- India
SC questions bar on LGBTQIA+ persons from blood donation, seeks expert opinion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to seek expert opinion for removing the bias in the medical guidelines that bar transpersons, gay men and sex workers from donating…
- India
FIR against soldier for ‘Inside Job’ claim on Pahalgam attack
Srinagar: An FIR was registered on Wednesday against a missing soldier after a video appeared on social media in which he had claimed that the Pahalgam terror attack was an “inside job”.…
- India
Rajasthan: Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants taken to West Bengal for deportation
Jodhpur: A first batch of 148 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants rounded up by police in Rajasthan under a special drive were sent to West Bengal on Wednesday by a special flight to continue…
- News
India-Pak tension: JNU suspends MoU with Turkish Inonu University
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University has suspended an academic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkiye’s Inonu University, citing national security considerations, officials of the university here confirmed on Tuesday. The MoU was…
- News
Saudi Crown Prince hopes ‘ceasefire’ will restore calm between Pakistan, India
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, May 14, welcomed the “ceasefire” agreement between Pakistan and India, expressing hope that it will restore calm between the two neighbours. Prince…
- India
3.4 magnitude tremor hits Gujarat’s Kutch, no damage reported
Ahmedabad: A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit Kutch district of Gujarat on Wednesday evening, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. No casualty or damage to property was reported due to it, a…
- India
King Charles awards Indian charity for elephant conservation research
London: Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla awarded an Indian charity’s elephant conservation efforts at a gala fundraising event in London, organised to celebrate collaborative global efforts to protect the natural…
- India
Justice B R Gavai, second Dalit to be sworn in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who has been part of several benches that delivered landmark rulings, including the one upholding the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special…
- Sports
Pahalgam fallout: Pakistan doubtful for Asia Cup hockey in Rajgir
New Delhi: The national federation is awaiting a government advisory but Pakistan’s participation in this year’s Hero Asia Cup hockey tournament in India is in serious doubt because of the prevalent tension…
- Kerala
Kerala vegetarian caterer supplying to railways caught with expired food
Kochi: Stale and expired food material were found at a catering unit in Kochi, Kerala, which allegedly supplies food to the Indian Railways, a state health department official said on Wednesday. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
Five boys drown in pond in Andhra’s Kadapa district
Mallepally: Five boys drowned in a pond in Kadapa district when they went to play in the water, a police official said on Wednesday. Mydukuru sub-divisional police officer Rajendra Prasad said, the…
- India
Pakistan hands over BSF jawan to India after 21 days
Amritsar: Pakistan on Wednesday, May 14, handed over Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw to India, 21 days after the Rangers apprehended him from along the International Border between the…
- Sports
India have huge amount of talent to fill big shoes of Kohli and Rohit: Anderson
London: England pace great James Anderson feels India’s next generation of batters have the aggression and fearlessness to step into the “big shoes” of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Test…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC calls for tougher laws to curb ‘wheeling’ on roads
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has raised serious concerns over the lack of specific legal provisions to deal with the growing menace of ‘wheeling’, and has called for tougher laws to curb…
- India
Photos: Justice B R Gavai sworn in as next CJI
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati…
