New Delhi: Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area Wednesday morning, officials said. Three others were injured, two of them jumped from the building at Ram Chowk Market near Palam Metro Station in a desperate attempt to escape the flames,...

Kabul: The European Union (EU) has condemned a Pakistani airstrike on a medical facility in Kabul, describing it as a deadly escalation in the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The EU urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint and take all feasible measures to protect civilians, warning that attacks on civilian and medical facilities violate international...

Sambalpur: A man, booked in more than 40 criminal cases, was Wednesday injured in an encounter with police in Odisha's Sambalpur district, an official statement said. The exchange of fire occurred in Dumchhali forest under the Rairakhol Police Station limits at around 5.45 am when a police team reached the area and was challenged by the man...

Hong Kong: About 90 ships, including oil tankers, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran, and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the vessels that passed through the...

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email Wednesday morning, just minutes before the House proceedings were scheduled to begin during the ongoing budget session, officials said. The email claimed a bomb had been planted in the assembly complex, following which all staff and MLAs were asked to vacate the premises, Deputy Superintendent of...

Bhubaneswar: An unprecedented scene unfolded in the Assembly Wednesday as the opposition protested over the SCB tragedy. Members of the opposition Biju Janata Dal staged a symbolic funeral procession inside the House, raising chants of “Ram Naam Satya Hai,” which echoed across the Assembly premises. The opposition also raised slogans in the well of the House over...

Dubai: Iran lashed out following the killing of one of its top leaders in an airstrike with attacks on its Gulf neighbours and Israel Wednesday, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defences and killing two near Tel Aviv as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of slowing. Israel kept up intense...

Chennai: The mortal remains of seven pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who were killed in a road accident in Nepal have been brought to New Delhi, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said Wednesday. Addressing the media at Chennai International Airport, Murugan confirmed that the bodies arrived in the national capital Wednesday and that...

New Delhi: In a bid to further enhance ease of air travel, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said Wednesday that minimum 60 per cent of seats on any flight must be allocated free of charge to ensure fair access. In fresh directions issued through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to further strengthen passenger convenience, transparency...

Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security has released posters offering to fly illegal immigrants, including from India, to their home countries for free with an exit bonus of USD 2,600. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used an image of the Taj Mahal and prominent landmarks of Colombia and China to promote its self-deportation initiative targeted...