B’desh PM urges Int’l community to play active role in repatriation of Rohingya
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the international community to play more active role in Rohingya repatriation to their homeland, realizing the huge burden of over one million displaced Myanmar nationals on…
Indian bowlers regain speed, thrashes England by 50 runs in first T20I
Southampton: India registered a comprehensive 50 runs win over England in the first T20I of the three-match series here on Thursday.
Chasing a total of 199 runs, England lost its first 4 wickets for just 33 runs. Opener Jos Buttler was…
India China to hold military talks at early date: MEA
New Delhi: India and China are looking forward to the next round of senior commanders' meeting "at an early date" but the date has not been decided as yet.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar did talk of an early resolution of all…
Home Minister unveils ‘Statue of Peace’ in Srinagar
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday unveiled the 'Statue of Peace' of Swamy Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir via Video Conferencing.
Talking about Ramanujacharya, one of the most important exponents of the…
62 Thane corporators’ jolt to Uddhav Sena
Mumbai: Shiv Sena President, Uddhav Thackeray received another jolt on Thursday, as 66 Shiv Sena corporators of Thane Municipal Corporation joined Chief minister Eknath Shinde group.
As many as 66 Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)…
Pakistani PM Shehbaz launches new metro bus service in capital
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday launched the first four-line inter-connected metro bus service that runs between the federal capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi.
Addressing the launching ceremony…
Boris Johnson follows his ministers, quits ‘the best job in the world’
London: Following the wave of resignations of Tory leaders, Boris Johnson on Thursday stepped down as the UK Prime Minister, however he will serve until a new leader takes over.
Johnson said he is sad to give up 'the best job in the world,…
CSIR scientist is elected as Member to European Mole. Biology
Hyderabad: Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan, Outstanding Scientist at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has been announced as one of the elected Associate Members of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
This year,…
Citizens should refrain from going near river drains: Dharamsala DC
Dharamsala: District Deputy Commissioner Dr Nipun Jindal on Wednesday said that people should refrain from going near river drains during the rainy season, besides instructions have also been given to the sub-divisional officers concerned…
37 nations to join Russia’s Army 2022 war games on August 13-17
Moscow: The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that 37 countries had confirmed plans to send national teams to the Russia-led Army 2022 war games.
"As of today, 275 teams from 37 countries have confirmed their participation in Army…
Biden to rescind Afghanistan’s status as major non-NATO ally
Washington: In a letter to the Congress, US President Joe Biden has said that he will officially rescind Afghanistan's designation as a major non-NATO ally.
In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, he said, "In accordance…
Veteran Cong. leader Tarvinder Singh Marwah joins BJP
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader from Delhi Tarvinder Singh Marwah on Wednesday joined BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. Marwah was a member of the Delhi Assembly for three terms from 1998-2013 and also served as parliamentary…
Varun Gandhi slams govt over LPG price hike
New Delhi: Bhartiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday said Indians were buying the most expensive cooking gas in the world, as the price of LPG cylinders was raised by Rs 50 and reached Rs 1050 per cylinder.
"Domestic cylinders…
DGCA issues notice to SpiceJet
New Delhi; The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet for failing to 'establish safe, efficient and reliable air services.'
"The reported incidents on aircraft operated by…
Turkey flashes extradition note with Sweden, Finland after NATO entry deal
Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday renewed its extradition requests for "terror suspects" with Finland and Sweden, following a deal it made with the Nordic countries for their NATO bid.
"Today we have renewed some requests that were rejected…
Data directions: WhatsApp faces $1.3m fine in Russia
Moscow: The WhatsApp messenger may face an 80 million rubles fine ($1.3 million) for a repeated refusal to localize data of Russians, a Moscow court told Sputnik on Wednesday, adding that the case will be considered on July 28.
"The…
New Cargo liner Pradhan Air Express gets regulatory nods: Founder CEO
New Delhi: Pradhaan Air Express, India’s brand-new all-cargo airline, to be based in Delhi, will begin commercial operations this year with the world’s first A320 converted freighter.
The first converted freighter, expected to arrive in…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann decides to tie the knot again
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is set to marry Gurpreet Kaur in a private ceremony here on Thursday, informed sources said. This will be his second wedding. 48-years old Bhagwant Mann will tie the knot in a simple private…
Lalu Yadav condition worsens, airlifted to Delhi by Air ambulance
Patna: Ailing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was airlifted to Delhi by an Air ambulance on Wednesday night.
RJD Rajya Sabha MP and eldest daughter of Lalu Prasad, Misa Bharti and Lalu's eldest son Tej Pratap Yadav, MLA…
Dalai Lama celebrates 87th Birthday, World leaders CM participates virtually in ceremony
Dharamshala: Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur virtually participated in the ceremony organized to mark the 87th birth anniversary of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, here at on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister had a…