- Sports
Rashid Khan to captain Afghanistan squad in Asia Cup
Kabul: Rashid Khan was on Sunday named captain of a spin heavy Afghanistan squad for the Asia Cup beginning in the UAE on September 9. Besides the captain, the other spinners in…
- India
Gaganyaan mission a new chapter in journey of Atmanirbhar Bharat: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Gaganyaan mission symbolises a “new chapter” in the journey of Atmanirbhar Bharat and called astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the other three chosen Gaganyatris…
- India
Bihar SIR: Will not allow NDA to steal votes of poor, says Rahul
Araria: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the NDA government of trying to steal votes in the name of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of…
- Pakistan
Gujarat: BSF apprehends 15 Pakistani fishermen near border in Kutch
Bhuj: The Border Security Force has apprehended 15 Pakistani fishermen and also seized an engine-fitted country boat near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat’s Kutch district, the BSF said on Sunday. The BSF…
- Kolkata
WB: Police submit charge sheet in Kolkata law college gang-rape case
Kolkata: A charge sheet was filed against four accused in the alleged gang-rape of a law student on her college campus in Kolkata, around two months after the crime, police said. The…
- India
Fiji PM Rabuka begins 3-day visit to India
New Delhi: Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, on Sunday kick-started his three-day visit to India that is aimed at shoring up bilateral ties in areas such as trade and investment.…
- Politics
Cartoonist apologises over `objectionable’ sketch of PM Modi & RSS
Indore: Cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of sharing an obscene sketch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers on social media, tendered an apology on Facebook on Saturday. He…
- India
Vote theft taking place for 10 years: Raj Thackeray
Pune: MNS president Raj Thackeray on Saturday said he had been talking about `vote theft’ since 2016, and the Election Commission should have conducted a probe when both Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
- World
Indian among 5 killed after tour bus returning from Niagara Falls crashes: Police
New York: At least five people, including an Indian national, have been killed when a tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 passengers crashed on a highway…
- India
Jaishankar slams US ‘profiteering’ claim, asserts sovereign energy choice
New Delhi: India Saturday forcefully rejected Washington’s criticism that it is running a “profiteering scheme” by buying discounted Russian crude oil with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserting that New Delhi’s procurement…
- India
Rahul Gandhi warns against vote theft in Bihar elections
Katihar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that attempts were being made to “steal” votes of the people in Bihar by the ruling BJP at the Centre in collusion with the…
- India
Reddy rejects RSS label, calls self ‘liberal constitutional democrat’
New Delhi: Opposition’s vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy on Saturday called his rival NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan a “quintessential RSS man” while describing himself as a liberal constitutional democrat who…
- India
UP: Man brings stillborn foetus in bag to collectorate, Hospital sealed
Lakhimpur Kheri: A man carried a stillborn foetus in a bag to the district collectorate on Friday, alleging that medical negligence by a private hospital was responsible for it. The district administration…
- India
‘Scam trio’ of BJP, EC and officials looting votes: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the “scam trio” of Bharatiya Janata Party, Election Commission and government officials have colluded to “loot” votes. In an X post, Yadav…
- India
Centre to set up mineral trading exchange, says Union Minister Kishan
Hyderabad: Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said the Centre would set up a mineral trading exchange similar to the London Metal Exchange. In a media interaction here,…
