June 2024

Raigad (Maharashtra): Four students of the Rizvi College in Mumbai's Bandra drowned while on a monsoon picnic at a waterfall adjacent to a dam in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Friday afternoon, police said. The four students…

Srinagar; Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated the J&K Trade Show 2024 here at Kashmir Heritage Government Arts Emporium. The L-G welcomed the artisans, weavers, growers, and business…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday evening called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi as she began her State Visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hasina's arrival…

New Delhi; A Western Disturbance, seen as a cyclonic circulation over Himachal Pradesh and its neighbourhood and an induced cyclonic circulation over Uttar Pradesh, is likely to result in light to moderate rainfall in Delhi - which had…

Gros Islet (St Lucia): In a thrilling encounter at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia, South Africa extended their winning streak at the T20 World Cup 2024 to six games with a narrow seven-run victory over England. The match was…

Berlin: Former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka advanced to the Berlin Ladies Open semifinals on Friday, moving on after No.3 seed Elena Rybakina retired due to abdominal pain trailing 3-1 in the first set. The result puts Azarenka into her…

Beroun (Czech Republic); Indian golfer Vani Kapoor carded a four-under 68 on the first day of the Czech Ladies Open here on Friday. Vani, who has shown flashes of form but not over the full four rounds or a week, looked confident as she had…

New Delhi; The All India Football Federation (AIFF) hosted the Women's Football Strategy Workshop, conducted by FIFA expert, Simon Toselli, as a part of the FIFA Women's Development Programme on Friday. Members from state…

Mumbai: Indian equity indices opened in green on Friday as Infosys, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra were top gainers. At 9:40 a.m., Sensex was up 222 points or 0.28 per cent at 77,700 and Nifty was up 71 points or 0.30 per cent at 23,638.…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition seeking revocation of the CBFC certification given to the Annu Kapoor starter film 'Hamare Baarah' directed by Kamal Chandra. A vacation bench presided over…

New Delhi: Output growth across India's private sector regained growth in June with business activity increasing at quicker rates among manufacturing companies and services firms while hiring of workers shot up to an 18-year high,…

Hyderabad: The Ministry of Coal on Friday put up 67 coal mines for auction across eight states, including Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana. Union Minister of Coal and Mines,…

New Delhi: NDTV has achieved remarkable success through its innovative partnership with Google, focusing on real-time data insights to refine its content strategy, the media house said. With this partnership, NDTV witnessed…

New Delhi: The Centre has issued an order imposing stock limits for pulses that can be stored by wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers, millers, and importers to prevent hoarding and keep prices in check. The order, which…

United Nations; Yoga symbolises the strivings of the world organisation for global unity, according to its leaders celebrating the International Day recognising the ancient discipline. UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis…

Rabat: Moroccan authorities have said that 20 pilgrims from Morocco have died during this year's Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs said on Friday in a statement that those deaths are…

Athens: A man lost his life during a wildfire burning in western Greece, the Greek Fire Brigade said. He is the first casualty since the start of the wildfire season in Greece on May 1, Xinhua news agency reported. The…

Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has reported 19 cases of West Nile fever diagnosed since the beginning of May, with several of them detected in the last two days. The Ministry noted on Friday in a statement that 17 of the…

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced "profound concern" over escalating violence and "bellicose rhetoric" between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the frontier with Lebanon. Speaking to the press…

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea and reaffirmed the "vital" importance of the Seoul-Washington alliance during phone talks with his South Korean…