- India
Amid UGC NET, NEET row, Centre brings ‘anti-paper’ leak law; Jail term, Rs 1 cr fine
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday operationalised a stringent law that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations and entails provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and…
- India
8 Indian crew members of ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge return home
Washington, Jun 22 (PTI) Eight Indian crew members of the cargo ship ‘Dali’ that crashed into a famed Baltimore bridge in March left for India on Friday after nearly three months on…
- News
Porsche crash: Minor accused’s father gets bail in JJA case; to remain in jail
Pune: A sessions court in Pune on Friday granted bail to the father of the juvenile accused in one of the cases pertaining to the Porsche car crash in which two software…
- India
17 injured Indians in hospitals, embassy in touch with kin: MEA on Kuwait fire
New Delhi: Over a week after a devastating fire in Kuwait killed 50 people, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said 17 injured Indians are still admitted in hospitals there and…
- India
India strongly objects to UK Parliament observing ‘one minute silence’ for Nijjar
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly objected to Canadian parliament observing “one minute silence” in memory of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in British Columbia in June last…
- India
NEET retest: 1,563 candidates to appear at 7 centres; NTA, edu ministry official to be present
New Delhi: The NEET-UG retest for 1,563 candidates will be held on Sunday with National Testing Agency and Union education ministry officials present at the examination centres, a senior NTA official said…
- India
Day after Kanchanjunga accident, Rail officials met unions
New Delhi: A day after the June 17 accident of the Kanchanjunga Express train that left 10 dead, senior Railway Ministry officials held an emergency meeting with trade union office-bearers and discussed…
- India
Chhattisgarh: NIA charge sheet against 4 naxals, for killing man
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Friday filed a charge sheet against four accused, including a juvenile, in a case related to the abduction and killing of a person in Chhattisgarh…
- India
It contains blatant untruths: India on ABC documentary
New Delhi: India on Friday described as “blatant untruths” the content of a documentary made by ABC News that claimed to uncover alleged attempts of Indian intelligence agents to interfere in Australia’s…
- India
UP: Main accused held in man’s nonconsensual ‘gender change’ surgery
Muzaffarnagar: A man who allegedly brought a 20-year-old youth to a hospital for “gender change” surgery without his consent has been arrested, police said on Friday. The youth was brought to a…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Imran Khan signals willingness to negotiate with establishment
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday hinted to “step back” from his position and engage in discussions with the establishment if convinced that such a move would be…
- Chennai
TN hooch tragedy toll rises to 48, HC slams govt over deadly episode
Chennai: The toll from the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi has risen to 48, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Friday. The dead included 3 women and a transgender. Also…
- India
It remains matter of utmost concern: New Delhi on Indians working in Russian military
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday virtually rebutted French journalist Sebastien Farcis’ claims that he was ‘forced to leave’ India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Farcis’…
- News
Tata Steel workers in UK call first strikes in 40 years
London: Around 1,500 Tata Steel workers based in Port Talbot and Llanwern in Wales will begin “all-out indefinite strike action” from July 8 in protest against the company’s “disastrous plans” to cut…
- Pakistan
Ahead of protest by Imran Khan’s party Pak Punjab govt imposes 7-day ban
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Punjab government on Friday imposed prohibitory orders across the province for seven days, citing the planned nationwide protest by supporters of Imran Khan seeking the release of the jailed former…
