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How the Gulf became integral part of India’s ‘extended neighbourhood’ under PM Modi
New Delhi: The Gulf region has become an increasingly important strategic partner of India and an integral part of its ‘extended neighbourhood’ under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a report by the Italian…
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UGC-NET cancelled: NSUI members protest outside Edu minister’s house
New Delhi: Several members of the Congress-affiliated NSUI were on Thursday detained while protesting outside Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s residence here against the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination. The Union education ministry…
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68 Indians among 1,081 Haj pilgrims die due to heatstroke in Makkah
Makkah: In a tragic turn of events, at least 68 Indians are reportedly among 1,081 pilgrims from around ten countries who have died during this year’s Haj pilgrimage in Makkah, Saudi Arabia,…
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Aligarh lynching: Admin on alert, chief cleric appeals for peace
Aligarh: A day after tension gripped the area over the lynching of a man, the police and district administration remained on alert on Thursday to ensure law and order in maintained while…
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DGCA asks airlines, airports to increase women staff to 25 pc of workforce
New Delhi: Civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more…
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114 heatwave deaths reported, nearly 41k cases of suspected heatstroke
New Delhi: The unrelenting heatwave sweeping large parts of the country has claimed at least 114 lives and left more than 40,984 people grappling with suspected heatstroke between March 1 and June…
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SC notice to govt, NTA on pleas for cancelling NEET-UG 2024
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on petitions seeking the cancellation of NEET-UG 2024, and a court-monitored probe into the…
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Indian Embassy celebrates International Yoga Day in Washington
New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in the US has organised a Yoga session in Washington ahead of International Yoga Day, which is celebrated worldwide on June 21. In a post on X,…
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PM Modi greets President Droupadi Murmu on her 66th birthday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished President Droupadi Murmu a long and healthy life on her 66th birthday and said her “exemplary service and dedication to our nation inspire…
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Sensex trades flat after opening in green
Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks were trading flat on Thursday as mixed cues from global markets. At 9.50 a.m., Sensex was down 28 points or 0.04 per cent, at 77,309 and Nifty was…
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‘Incompetent Edu minister’: TMC MP slams Pradhan over UGC NET exam cancellation
Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Thursday, June 20, slammed Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the cancellation of the UCT NET exam, one day after students completed writing the exam. He…
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Amid unrelenting heat wave, 50 bodies recovered in Delhi
New Delhi: The bodies of 50 people belonging to underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds were recovered around Delhi during the past 48 hours, police said, as the searing heat wave sweeping the city has…
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RBI sees India’s economy shifting from 7 to 8 per cent
Mumbai: There is an increasing evidence of a trend upshift taking shape, which is shifting India’s growth trajectory from the 2003-19 average of 7 per cent to the 2021-24 average of 8…
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Karnataka: Class 10 student kills aunt for rebuking sexual advance
A minor boy – student of class 10 – has been apprehended in Karnataka for allegedly killing his aunt after she declined his indecent proposal, the police said on Wednesday. The incident…
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Bengal rail accident: GRP forms 6-member SIT to conduct parallel probe
Kolkata: The Government Railways Police (GRP) on Wednesday announced the formation of a six-member special investigation team for an independent probe in the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district…
