- India
Kharge accuses Modi govt of trying to destroy MGNREGA
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that the Modi government is trying to destroy MGNREGA and said making cuts in the implementation of this scheme is a “crime against…
- Middle East
Pakistan: Iran, Israel conflict causes fuel crisis in Balochistan
Karachi: The Israel-Iran conflict has led to a fuel crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, which shares borders with Iran and Afghanistan. Since Sunday, a large number of petrol stations, heavily dependent on…
- India
Technical snag forces Air India Hong Kong-Delhi flight to return
Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India bound flight from Hong Kong returned to its airport of origin on Monday after the pilot in command suspected a technical issue, according to sources. The flight…
- India
After 16 years, Government of India notifies census with caste data
New Delhi: Sixteen years after the last census in 2011, the government on Monday issued a notification for conducting India’s 16th census which will include caste enumeration in 2027. The census will…
- Photos
Photos: PM Modi participates in business meeting in Cyprus
Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday participated in a business roundtable here with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and called for strengthening bilateral cooperation, which has “immense potential for growth”. The prime…
- Hyderabad
Frankfurt Airport-Hyderabad Lufthansa flight makes mid-air U-turn
London/Hyderabad: A Lufthansa flight to Hyderabad was forced to make a U-turn and returned to land back at Frankfurt Airport on Sunday evening after passengers were told it was not given “permission…
- Middle East
At least 8 Palestinians dead in shooting US-supported aid sites in Gaza
Khan Younis: At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Sunday, June 15, in a shooting near US-supported food distribution points in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials.…
- India
Balaghat encounter: Deceased Maoists carried total bounty of Rs 56 lakh
Balaghat: The four Maoists killed in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 56 lakh and were named in more than 100 criminal cases, police said on Sunday, June…
- News
Netanyahu warns Iran for targeting Israeli civilians
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned that Iran will pay a “very heavy price” for targeting civilians in Israel. He made the comments while visiting the site of an early…
- India
YouTuber arrested for duping Mumbai woman of Rs 19 lakh
Mumbai: Mumbai police have arrested a Delhi-based YouTuber for allegedly threatening and duping a 45-year-old woman of Rs 19 lakh, an official said on Sunday. YouTuber Piyush Katyaal is known for his…
- World
G7 summit opens in Canada amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict
Canada: Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers arrive in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday, June 15, for a Group of Seven (G7) summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between…
- India
Under-construction bridge collapses in Madhya Pradesh, six injured
Shivpuri: A portion of an under-construction overbridge collapsed in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, leaving six labourers injured, an official said. The incident took place at 1 pm near a…
- India
Four dead, 18 seriously injured after iron bridge collapses in Pune
Pune: Four persons died and 18 others were seriously injured after an old iron pedestrian bridge on the Indrayani river collapsed on Sunday afternoon in Pune’s Maval tehsil, prima facie due to…
- Middle East
Indians in Iran urged to stay calm, follow embassy advisories amid Israel-Iran conflict
Tehran: Indians in Iran were on Sunday asked not to panic, exercise due caution and maintain contact with the Embassy of India in Tehran through its social media accounts in view of…
- India
Over 272 million children out of school across the globe: UNESCO report
New Delhi: The global out-of-school population is now estimated to be 272 million, over 21 million more than the last estimate, according to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Team (GEM). The team, in…
