New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya, while making a shocking claim Thursday, alleged that Hindi film actor Imran Khan received funding from Pakistan and support from some other nations for spreading anarchy and engaging in conspiracies to destabilise the country. Kirit Somaiya’s sensational charge came hours after the actor was asked by the Mumbai Police...

Islamabad: At least 31 children and two female teachers were killed and over 50 others injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan's Peshawar, local media reported, citing local Lady Reading Hospital (LRH). According to LRH, 53 children were taken to the hospital, majority of them boys. Among them, 33 died while 17 were...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Thursday accused the government of attempting to influence electoral outcomes through alleged voter deletions and asked whether the names of over 13 crore voters being struck off was a "setting". Addressing a press conference along with All India Students' Association national president Neha Bora, Students' Federation of India...

Bangkok/New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey Thursday held talks to further strengthen economic ties between the two countries, on the sidelines of the annual IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok. Sitharaman informed Healey that India looks forward to the 14th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) with proposed collaboration in...

Mumbai: Hindi film actor Imran Khan, who was directed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to leave India by October 28, is now set to approach the Bombay High Court to challenge the notice issued by the FRRO. The actor was ordered to leave India over his allegedly unlawful participation in the recent August Kranti Maidan...

Bhubaneswar: Former Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take stringent measures against illegal and hazardous parking of heavy vehicles and trucks along national and state highways in the state's major mining and industrial corridors, citing rising road accidents and threats to public safety. In a letter...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday referred Rajpal Yadav's long-running cheque-dishonour dispute to mediation after noting that the actor has deposited Rs 2 crore with its registry. The top court also directed the trial court to release Yadav's passport to enable him to pursue professional commitments abroad, subject to the conditions imposed on him. A bench comprising...

Kyiv: Ukraine launched a drone and missile attack on a Russian oil refinery, Moscow and Kyiv officials said Thursday. The strikes came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a brief energy infrastructure truce, spurned by Moscow, was over, amid deepening tensions with Washington. Russia's Defence Ministry said that Ukraine launched a major attack on a refinery...

Mumbai: Stand-up comedians Harsh Gujral and Madhur Virali have been summoned by Maharashtra Cyber Cell over the alleged use of vulgar and objectionable remarks in their comedy acts. The comedians will have to appear before the Maharashtra Cyber Cell for questioning October 19. Maharashtra Cyber has initiated an investigation after receiving a complaint from a woman, the...

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom operators to implement Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) services across their service areas from November 1, 2026, in a move that will allow mobile users to view the caller's name alongside the telephone number on incoming calls. According to guidelines, telecom service providers have already conducted trials of...