New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is learnt to have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the burial ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. The funeral ceremonies will be held from July 5 to 9. There is no...
Pune: CCTV footage showing a hooded man, later identified as Chetan Chaudhary, trailing Ketan Agarwal and his fiancee Siya Goyal at Lohagad Fort near Pune alerted cops probing the businessman's death, police said Wednesday. Police found it unusual that the man was wearing a hoodie...
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Three eminent personalities from Odisha have been conferred with the Padma Shri for their outstanding contributions to literature, education and traditional arts, bringing national recognition to the state. Veteran folk artist Simanchal Patra of Ganjam received the Padma Shri Award for his efforts...
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has revised the compounding penalties for a number of offences under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, involving the receipt and utilisation of foreign contributions by non-governmental organisations, according to a gazette notification. The orders were notified by the...
New Delhi: The government has amended the rules for receiving foreign funds requiring NGOs to choose from predefined list of purposes and their area of operation, allowing a range of faith-based activities while explicitly excluding proselytisation from several categories eligible for registration under the Foreign...
Lucknow: The three-storey commercial building where a tragic fire claimed 15 lives was issued a demolition order in 2016 over unauthorised construction, but the order was revoked less than two months later, the UP government has said in a statement. The building, located in Sector...
Dubai: Twelve Indians were among 13 people killed in an explosion at a factory in the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, officials said Monday. "Qatari authorities have confirmed that 12 Indian nationals have unfortunately passed away in the Ras Laffan incident yesterday night," the...
Dubai: At least 13 people, including Indians, were killed in an explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the Gulf country's energy minister Saad bin Shreida Al-Kaabi said Monday. Al-Kaabi, who is also the CEO of QatarEnergy, said 66 people were injured in...
London: Keir Starmer announced Monday that he is stepping down as the British Prime Minister and leader of the governing Labour Party. Making a statement outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said that he will however remain in post as Prime Minister until a new Labour...
Doha: An explosion ripped through Qatar’s key natural gas export infrastructure injuring at least 54 people while 18 others remain missing, according to official reports. The blast occurred in the Ras Laffan industrial area Sunday night, one of the world’s most important energy hubs, during...
After numerous hiccups, threats and counter-threats exchanged between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s top leadership, the US and Iran...
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The fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose popularity rating had been alarmingly dipping, was sealed the moment Andy...
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In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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