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‘Imperative’ for India, China to respect each other’s interests: Wang
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that it is “imperative” for India and China to respect each other’s “core interests” and take concrete actions to implement the “important consensus” reached…
- India
Bhashan kafi hai: Yogi Adityanath to kin of Lucknow fire victims
Lucknow: After the deadly fire that killed 15 people, including children, on Monday, June 22, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid a visit to the site of the incident in Lucknow’s…
- India
‘I never imagined it was our last call’: Lucknow victim’s mother
Lucknow: For the Samanta family of Kolkata, Monday, June 22, began like any other day with a routine phone call between a mother and daughter. By evening, that daily ritual had ended…
- India
Anna Hazare threatens fast from July 5 over RTI rule changes
Pune: Activist Anna Hazare has threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from July 5 if the Maharashtra government does not immediately withdraw the “illegal” amendments made to the Right to Information…
- India
CJP’s solution to paper leaks? A diaper drive
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday, June 23, announced a “diaper donation drive” as part of its ongoing campaign seeking the resignation of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
- India
Union minister George Kurian quits after expiry of RS term
New Delhi: Union minister and veteran BJP leader from Kerala George Kurian on Tuesday, June 23, resigned from the Union Council of Ministers following expiry of his Rajya Sabha term. Kurian (65)…
- India
Lucknow coaching centre fire: 4 arrested, SIT begins probe
Lucknow (UP): Four accused persons—Ram Krishna Upadhyay, Virendra Prasad Shukla, Tushak Krishna Jaiswal, and Suresh Kumar Sahoo—have been arrested in connection with the fire tragedy in Lucknow, in which at least 15…
- Delhi
Delhi fire destroys 30 Takia Kale Khan huts; no injuries
New Delhi: At least 30 huts were gutted after a fire broke out in the Takia Kale Khan area of central Delhi, a Delhi Fire Service official said on Tuesday, June 23.…
- India
President Murmu to confer Padma Awards 2026 today
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will present Padma Awards for 2026 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 23, with former Union Minister Shibu Soren,…
- Middle East
12 Indians among 13 killed in Qatar gas plant explosion
Doha/New Delhi: Twelve Indian nationals were among 13 people killed in an explosion at a gas facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City on Monday, June 22, the Indian Embassy in Doha confirmed,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: MDMA worth Rs 1.53L seized in interstate drug bust
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police busted an interstate drug trafficking operation, arrested two individuals and seized 51 grams of MDMA worth Rs 1.53 lakh in Secunderabad. Acting on a tip-off about the sale…
- India
Mother’s plea, a distress call capture Lucknow fire’s horror
Lucknow: As a mother begged Lucknow police to let her reach her trapped son, and people made frantic calls for help from inside a smoke-filled building, residents and rescue teams raced against…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru vs Hyderabad: Users debate over climate, food, traffic
Bengaluru: A Reddit post by a young professional who recently moved from Bengaluru to Hyderabad has triggered a lively debate on social media, with users comparing the strengths and shortcomings of India’s…
- India
Keir Starmer: The UK PM who got the India FTA over the line
London: Keir Starmer, the human rights barrister elected as Britain’s Prime Minister with a landslide victory in July 2024, had pledged to get the much-anticipated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India over the line. Just…
- Hate Crime
UP village head among 5 held for framing man in cow slaughter case
Bijnor: Uttar Pradesh police claimed to have uncovered an alleged conspiracy involving a village head who framed a Muslim man in a calf slaughter case in Bijnor. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural),…
