Bengaluru: At least seven people were killed after a compound wall of the government-run Bowring Hospital collapsed during heavy rain, hail, and a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Bengaluru Wednesday evening. The death toll is likely to rise. Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad, representing Shivajinagar...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe and his secretary Saman Ekanayake will face indictments for misappropriation of state funds worth 16.6 million Lankan Rupees (USD 52,000), a local court was told Wednesday. They are accused of using state funds for Wickremesinghe's travel to a...
Washington: The State Department is all set to unveil a limited-edition US passport with pictures of President Donald Trump and the Founding Fathers to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence in July. The special passports will be available only to those who show up...
New Delhi: Pravesh Wahi, BJP councillor from Rohini E ward, was elected as the new Mayor of Delhi Wednesday, securing a decisive victory with a landslide margin. The outcome was largely anticipated as the BJP holds a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)....
Guwahati: Around 8,500 officials will be engaged for counting of votes May 4 for 126 Assam assembly constituencies that went to polls April 9, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel said Wednesday. Addressing a press conference here, he said the Election Commission is fully...
Kolkata: More than 78 per cent of 3.21 crore electors cast their votes till 3 pm in the second and final phase of West Bengal Assembly polls Wednesday amid sporadic violence reported in some parts of the state. Tension gripped the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency briefly...
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 14 paise to close near its all-time low at 94.82 (provisional) against the US dollar Wednesday, pressured by rising Brent crude oil prices, hovering around USD 115 per barrel, and continued foreign capital outflows. Forex traders said the elevated crude oil...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a fresh notice to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on pleas by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case....
Sabarkantha: At least six people were killed and eight others injured after a speeding private bus collided with a passenger van on a highway in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district Wednesday, police said, with preliminary findings pointing to excessive speed as a key factor. The accident occurred...
Hardoi/Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj. The PM reached Hardoi district around noon and inaugurated the expressway with the touch of a button in presence of Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi...
Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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