September 2024

GUWAHATI: The miscreants torched the house of a BJP spokesperson in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Saturday even as Kuki-Zo tribals took out protest rallies demanding separate administration. The arson attack was carried out at the…

CHANDIGARH: A day after former CM and Leader of Opposition in Himachal Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, alleged that his residence was under surveillance as a drone took four rounds and almost reached his doors, the state government on Saturday…

PATNA: Union minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh had a narrow escape on Saturday when a youth attempted to heckle him in full public view in Bihar’s Begusarai district. The youth, Mohammad Saifi, has been taken into custody for…

NEW DELHI: While the spiralling onion prices jolted the coalition government in Maharashtra during the Lok recently concluded Sabha elections, it is the plummeting soybean price that is set to impact it in the upcoming assembly polls.…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday remanded all six accused in the drowning of three UPSC aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar to four days in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody. The accused—Abhishek Gupta, Deshpal Singh,…

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has mandated the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to file a comprehensive report on the groundwater contamination in Dwarka. The directive comes after a startling revelation that out of 354 housing…

LONDON: At the rate Erling Haaland is scoring, keeping up with Manchester City is going to be a difficult task in the English Premier League. So while it's still only three games into the season, it felt significant when title rival…

CHENNAI: The F4 India Championships, which is part of the Indian Racing Festival 2024, was apparently delayed due to technical reasons on Saturday. The event that was supposed to begin at 2pm could not go ahead because the track needed…

NEW DELHI: South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes on Saturday called Ravindra Jadeja a "complete all-round" fielder in the world right now, and also spoke highly about former India player Suresh Raina's abilities on the ground. The…

CHATEAROUX: India's Rubina Francis won a bronze medal in the women's air pistol SH1 event final to continue the strong show from the country's shooters in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. She scored a total of 211.1 to finish third in the…

MUMBAI: Seven companies including Bajaj Housing Finance, debt arranging platform Northern Arc and jewellery player PN Gadgil Jewelers are hitting the primary capital markets next week, seeking to mop up close to Rs 11,000 crore. The…

New York: Google on Saturday exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to boost AI innovation. The collaboration aims to create impactful and scalable AI solutions in key areas such as AI start-up…

NEW DELHI: ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the overseas arm of ONGC, on Friday said it has stepped up efforts to recover divideds stuck in Russia and Venezuela due to the US sanctions. OVL announced that its proposal to the US for a waiver to…

NEW DELHI: The country’s fiscal deficit reached 17.2% of the annual target as of the end of July in the current fiscal year (FY25), according to data published by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday. In absolute terms, the…

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that it's crucial to start a new chapter in the Indo-Bangla ties, which should begin with the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as her continued presence in…

DUBAI: Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said. The attack comes after the Houthis repeatedly…

WASHINGTON: There is an "undeniable complicity" of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure under then…

BAGHDAD: A joint operation by US and Iraqi forces killed 15 Islamic State group fighters in Iraq's western desert, with seven US troops hurt during the operation, US Central Command said. The raid targeted Islamic State leaders and was…

Jenin: Concrete slabs and sheet metal were piled high alongside streets in Jenin on Saturday, as residents assessed the damage from Israel's latest West Bank raid even as explosions persisted nearby. The scars of ongoing clashes in the…