- World
Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after failed US-Russia summit
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, August 16, that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week after Trump’s summit with Russia‘s Vladimir Putin secured no…
- World
Indian tricolour hoisted atop Seattle’s iconic Space Needle in historic first
New York: The Indian tricolour was hoisted at Seattle’s iconic 605-feet-tall Space Needle on India’s 79th Independence Day, the first time that a foreign nation’s flag was raised at the popular American…
- World
Trump summit with Putin ends without deal; phones Zelenskyy, NATO leaders
Washington: US President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska and also was talking with NATO leaders early Saturday, the White House…
- India
Shubhanshu Shukla to return to India on Sunday, to meet PM Modi
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to return to India on Sunday after his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS) and is eager to share his experiences with friends…
- India
Delhi dargah collapse near Humayun’s Tomb: Death toll rises to 7
New Delhi: The death toll in the collapse of a structure at a dargah near Delhi‘s Humayun’s Tomb in the Nizamuddin area here rose to seven on Saturday, with another man succumbing…
- News
Trump says no agreement on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they had come…
- India
Congress urges people to put ‘vote chori se azadi’ display pic on social media
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s fight is to protect people’s mandate, expose the EC-BJP “conspiracy of vote chori” and save democracy, the Congress said on Friday as it urged people to put up…
- Business
Finance ministry proposes 2-tier GST structure, special rates on select items
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Friday said it has proposed a two-slab GST rate structure to the Group of Ministers (GoM), along with special rates for select few items, as the…
- Middle East
‘Best chapters of India-Israel partnership still lie ahead’: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday extended warm wishes on India’s Independence Day calling for strengthening the flourishing ties and emphasising that the best chapters on…
- Kashmir
J&K cloudburst: Death toll rises to 60, search for survivors continues on Day 2
Kishtwar: Braving intermittent rains, rescuers intensified their search for survivors in a cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, even as Chief minister Omar Abdullah put the death toll…
- Delhi
Portion of dargah near Humayun’s tomb in Delhi collapses, 5 dead
New Delhi: Five people were killed and four others injured on Friday evening after a wall of a dargah near Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area collapsed, police said. A total of…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru boy dies in cylinder blast ; CM announces Rs 5 lakh compensation
Bengaluru: A 10-year-old Muslim child died in a suspected cylinder blast here on Friday, police said. At least nine people were injured in the incident. The victim was identified as Mubarak. The…
- Kashmir
Will Pahalgam killers decide if J&K will be a state, asks CM Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday delivered a forceful Independence Day speech, criticising the practice of linking terror attacks to Jammu and Kashmir‘s political future and asserting that Pakistan should not…
- Sports
Messi’s India tour gets final seal of approval, first stop is Kolkata
Kolkata: Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated visit to India has received its final seal of approval with the Argentine superstar set to kick off his three-city tour in Kolkata on December 12, promoter of…
- Photos
Photos: Telangana CM hoists National Flag at Golconda Fort
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday hoisted National Flag at the Golconda Fort here as part of the Independence Day celebrations. State ministers, government officials and other dignitaries were…
