- Middle East
Fire incident: EAM Jaishankar speaks to Kuwaiti foreign minister
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday night spoke to his Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya and urged him to ensure early repatriation of the mortal remains of those killed…
- World
Biden, Modi likely to ‘encounter’ each other on sidelines of G7 Summit: NSA Sullivan
Washington: US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would likely “have the opportunity to encounter one another” on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy, National Security Advisor…
- India
Space given to anti-India elements advocating extremism main issue with Canada
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said its main issue with Canada continues to be the political space that Ottawa provides to anti-India elements which advocate extremism and violence. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra…
- India
Porsche case: CCTV footage shows bribe exchanging hands
Pune: Police have found CCTV footage showing an employee of the Sassoon General Hospital, accused of being part of conspiracy to swap the blood samples of the juvenile driver involved in the…
- India
Porsche case: Pune JJB extends minor accused’s detention till June 25 citing his ‘safety’
Pune: The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Pune on Wednesday extended the detention of the 17-year-old accused boy in the Porsche hit-and-run case till June 25 citing his ‘safety’. The minor boy…
- News
Bihar CM Nitish congratulates Naidu on becoming Andhra CM
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday congratulated N Chandrababu Naidu, the Telugu Desam Party chief who has assumed power in Andhra Pradesh. Kumar spoke to Naidu over phone and hoped…
- Sports
Olympics 2024: I perform better when I have tough draw, says Zareen
New Delhi: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen is unperturbed about potentially facing tough opponents in the early stages of her maiden Olympics, saying that she performs better when she is handed a…
- India
Delhi water crisis: SC questions AAP govt on tanker mafia
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the AAP government over the role of tanker mafia in the water crisis in the national capital, the blame game over the issue…
- India
Pressing Russia to release Indians in Russian military: Foreign Secretary
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said it has been pressing Russia to ensure the safety and repatriation of its nationals employed by the Russian Army. The comments by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra…
- Kerala
Family in Kerala awaits confirmation on breadwinner’s fate in Kuwait fire
Kollam: A family in Kerala’s Kollam district is praying that the news they received unofficially on Wednesday morning about the tragedy that struck Shameer, their sole breadwinner, in the Kuwait fire incident,…
- India
NEET-UG row: 63 cases of cheating, no paper leak, say NTA officials
New Delhi: Sixty-three cases of students using unfair means were reported in NEET-UG, out of whom 23 have been debarred for varying periods, NTA officials said Wednesday, June 12, but reiterated that…
- Andhra Pradesh
Armed with World Bank & Stanford cred, Nara poised for key role in AP’s development
Amaravati: Stanford graduate and former World Bank official Nara Lokesh, the 41-year-old son of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, is poised to play a key role in Andhra Pradesh’s development over the…
- News
Two Naxalites surrender, one held in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur: Two Naxalites surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, June 12 while one cadre, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested, police…
- News
Telangana cop escapes ACB arrest for bribery
Thane: A manhunt has been launched in the district for a policeman who allegedly ran away when Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials tried to arrest him in a bribery case on Wednesday, June…
- Chennai
Finding out if Tamils were among victims of Kuwait fire, says Tamil Nadu govt
Chennai: It is being ascertained if Tamils were among those killed in Kuwait fire, the Tamil Nadu government said on Wednesday. Citing information on the death of ‘approximately 49 persons,’ in Kuwait…
