New Delhi: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has challenged before the Supreme Court of Belgium the October 17 order of the Antwerp Court of Appeals, which had termed India's request seeking his extradition enforceable, officials said Monday. In response to queries sent by the PTI, the...
Jaipur: Fourteen people died and thirteen others were injured Monday afternoon when a rashly driven dumper truck ploughed into at least seventeen vehicles on a busy road in Jaipur's Harmada area, creating a scene of devastation. Bodies were strewn across the road, mangled cars lined the...
Bengaluru: A Karnataka court Monday framed the charges against jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, his partner Pavithra Gowda, and 15 other accused in the sensational fan murder case. Darshan and all other accused denied all charges against them in the case of the gruesome murder of...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in a tragic bus accident in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) also announced that an ex gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh...
Washington: American President Donald Trump lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, when asked which of the two global leaders was tougher to deal with, describing both as strong and intelligent men who shouldn't be underestimated. During an interview with American media...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday commenced hearing in the stray dogs case in which it had directed the Chief Secretaries of all the states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana, to remain present before it. A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram...
Kabul: A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, a health official said. The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicentre was located 22 kilometres west-southwest of the town of Khulm,...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth more than Rs 3,000 crore linked to Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani as part of a money laundering investigation against his group companies, official sources said Monday. The federal probe agency has issued four provisional...
Hyderabad: At least 19 people were killed and four others suffered injuries when a tipper lorry carrying gravel collided head-on with a public transport bus in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana Monday, police said. The tipper collided with the Telangana Road Transport Corporation (RTC) vehicle...
Navi Mumbai: From heartbreaks to history, Indian women's cricket completed its long, unfinished journey to glory as Harmanpreet Kaur's fearless team outlasted South Africa by 52 runs in a gripping final to lift their first-ever ICC Women's World Cup crown in Navi Mumbai Sunday. Indian...
It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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By Dilip Cherian The IndiGo incident has once again reminded us of something we often overlook: India operates one...
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