- India
Goa night club fire: Criminal failure of governance, says Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded a comprehensive investigation and strict accountability for the tragic fire at a nightclub in Goa that killed 25 people, with Rahul Gandhi claiming it was…
- India
SC to hear wife’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, terming his detention under the National Security Act “illegal,…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Mobile tower installed at Kondapalli village in Naxal-affected Bijapur
Raipur: A mobile tower has been installed for the first time at Kondapalli village in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected Bijapur district, an area long cut off from the outside world, officials said on Sunday.…
- India
Goa nightclub fire tragedy extremely heartbreaking: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said the loss of lives in a fire accident at a nightclub in Goa was “extremely heartbreaking”. The chief minister extended prayers for the…
- India
Mamata trying to split votes on religious lines: Union min Sukanta Majumdar
Kolkata: Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of fostering communal polarisation in the state to split votes on religious lines. The former BJP state chief…
- India
Magnitude 7 earthquake hits remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border
Juneau: A powerful, magnitude 7 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and there were…
- Andhra Pradesh
Medical colleges ‘privatisation’: Jagan to submit one crore signatures to Guv
Amaravati: YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is expected to meet Governor S Abdul Nazeer on December 17 to submit “one crore signatures opposing privatisation of newly established government medical colleges in…
- India
Flight disruptions: Parliamentary panel to summon airline executives, regulator
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel is likely to summon top executives of private airlines and the civil aviation regulator over the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights that has left thousands of travellers…
- India
IndiGo cancels over 220 flights at Mumbai, Delhi airports
Mumbai: IndiGo cancelled more than 220 flights at Delhi and Mumbai airports on Sunday, as the disruptions entered the sixth day while efforts are on to normalise operations. The disruptions have resulted…
- India
Staff nurse booked in UP’s Ballia for securing job using forged documents
Ballia: A staff nurse posted at the Rasra Community Health Centre in Ballia district has been booked for allegedly securing the job using forged documents, concealing facts and using different dates of…
- Business
FPIs withdraw Rs 11,820 cr in first week of December
New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 11,820 crore (USD 1.3 billion) from Indian equities in the first week of this month, primarily driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee.…
- Sports
Gambhir says batting order overrated in white-ball cricket after ODI series win
Visakhapatnam: Gautam Gambhir’s penchant for shuffling cricketers has often come under sharp scrutiny, but the head coach insisted that “batting order is overrated” in white ball cricket, strongly hinting of him sticking…
- India
DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO on flight disruptions
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Saturday issued a show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers seeking an explanation for the massive flight disruptions, according to sources. For five days in…
- News
Telangana Rising: Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee, Kailash Satyarthi to address summit
Hyderabad: Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Kailash Satyarthi, Trump Media and Technology Group Director Eric Swider, are among the speakers at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Telangana Rising Global Summit’ being organised…
- India
25 killed, 6 injured in fire at nightclub in Goa
Panaji: At least 25 persons were killed and six others suffered injuries in a massive fire that erupted at a nightclub in North Goa after midnight on Sunday, police said. While the…
