August 2024

RANCHI: Amid the alleged attempts being made by senior party leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, state Health Minister Banna Gupta has termed him a ‘Vibhishan’ saying that whenever the history of Jharkhand will be…

MUMBAI: Cracks have started to appear within the Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra over the pothole-ridden Mumbai-Goa highway with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam tearing into BJP minister Ravindra Chavan and…

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh urban development and housing minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has kicked up a political row with his statement about civil war happening in the country after 30 years due to fast happening demographic changes. “I…

NEW DELHI: In the run up to the Assembly elections in four states, Congress top leadership held meetings with screening committee members of Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and UT of Jammu and Kashmir to deliberate on candidates. The…

NEW DELHI: Starting August 23 and through the next day, the BJP has planned a nationwide membership drive aimed at expanding its base. The party has scheduled workshops to train its national and state office-bearers from seven Morchas…

New Delhi: Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, 36, is one of the youngest ministers in the current government, managing the high-profile civil aviation ministry. He is a three-time MP. There have been numerous developments in the sector, including a…

SRINAGAR: Two back-to-back earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning causing panic across the Valley, but there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on…

SRINAGAR: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector was killed in a terrorist attack in assembly election-bound Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday. A police official said terrorists attacked an area domination patrol…

Shillong: The Congress in Meghalaya suffered a major blow on Monday when three of its four MLAs joined the National People’s Party (NPP), which leads the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA). Charles Marngar, Gabriel Wahlang, and…

MADURAI: The scene in Padayappa where Rajnikanth rescues a snake from a group of villagers armed with sticks and rods is iconic. When everyone is frightened and scampering at the sight of the snake, the ‘superstar’ gently picks it up and…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his maiden visits to Poland and Ukraine later this week. He will be in Poland on August 21-22 and in Ukraine on August 23 which is the Ukrainian National Day. "This will be the first…

BERLIN: German captain Ilkay Gundogan, who will be  34 on October 24,  announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024, citing "a certain tiredness" both physically and mentally. Germany…

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation's (AIFF) newly-appointed secretary general Anilkumar on Monday said his top priority is to "improve the quality" of football in the country while involving every stakeholder, such as the FIFA, clubs,…

MADRID: Defending champion Real Madrid couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in Kylian Mbappé's first Spanish league match on Sunday. In his second game with Madrid after debuting midweek, Mbappe failed to break through. The…

MUMBAI: Given the high yields that the US government debt has been offering since the interest rates there peaked to a multi-decadal high, the Reserve Bank has been ramping up its investments in the world’s most sought-after public debt…

NEW DELHI: The government has finalised the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and will release them soon for public consultation, said Electronic and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. The…

PARIS: The world's largest video game trade show, Gamescom, opens its doors on Tuesday in Germany at a sensitive moment for an industry battered by layoffs and studio closures. Organisers expect the event, which runs until Sunday in the…