August 2024

BEIRUT: Lebanon said Israeli strikes killed eight people, including a child, in southern districts on Friday, with Hezbollah saying the other seven dead were fighters. It was one of the highest single-day tolls for the Iran-backed group…

Kyiv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Kyiv on Friday following a brief visit to the Ukrainian capital. He met with President Volodymr Zelenskyy and pledged to help end the war with Russia. "My trip to Ukraine was unforgettable. I come…

Kyiv: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Ukraine as a "landmark" moment, noting that Modi reaffirmed India's readiness to support efforts for an early return to peace in…

KATHMANDU: At least 14 people were killed and 16 others injured after an Indian tourist bus veered off the highway and fell 150 metres into the fast-flowing Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on Friday, authorities said. The bus from…

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday announced that it would soon constitute a multi-member committee to amicably settle the grievances of farmers "for all times" and also instructed the states of Punjab and Haryana to continue their…

KOLKATA: Police personnel and BJP supporters clashed on Thursday during a march in the Bengal capital to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month. The BJP’s…

RAIPUR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting on August 24 during his three-day visit to the Chhattisgarh capital on the outcome of the strategy focused on anti-Maoist operations and the way forward. Shah is…

LUCKNOW: Ayodhya district administration razed an illegal multi-storey shopping complex owned by rape-accused Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Moid Khan. Three bulldozers and an excavator were used to bring down the building that had come up…

NEW DELHI: India and Poland will deepen their relations, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after meeting Polish PPM Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Thursday. The two nations have become strategic partners now. “I am glad to have met my friend…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has sought withdrawal of the 5% customs duty on newsprint, considering that the industry is facing difficulties. A delegation of the INS, headed by president Rakesh Sharma, met with I&B…

NEW DELHI: After a U-turn of sorts over the lateral entry appointments in the higher bureaucracy, the BJP-led NDA government is likely to call the allies’ meeting to discuss the next move on the same theme after Prime Minister Narendra…

NEW DELHI: The government is working to establish a world-class university aimed at enhancing the capabilities of creators in the media and entertainment sectors, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said on…

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding stringent central legislation with exemplary punishment for perpetrators of rape, a senior official said here. Alapan…

GUWAHATI: Tripura is reeling under one of the worst floods in decades, prompting the state government to announce the closure of all educational institutions until further notice. According to government sources, 12 people lost their…

NEW DELHI: The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, is scheduled to visit the strife-torn state of Manipur. This will be the Army Chief's first visit to the state since he assumed office as the 30th COAS from General…

SAMBALPUR: Every evening, an area under the flyover near Peer Baba Chhak in Sambalpur city turns into a makeshift dining space for dozens of poor and homeless people. Here, they are fed their last meal of the day from the ‘roti bank’, an…

MANCHESTER: Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka's 236, a slender advantage of 23…