Raipur: A speeding SUV collided with Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap’s convoy near Junwani near the Jagdalpur-Kondagaon border Sunday, leaving at least six people, including four policemen, injured, officials said. However, the minister remained safe and did not suffer any serious injuries. A woman personal...
Port Louis: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said Sunday. "Hon'ble Minister called on Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of...
Bhavnagar: Two more people have died after consuming methanol-laced spurious liquor in Bhavnagar district, taking the death toll in Gujarat’s latest hooch tragedy to 13, while three to five patients remain under treatment, officials said Sunday. Bhavnagar District Collector Manish Kumar Bansal said Mukesh Manilal...
New Delhi: No new strain of H1N1 has been identified and there is no cause for panic, sources at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said Sunday amid an increase in swine flu cases in Delhi and other parts of the country. The Influenza...
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party will convene a meeting of its national working committee Monday to review the status of the commitments made by the Centre after the withdrawal of its nationwide agitation on July 25, saying the government is yet to formally communicate the...
New Delhi: The next space exploration phase will deepen India’s role in human spaceflight, planetary exploration and advanced space technology as these efforts will support India’s ambition to become a leading global space power, according to the government. An official fact sheet states that India...
New Delhi: Ten days after both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die, the Monsoon session is yet to end formally, giving rise to speculation that the government wants to pass a key legislation without convening a new session. Both the Lok Sabha and the...
Dhaka: Bangladesh is open to joining the recently formed defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye, two junior ministers have said, while stressing that any decision would be guided by the country's national interests. Signed in Makkah August 7, the pact establishes a framework...
Mumbai: In a tragic incident ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival celebrations, two people were crushed to death, and five others, including two children, suffered injuries after a 22-foot idol of Lord Ganesh fell on them during the arrival ceremony of the 'Bhuleshwaracha Raja' in...
Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered at around 11:30 pm Saturday from a house in the Daspara...
Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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By Aakar Patel Headline from this week: “Pune Police withdraws conversion law provisions from 2 cases after officials find Act...
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