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Mumbai BEST bus crash: Death toll rises to seven
Mumbai: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai has risen to seven, officials on Tuesday said as experts inspected the wet leased vehicle to ascertain if it had any…
- India
Mumbai BEST bus crash: Death toll rises to 6; 43 others injured
Mumbai: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai has gone up to six with three more persons succumbing to their injuries, officials said on Tuesday. As many as 43…
- News
Modi govt to introduce ‘One Nation, One election’ bill soon
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is moving forward with its “One Nation, One Election” initiative and is preparing to introduce a bill in the Parliament during the current session, sources told…
- India
Internet suspension in nine Manipur districts lifted after 3 weeks
After more than three weeks, the suspension of mobile internet and data service in nine districts in Manipur was lifted on Monday, December 9. However, the government asked all internet users to…
- Business
Sanjay Malhotra appointed as the 26th RBI Governor
New Delhi: The government on Monday appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared Malhotra’s name, who has…
- India
Mosque survey report ready, says Sambhal court commissioner
Sambhal: The survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid at Sambhal expected on Monday, was not presented by the advocate commissioner entrusted with it, after he sought an extension of 15 days…
- India
Farmers’ stir: SC to hear plea seeking clearing of blockages on highways
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking directions to the Centre and states to immediately clear the blockage of National and state highways, imposed during farmers’ protests…
- India
Indian embassy in Syria remains operational amid conflict
The Indian embassy in Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, is still functioning and in regular contact with Indian nationals, according to sources. All Indians in Syria are reported to be safe,…
- India
Farmers stopped at Punjab-Haryana border, teargas shells fired
Chandigarh: Tension prevailed at the Shambhu border, the entry point to Haryana from Punjab, on Sunday as the batch of 101 protesting farmers was stopped and not allowed to move ahead to…
- Middle East
Syrian Prez Assad leaves Damascus as rebels advance towards capital: Reports
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly left Damascus as rebel forces advanced towards the capital, according to media reports. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamist faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) claimed significant…
- Middle East
Hamas releases new video of Israeli hostage, says ending Gaza war key to any truce deal
Gaza: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released a new video showing an Israeli hostage alive and held in Gaza, in which he called for a prisoner exchange deal. “I…
- India
Disappointing: US denies BJP’s claims of ‘Anti-Modi deep state’
New Delhi: The US denied the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegations accusing the country over recent controversies about Narendra Modi and business tycoon Gautam Adani, on Saturday, December 7. The BJP had blamed…
- India
Maha: Ajit Pawar given clean chit in Rs 1,000 cr Benami properties case
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Maharashtra’s newly-elect deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has been cleared of properties worth Rs 1,000 crore associated with him and his family in a benami case…
- India
Maharashtra Oppn to skip oath on Saturday over ‘misuse’ of EVM
Mumbai: Opposition Maha Vikas Agahdi (MVA) members in Maharashtra on Saturday decided not to take oath as MLAs on the first day of the special three-day assembly session, alleging misuse of EVMs…
- Middle East
Leave at the earliest: Indian govt to citizens in Syria amid escalating tensions
In response to the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Syria, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has issued an urgent advisory encouraging Indian nationals to leave the country as soon as…
