- India
India drops a rank in UNDP’s human development index, now at 132
New Delhi: India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in 2021. Human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India’s HDI value of 0.633 places…
- India
Army deploys ultra-light M-777 howitzers along LAC in Arunachal
Namsai: The Indian Army has deployed a significant number of easily transportable M-777 ultra-light howitzers in mountainous regions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, military officials said on Thursday.…
- Featured News
From Advani’s Rath yatra to Jagan Reddy’s Praja Sankalpa yatra: Path politicians took to people’s hearts
Kanyakumari: With Rahul Gandhi along with several Congress leaders embarking on a 3,570-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, here is a look at some key yatras undertaken in independent India and…
- India
UP: Man threatens to explode mosque, shoot its cleric; held
Bareilly: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening to blow off a mosque here and shoot its cleric if he was not removed, police said. A letter, threatening to…
- India
Video: Girl fights off phone snatcher as he attempts to rob her
New Delhi: A young woman fought off a man allegedly trying to snatch her mobile phone in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur area, police said on Thursday. The incident of attempted snatching came to…
- India
Jahangirpuri violence case: Court grants interim bail to accused on medical grounds
New Delhi: A man accused of rioting and assault in the Jahangirpuri violence case here has been granted seven days of interim bail by a court on medical grounds. The court said…
- World
SL: Appoints 37 junior ministers, including nephew of Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday appointed 37 junior ministers, including the nephew of former presidents Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa, as President Ranil Wickremesinghe went for a major expansion to provide a stable…
- Entertainment
‘Shamshera’ didn’t work because content was not good: Ranbir Kapoor
New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) There is no other reason for a film’s failure other than its content not being good, said Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor on Wednesday as he opened up…
- Delhi
Liquor ‘scam’: AAP trying to divert issue, says BJP
New Delhi: Delhi BJP MLAs have written to the CBI, the agency probing the alleged liquor policy scam, for necessary action over alleged attempts by the ruling AAP to divert the issue,…
- India
Mamata pans Centre for not inviting her to be part of Bangladesh PM’s India visit
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to India. Banerjee also…
- India
Bangladesh PM Hasina visits Ajmer dargah
Jaipur: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid obeisance at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer on Thursday afternoon. She was given a red carpet welcome at the dargah…
- Middle East
Israeli scientists discover two antibodies may fight all known COVID-19 strains: Study
Jerusalem: Scientists in Israel have isolated two antibodies from the immune system of recovered COVID-19 patients that may neutralise all known strains of SARS-CoV-2, including Omicron, with up to 95 per cent…













