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New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Friday said his hunger had "stabilised" as he entered the 13th day of his indefinite fast and asserted that his constitutional right should not be violated by attempting to remove him from the protest site. He has...

New Delhi: A Patna civil court is set to pronounce its decision on the anticipatory bail plea of noted coaching educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, Friday, in connection with a dispute involving fellow coaching operator Roshan Anand. The court had reserved its...

West Palm Beach (US): A South Florida airport officially changed its name Thursday to the President Donald J Trump International Airport. Signs for the Palm Beach International Airport have been removed, while new signage goes up. "Because an entire airport transformation doesn't happen overnight, you'll...

Washington: Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian descent, is set to embark on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station July 14 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Born in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants, Menon is an emergency medicine physician and...

Foxborough (US): France did it to Morocco again at the World Cup. For the second straight tournament, Morocco was ousted by the French 2-0 - this time in the quarterfinals at Gillette Stadium, four years after losing by the same score in the semifinals. With...

New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI Thursday said it has issued a notice to alcoholic beverage manufacturers over unauthorised use of added flavours and non-compliance with age-related claims. The notice has been issued for violating the provisions stipulated under the Food Safety and Standards (alcoholic...

Kolkata: Veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee Thursday met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the state secretariat 'Nabanna' and asserted that there was "no discussion on politics" during the meeting. His visit, however, sparked fresh political buzz as it came days after Union Home Minister...

Beijing: Twenty-eight people were killed in a massive fire at a shoe factory in China's Jinjiang City Thursday, local authorities said. Videos of the incident showed the fire engulfing the building and the nearby structures. The Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched a joint work...

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court Thursday granted conditional bail to Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son, Bageerath, who was arrested in connection with a POCSO case registered against him. The High Court July 6 reserved its orders in the bail petition filed by Bageerath. The court...

London: An inquest into the tragic deaths of an Indian-origin family of three who plunged to their deaths from a high-rise apartment block in south London opened this week. Aditi Vijay Paralkar, 46, Rakesh Narayan Pai, 47, and their nine-year-old son Sid Rene Pai-Paralkar died...