50 diplomats at RSS centenary event
New Delhi: More than 50 diplomats from nearly two dozen embassies and high commissions attended the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) here on Wednesday. Among the dignitaries attending the…
- India
Kerala witnesses landslides, waterlogging due to heavy rains
Thiruvananthapuram: Rains intensified in Kerala on Thursday, causing waterlogging, a rise in water levels of dams and landslides in some parts of the state, with the IMD issuing an orange alert in…
- India
‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ to conclude in Patna on Sep 1: Khera
Dhaka: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday disclosed that Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar will conclude on September 1 with a “huge procession” in the state capital. Khera, who…
- India
India’s gains from Russian oil imports exaggerated
New Delhi: India’s gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research…
- India
CPI delegation meets full bench of Election Commission
New Delhi: A Communist Party of India delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India on Thursday and discussed issues ranging from the ongoing special intensive revision in Bihar…
- India
Maratha quota protest: Over 1,500 cops deployed at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan
Mumbai: Over 1,500 Mumbai police personnel have been deployed at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai to maintain law and order in view of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, officials said…
- Middle East
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemeni capital, Houthis say
Cairo: Israeli airstrikes on Thursday hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, the Houthis’ media office reported. The strikes came after the Israeli military struck Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least 10 people. Residents…
- India
1.72 lakh people died in road accidents in 2023: Road Ministry report
New Delhi: The number of road accidents in India went up by 4.2 per cent to over 4.8 lakh in 2023, resulting in death of 20 persons every hour, according to a…
- India
High alert in Bihar after intel on entry of 3 terrorists from Pakistan via Nepal
Patna: A high-security alert has been sounded across Bihar following inputs suggesting that three terrorists from Pakistan have entered the state through Nepal, an official said on Thursday. Bihar Police headquarters has…
- India
17 die after unauthorised building collapses in Maharashtra
Seventeen people, including a mother-daughter duo, were killed and several others seriously injured after a portion of an unauthorised four-story building collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at Virar in Maharashtra’s Palghar…
- India
13-yr-old Zoya sets herself on fire in Bihar’s govt school, family claims murder
A 13-year-old Muslim girl died on Wednesday, soon after being found with severe burn injuries inside the washroom of a government-run school in Patna, police said. Zoya Parveen, a class 5 student,…
- India
Himachal rains: Govt buildings, bridges washed away by flash floods
Shimla: As rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said flash floods in River Ravi have washed away several government buildings at the remote Bada Bangal village in Kangra district.…
