Cairo: Drone strikes on civilian vehicles headed to social gatherings in Sudan have killed over 20 people in recent days, according to rights groups, as the use of unmanned aircraft becomes increasingly common in the north-eastern African country's war. A drone hit the outskirts of...
Kolkata: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee Wednesday accused the BJP of disrupting her party's protest march over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur, alleging that the police had acted as an arm of the saffron party, instead of ensuring that the Calcutta...
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 2 per cent Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the interim agreement with Iran is over, leading to a sharp rally in crude oil prices. Besides, investors shifted to a risk-off mode following pre-earnings anxiety...
Dubai: US military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, part of an American effort that also revoked the Islamic Republic's ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market. Iran retaliated with strikes targeting...
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Lotte India Corporation Private Limited, Kubera Foods and Ferns N Petals Private Limited (FNP) over alleged misleading claims and labelling violations on various food products, the regulator said Wednesday. In...
New Delhi: Enrolment in government schools fell by nearly 86 lakh between 2023-24 and 2025-26 while private unaided recognised schools added more than 88 lakh students during the same period, according to the UDISE 2025-26 report released by the Ministry of Education. UDISE+ (Unified District...
Kolkata: One of the key accused in the alleged rape and murder of a girl was killed in an encounter early Wednesday after he tried to "escape from police custody" during a crime scene reconstruction exercise, a senior officer said. The accused was taken to...
Dubai: US military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, part of an American effort that also revoked the Islamic Republic's ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market. Iran apparently retaliated with strikes...
Washington: US has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster imprisoned in India, and his aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar for ordering the assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in November 2023. According to a federal indictment unsealed in Los Angeles Tuesday, Bishnoi...
Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday recalled the historic rescue of Indonesian leaders by former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and praised former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's role in supporting the South-East Asian country's independence. Modi, who became the first Indian prime minister to address...
For a country that prides itself on producing world-class financial talent, India displays surprisingly little faith in its own bankers....
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Art, books and cinema have been at the forefront when it comes to representing the voice of the people and...
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The worst fears of people about inherent dangers of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls seem to be...
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The significant fall in global crude oil prices following the interim peace deal signed between the US and Iran should...
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