Kathmandu: The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal Thursday rose to 270, as authorities in Nepal race against time to find thousands of missing people, including 288 Indian tourists, in one of the country's worst disasters in recent years. The flash floods...
New Delhi: India is making urgent efforts to ascertain the status and well-being of Indians stuck in flood-hit areas of Nepal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday. Jaishankar said this after holding a high-level meeting, which was also joined virtually by Indian envoys in...
Kanpur: A trainee pilot and an instructor were killed Thursday when a training aircraft crashed in Kanpur along the banks of Ganga, a senior police official said. The Tecnam aircraft operated by Garg Aviation took off around 1130 am and crashed about 20 minutes later...
Washington: Popular American singer Mary Millben has described New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a “radical” who is on the “wrong path”, accusing him of embracing a socialist movement that does not represent American democratic ideals. “He is a radical, you know, that’s what this...
Toronto: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted India’s investor-friendly policy environment, greater tax certainty and ongoing reforms, urging Canadian businesses to explore new opportunities and partnerships across sectors and geographies in India, Finance Ministry said Thursday. FM Sitharaman was addressing a high-level business roundtable with...
Amaravati: At least seven people, including six women, were killed and eight others injured when a private travels bus collided with an auto-rickshaw in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The accident occurred near Adda Road in Chilakaluripet...
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed solidarity with Nepal following the devastating floods that claimed 157 lives and left hundreds, including security personnel and tourists, missing, saying the United States is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to the Himalayan nation. In a...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law in the United States, arguing that the country must have only one legal system. Trump made the remarks during an interview with conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck, who asked whether he would...
New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI Wednesday said it has issued notices to five-star hotels JW Marriott and Juniper Hotels, which runs Andaz brand, at Aerocity here for serious violations of laws related to hygiene, including the presence of cockroaches near freezers. In a social media...
New Delhi: India is sending relief material to Nepal on Indian Air Force planes after massive flash floods swept through northern districts in the neighbouring country Wednesday morning, officials said. They said a consignment of emergency assistance, including medicines and rations, will be sent to...
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Banning books by governments does not surprise much since this has been going on across the world since long. But...
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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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