- India
Tributes paid to Sitaram Yechury at CPI (M) headquarters in Delhi
New Delhi: Rich tributes were on Saturday paid to veteran Marxist leader and CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury at the party headquarters AKG Bhavan here, where his mortal remains were brought…
- India
UP: Juice vendor, juvenile held for mixing urine in customer’s drinks
Ghaziabad (UP): A juice vendor was on Friday arrested and his 15-year-old boy detained over allegedly serving fruit juices mixed with urine to customers, police said. According to a police officer, the…
- India
‘Unfortunate’ to refer to Gyanvapi as mosque: Uttar Pradesh CM
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said it is “unfortunate” to refer to Gyanvapi as a mosque and called Gyanvapi an “embodiment of Lord Vishwanath himself”. Adityanath made these…
- Bollywood
Actor-producer Sohum Shah announces ‘Tumbbad 2’
Mumbai: Actor Sohum Shah on Saturday announced a sequel to his 2018 critically acclaimed film, “Tumbbad”, a day after the movie was re-released in theatres. Directed by Rahi Anil Barve, the atmospheric…
- Kolkata
Here as didi, not CM: Mamata pays surprise visit to protest site of doctors
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday made a surprise visit to the site where the junior doctors were protesting, and assured them that she would look into their demands…
- India
Veteran journalist Vijay Vaidya dies
Mumbai: Veteran journalist Vijay Vaidya passed away at his residence in Mumbai on Saturday morning due to old age, his family members said. He was 82. Vaidya is survived by his wife,…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan booked for inciting Pak govt officials to mutiny: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top investigating agency has registered a case against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan for allegedly inciting government officials to mutiny through his social media posts, according to a media…
- India
Naxalite killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The encounter took place early in the morning in the jungles on…
- India
13 suffer from suffocation after fire in Mumbai building; around 90 rescued
Mumbai: Thirteen persons suffered from suffocation after a fire broke on the ground floor of a seven-storey building in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area in the wee hours of Saturday, an official said. The…
- World
Trump calls Laura Loomer a ‘free spirit’ after her racist remarks against Harris
Washington: Donald Trump has defended his ties with Laura Loomer, who has drawn fire from some of his Republican allies for embracing conspiracy theories and making racist comments, including against Kamala Harris.…
- India
Congress slams PM Modi for ‘studiously avoiding’ Manipur violence
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur situation and said he continues to make plans to travel in other parts of the country and abroad,…
- India
Prohibitory orders around RG Kar hospital extended till Sept 30
Kolkata: Prohibitory orders around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata were extended till September 30, an officer said. The orders, which were first imposed on August 18, restrict…
- India
PM Modi greets nation on Hindi Diwas
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people of the country on the occasion of Hindi Diwas. “Best wishes to the people of the country on Hindi Diwas,” Modi…
- India
2 yrs of Project Cheetah: India awaits Kenya’s approval for new batch
New Delhi: The MoU process to bring a new batch of cheetahs from Kenya is in progress, with India having finalised its part and awaiting approval from the African country, a senior…
- India
3 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Baramulla
Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed on Saturday morning in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. They said a cordon-and-search operation was launched in Chak…
