Hamirpur: In a tragic incident, two people were killed, and six others went missing after a boat carrying nine passengers from Ghatampur submerged in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. One was rescued safely, officials said Thursday. The incident took place at Kutupur...
Kolkata: At least five BJP workers were injured after crude bombs were hurled at them in the Panihati area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, said police Thursday. This attack happened hours after the ghastly murder of Chandranath Rath, long-time personal assistant of Suvendu...
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed reports that Israel was caught off guard by Washington's diplomatic moves toward Iran, saying that he is in near-daily contact with US President Donald Trump to ensure full coordination. "We are in continuous contact with our...
Tehran: Iran has said it has not exchanged any new written messages with the United States, pushing back against reports that the two sides are close to a one-page agreement to end hostilities. The semi-official Fars news agency called recent media reports "fabricated," saying they...
Chennai: A writ petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay in connection with alleged income tax irregularities linked to the 2015 Tamil film...
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 to make any obstruction to the singing of the national song Vande Mataram a punishable offence. This gives Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as...
New Delhi: Ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to India, US envoy Sergio Gor Wednesday said Washington deeply values its growing partnership with New Delhi and remains committed to building even stronger ties that will benefit both the nations and the world. In...
Jakarta (Indonesia): A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on a highway on Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others, officials said. The crash occurred around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency...
New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat Saurabh Vijay was appointed Wednesday as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India. Vijay, a 1998-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is currently serving in his cadre state, Maharashtra. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for announcing a pause in the operation in the Strait of Hormuz. His statement came hours after President Trump suspended "Project Freedom" to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in...
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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By Aakar Patel If you are normal, you have any number of parties you can support and vote for. There...
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