- World
PM Modi, Chinese prez Xi seen having brief exchanges in Johannesburg
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were on Thursday seen having brief exchanges ahead of a media briefing by the BRICS leaders in Johannesburg. Modi and Xi…
- Pakistan
Pak court resumes hearing on Imran Khan’s appeal in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday resumed hearing on an appeal filed by jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan challenging his conviction and sentence by a sessions court in the…
- India
SC refuses to cancel bail to ex-Andaman CS in job-for-sex racket case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain over allegations of gang-raping a 20-year-old woman…
- India
Himachal Pradesh: 8 buildings collapse as landslide hits Kullu
Shimla: At least eight buildings that had developed cracks and were declared unsafe following recent rains collapsed in Anni area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Thursday, throwing up large clouds of…
- India
World wrestling body suspends WFI, wrestlers won’t play under India flag at Championships
New Delhi: UWW (United World Wrestling) the world governing body for wrestling, has suspended the WFI for not conducting its elections on time, a development that will not allow Indian grapplers to…
- India
Mizoram bridge collapse: 23 workers feared dead; 18 bodies found
Aizawl: Of 26 workers present on the under-construction railway bridge that collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district, 23 people are believed to be dead, though the police have recovered only 18 bodies, officials…
- India
RSS chief hails ISRO for successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on Moon
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday congratulated ISRO on Chandrayaan-3’s successful touchdown on the lunar surface and said India has become the first country to land a spacecraft on the…
- India
MP: Assembly poll schedule awaited, SP joins BJP and BSP in declaring candidates
Bhopal: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday announced its first list of four candidates, all from Bundelkhand and the Gwalior-Chambal belt, for the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. All four constituencies…
- India
Gujarat: Shell Energy India to invest Rs 3,500 cr to set up renewable energy facility
Ahmedabad: Shell Energy India on Wednesday said it will invest Rs 3,500 crore in Gujarat to set up a renewable energy facility, charging stations for electric vehicles, and an LNG regasification terminal,…
- India
Kerala CM releases supplementary textbooks; attacks NCERT over removal of portions
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday strongly criticised the NCERT for its recent omission of key portions from school textbooks and said that the move was with the political intention…
- India
Himachal: 12 killed in heavy rains, MeT issues ‘red alert’ for 6 districts
Shimla: Heavy overnight rains in Himachal Pradesh claimed 12 lives and blocked over 400 more roads besides damaging several houses, officials said on Wednesday. The meteorological office on Wednesday issued a ‘red…
- India
Sanitation worker cleaning septic tank dies after inhaling toxic gas in UP
Ghaziabad: A 20-year-old sanitation worker died after allegedly inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank in a sugar mill in Modinagar area on Wednesday, police said. According to police, contractor Rohit…
- World
Russian Prez, UAE Vice Prez congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3’s Moon Landing
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed were among the world leaders who congratulated India on Wednesday on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, saying the…
- Delhi
Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court frames charges against ex-MP Sajjan Kumar
New Delhi: Calling Congress leader Sajjan Kumar the “principal abettor” in a case related to the burning of a Gurudwara during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court on Wednesday framed charges…
- Pakistan
Pak authorities arrest 60 more people in connection with mob attack on churches
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have arrested 60 more people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in Punjab province, taking the total number of suspects under detention to more than…
