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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed relief after his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida escaped unharmed in an explosion during a campaign and asserted that India condemns all acts of violence.Modi tweeted, “Learnt of a violent incident at a public event at Wakayama in Japan where my friend PM @Kishida230 was present. Relieved that he … Read more
UDHAMPUR : At least 20 people, including seven children, were injured when a footbridge collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Friday, sources said.The incident took place at Beni Sangam in the Bain village of Chenani block during Baisakhi celebrations, they said.Police and relief teams rushed to the spot and began rescue operations, they … Read more
AMRITSAR: Security agencies in Punjab have pasted fugitive Amritpal Singh‘s “wanted posters” at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari as well as on the railway stations of Gurdaspur and Amritsar.The development comes after apprehension that he may cross the international border to Pakistan under the guise of a pilgrim, a businessman, a tourist, or … Read more
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was a relieved man after playing a lead role in the team’s first win of the season on Tuesday as they opened their account with a thrilling win against fellow strugglers Delhi Capitals.Rohit led from the front in the game, scoring a quick-fire 65 off 45 balls and … Read more
NEW DELHI: The BCCI is planning a massive renovation with an estimated cost of over Rs 500 crore of at least five major stadiums in India ahead of the ODI World Cup in October-November.The game has attracted huge money over the past 10 years, making BCCI, the richest board in the world, richer. However, the … Read more
The stage is getting ready for the biggest launch of the decade, with Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan debuting in Zoya Akhtar’s adaptation of The Archies, where she will be playing the role of Betty Cooper. The buzz around Suhana’s Bollywood debut is growing with each day. Her recent public outings, like her appearance … Read more
Uorfi Javed in an interview opened up about the abuse she went through as a child at the hands of her father. The actress revealed her dad used to abuse her physically and mentally, and in one of the episodes, she even lost her consciousness.That’s not it. Uorfi, who was last seen in Splitsvilla 14 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Supreme Court gave a “jolt” to the opposition parties after rejecting their plea on the alleged “misuse’ of central probe agencies like CBI and ED.“A few days ago some political parties went to the court seeking protection that no one should seek to inquire … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Friday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the “draconian” amendments to the Information Technology Rules that gave the government “absolute power” to determine fake news.In a statement here, the Guild urged the government to withdraw the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules … Read more
Even as thousands of Indians face over year-long delays in getting interview dates for B-1 & B-2 US visitor visas, and in some cases for H-1B and L-1 work permit visas, a trend has emerged of using the ‘third country’ option to schedule interviews much faster. Some travel industry experts believe that this has opened … Read more
Akshara Singh, who is now shooting for her upcoming film, got disturbed when she heard rumors of her leaked MMS again in the morning. The actress stated that when such headless news spreads, then she has to bear the brunt of it.During a conversation with the media, Akshara stated that she is really upset and … Read more
After almost three months of major trauma following the untimely demise of Tunisha Sharma on December 24; the actress was found dead in a make-up room of her TV show Ali Baba: Dastaan-e-Kabul, the Sharmas finally have a reason to smile. Pawan Sharma, Tunisha’s uncle, has been blessed with a baby girl. He says, “Our … Read more
We all remember the innocent and angelic face of the baby who was rescued from rubbles 128 hours after the devastating earthquake in Turkey, which happened in February this year.It was reported that the mother of the infant had passed away in the earthquake while the baby was trapped under the rubble and survived there … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a rally in Bihar‘s Nawada and attacked the Nitish Kumar government for failing to curb the violence that broke out in several towns during Ram Navami celebrations. A total of 77 people have so far been arrested for the clashes. No point in speaking to … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s goods and services tax (GST) mop-up in March rose 13% year-on-year to Rs 1.60 lakh crore, its second highest ever, the government said on Saturday.Goods and services tax (GST) collected in February was Rs 1.50 lakh crore.In 2022/23, total GST collected was Rs 18.10 lakh crore, 22% higher than last year, the … Read more
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Friday quashed a 2016 order by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), by which it directed the Gujarat University to supply Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post graduation degree to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal under the provisions of the Right to Information Act (RTI). While allowing the university’s petition challenging … Read more
NEW DELHI: Food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday revised its order and allowed the use of regional names in printed labels of curd packets amid political controversy in Tamil Nadu. Food Business Operators (FBOs) are now allowed to use the term ‘curd’ along with any other prevalent regional common name in brackets on the label. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is indeed a mother of democracy where the guiding philosophy is that of “sabka sath, sabha vikas”. He was virtually addressing the leader-level plenary session on the Summit of Democracy hosted by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Speaking at the event, PM Modi … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking PAN card with Aadhaar to June 30, 2023 from March 31, 2023.The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said that the date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended to provide some more time to the taxpayers. Earlier, the last day to link … Read more
SHIVAMOGGA: Members of the Banjara and Bhovi communities, who were agitated about the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) announced by the state government, on Monday allegedly targeted the house and office of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa at Shikaripura town in Shivamogga district.They resorted to stone-pelting, which resulted in some policemen being injured. As … Read more
NEW DELHI: The World Championships bronze medallist doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday won the Swiss Open title, beating China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in straight games in the summit clash of the Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel. The second-seeded Indian pair capped off their impressive campaign by … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has once again decided to decrease the jurisdiction of “disturbed areas” declared under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur. In a series of tweets, Shah said this decision has been taken on account … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a Lok Sabha member following his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark.Also See: Rahul Gandhi News Live UpdatesThe announcement of disqualification of the Wayanad MP comes a day after a court in Surat sentenced him to two years in the … Read more
BATHINDA: Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and fellows had on December 17, 1928 killed assistant superintendent of police John P Saunders. The trial in the case, named as Lahore conspiracy case, continued for close to two years. The special tribunal concluding the trial on October 7, 1930 delivered its 300-page judgement based on various evidence and … Read more
BHOPAL: Studying at Ambala’s Bhagirath Public School, Sarabjot Singh saw a few kids wielding air guns at a makeshift range during a summer camp. He was 13 then and harboured hopes of becoming a footballer. But the sight of kids aiming at paper targets with pistols didn’t leave his mind. He went to his father … Read more
NEW DELHI: Several opposition party leaders on Tuesday held a protest in the corridors of Parliament and raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue, even as the BJP accused the opposition MPs of repeatedly insulting Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar and stalling the parliamentary process.Both houses of Parliament adjourned … Read more
It’s not very often that a team goes down by a 10-wicket margin in limited overs cricket. For Team India this has happened only six times in their ODI history.Interestingly three of the six 10 wicket defeats were inflicted by opposition teams in foreign conditions, while three were faced at home in their own backyard. … Read more
ZURICH: UBS was up against the clock Sunday in talks to finalise a mammoth takeover of its troubled rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse and reassure investors before the markets reopen.Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS is being urged by the authorities to get a deal over the line, in a bid to avoid a wave of contagious … Read more
NEW DELHI: High drama was witnessed on Saturday as former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khanmade his way from Lahore to the Islamabad High Court in connection with the Toshakhana (state gift repository) corruption case. Police personnel that had camped outside Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore for over three days to arrest him, allegedly forcibly … Read more
NAGPUR: A 73-year-old passenger suffered cardiac arrest onboard a Ranchi-Pune Indigo flight on Friday leading to it making an emergency landing in Maharashtra’s Nagpur.The male passenger was reported to be brought dead. The body was shifted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital for further procedure.The case was initially handled by KIMS-Kingsway Hospital’s emergency … Read more