Islamabad/New Delhi: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan Saturday, according to seismic monitoring agencies. Tremors were felt in the northern parts of India, including in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR regions. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to the United...
Lucknow: The general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai, and its member Anil Mishra have resigned from their posts, the Trust said Saturday and assured that a fair inquiry will be conducted into allegations related to the Ram temple donations. A...
Pune: Fresh details have surfaced in the investigation into the death of Pune-based realtor Ketan Agarwal, with police claiming that the alleged murder was driven by the accused, Siya Goyal's reluctance to marry her fiance. According to investigators, Goyal admitted during questioning that she found...
Erode: Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister K A Sengottaiyan Saturday defended the appointment of K Venkata Narayana as the state government's special representative in New Delhi, saying there was nothing wrong with the decision. The state Public Department Friday issued a government order appointing K Venkata...
Beijing: Chinese authorities Saturday said a small plane that crashed into a building in Beijing the day before had killed the pilot and injured 13 others. The authorities of the Chaoyang district, a vibrant business area, said a two-seat light sport aircraft collided with a...
Victoria: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seychelles Saturday on a three-day official visit, during which he will hold talks with President Patrick Herminie and attend the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Day of the archipelago nation. At the Seychelles International Airport, Modi was...
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three more accused, including an absconder, in connection with the November 10, 2025, car bomb explosion that killed 11 persons near the Red Fort. In a supplementary chargesheet filed in a special NIA Court, the National...
Dubai: A maritime body overseen by the US Navy said Saturday that a route through the Strait of Hormuz near Oman's shores is expanding to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic. The announcement by the Joint Maritime Information Centre serves as another warning to...
Dubai: Bahrain accused Iran Saturday of launching a new drone attack targeting the island nation. A statement from Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said a number of Iranian drones targeted the country. It did not elaborate on the target. Iran did not immediately acknowledge launching an attack....
Pune/Thane: The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, scheduled for Sunday in Maharashtra, has been postponed after a raid in Bhiwandi of Thane district found that some individuals possessed several questions similar to the actual question paper, officials said. The Council remains firmly committed to conducting...
By Aakar Patel What cannot be passed in Parliament as law can be incarnated as a change in the rules....
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By Dilip Cherian The Uttarakhand government’s decision to clear whistleblower forest officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi for a possible deputation to the...
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After numerous hiccups, threats and counter-threats exchanged between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s top leadership, the US and Iran...
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The fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose popularity rating had been alarmingly dipping, was sealed the moment Andy...
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