India
- India
India defeat Pakistan to win second consecutive Asian Games gold
Nisshin: India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs here on Saturday, October 3, to clinch their second consecutive gold medal in the Asian Games men’s cricket event. After posting 211 for six on…
- Middle East
Kuwait-flagged tanker hit in Hormuz, five Indians rescued
Kuwait City: Five Indian nationals were rescued after a Kuwait-flagged tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian mission in Oman said on Saturday, October 3. In…
- Bangalore
Karnataka government orders faster file disposal in secretariat
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has directed officials to strictly follow the provisions of the Secretariat Manual-2005 to ensure faster disposal of files and reduce delays in administrative decision-making. The Department of Personnel…
- Bangalore
Pralhad Joshi questions legality of CM’s SIR protest in Bengaluru
Hubballi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has launched a strong attack on Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over the latter’s dharna at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Bengaluru, questioning whether…
- India
Mamata backs CJP protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, October 2, extended her support to the Cockroach Janta Party’s agitation, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Banerjee was…
- India
How Gandhian thought guides four contemporary voices today
On the surface, little seems to connect a Tibetan spiritual leader, an Indian environmental activist, an activist-journalist, and a Japanese philosopher. Yet across borders, disciplines, and callings, the Dalai Lama, Vandana Shiva,…
- India
IYC ‘living ghosts’ out on Delhi streets, demand CEC resignation
New Delhi: Wearing black robes, white masks, and skulls hanging around their necks, Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers dressed as “living ghosts” staged a protest against the Election Commission on Friday, October…
- Sports
Asian Games: India end 44-yr wait, women bag hockey gold
Kakamigahara: India ended a 44-year wait for the Asian Games women’s hockey gold medal with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over defending champions China in the final of the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Friday,…
- India
From birthplace to Kirti Mandir: Two spaces telling Gandhi’s story
Ahmedabad: A modest room where Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 and the adjacent Kirti Mandir, built decades later in his memory in Gujarat’s Porbandar, offer visitors a glimpse into different…
- India
PM Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, October 2, paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, and said his timeless message will keep guiding everyone towards a better society…
- World
UN chief Guterres concerned over flydubai cockpit incident
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over an incident aboard a flydubai flight in which an Indian pilot sustained serious injuries while foiling an alleged attempt by his…
- India
O’Brien invokes Gandhi amid calls for protests against EC
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress joint secretary Derek O’Brien on Friday, October 2, invoked Mahatma Gandhi, marking his birth anniversary, as he underscored the importance of the protests against the Election Commission of…
- India
ECI orders special drive for left-out voters in post-SIR states
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed states and union territories where the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct a special drive…
- India
Uttarakhand: ‘Mohammad’ Deepak held for ‘assaulting’ businessman
Dehradun: A gym owner from Pauri Garhwal’s Kotdwar, Deepak Kumar, who shot into the limelight for confronting members of Bajrang Dal harassing a Muslim shopkeeper early this year, was arrested on Thursday,…
- Delhi
Oppn, students hit Delhi streets demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s exit
New Delhi: Opposition parties and student groups took to the streets at several places in Delhi on Friday, October 2, with the AAP, the AISA and other student organisations trying to reach…