- World
Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine killed 13 civilians, official says
Kyiv: A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured dozens Wednesday, a local official said. Footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s…
- India
Severe cold grips north India, IMD says mercury could dip further in some parts
New Delhi: The winter chill intensified in most parts of north India on Wednesday as night temperatures in the Kashmir Valley dipped in most parts to settle below zero degrees, while it…
- India
Allahabad HC stays civil court proceedings over Sambhal Masjid
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday, January 8, stayed further proceedings before a civil court hearing the dispute over Jama Masjid in UP’s Sambhal. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed the direction…
- India
SC finds murder convict who spent 25 yrs in jail to be juvenile, orders release
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday found a man, who spent 25 years imprisoned in a murder case, and had exhausted all his legal remedies including a Presidential pardon, to be…
- India
Does a woman with below average IQ have no right to become mother? Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday, January 8, questioned whether a woman with intellectual disability has no right to become a mother. A division bench of Justices R V Ghuge and…
- Telangana
20 dogs tied, thrown to death from bridge in Telangana’s Sangareddy
Hyderabad: As many as 20 dogs died and 11 were injured after allegedly being thrown from a bridge by unidentified individuals in the Sangareddy district of Telangana. Volunteers from an animal welfare…
- India
AAP vs BJP drama over former Delhi CM’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’
New Delhi: A high drama unfolded Wednesday, January 8, outside the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow, once occupied by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and dubbed as ‘Sheesh Mahal’ by the BJP,…
- India
Excavation begins near ‘Temples’ found in UP’s Firozabad
Firozabad: Uttar Pradesh government officials on Wednesday, January 8, began excavation at two sites after the purported discovery of “ancient temples” in Firozabad. The digging was being carried out under police supervision,…
- India
Ramgiri Maharaj wants Vande Mataram made as national anthem
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Hindu leader Ramgiri Maharaj has said that ‘Vande Mataram’ should be India’s national anthem on Tuesday, January 07, 2025. ‘Jana Gana Mana’, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi responds to ex-BJP MP Bidhuri’s remarks on her cheeks
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday, January 8, dubbed former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri‘s controversial reference to her cheeks as “ridiculous”, and said important issues should be discussed during…
- Business
Congress criticizes downward GDP growth revision
New Delhi: The downward revision of GDP growth estimates for the current fiscal calls for radical action to dispel the cloud of growth slowdown and investment chill in the country, the Congress…
- Photos
Photos: Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at US Capitol
Washington: Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday. Carter’s remains, which…
- India
Ajit-led NCP trying to get rival faction MPs to cross over: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was trying to engineer defections in the rival NCP (SP), promising its leaders berths…
- Middle East
Dubai among world’s most powerful cities in 2024
Dubai has been ranked eighth worldwide and first in the Middle East in the Global Power City Index 2024 (GPCI) for the second year in a row. In an annual study released…
- Kerala
Commenting on woman’s body structure amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute a penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by…
