Three killed in gunfight between Kuki-Zo groups in Manipur
GUWAHATI: A fresh gunfight erupted between armed members of two Kuki-Zo groups in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Friday. According to local media reports, at least three people were killed.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh confirmed the…
NIA arrests Khalistani terrorists Harwinder Sandhu, Lakhbir Singh
NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough against the pro-Khalistan terror network, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key aide of dreaded foreign-based terrorists Harwinder Sandhu alias Rinda and Lakhbir Singh alias…
Sah sets up five-member panel on situation at India-Bangladesh borders
NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a committee led by the Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in the wake of…
SC to screen ‘Laapataa Ladies’ for judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will screen Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies on Friday for the judges, their families and officials of its registry.
The critically acclaimed film is based on the theme of gender equality and feminism. According…
Heavy rain causes traffic chaos, disruptions in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Yet another spell of rain and one more day of chaos in the capital. On Friday evening, the city received 41.9 mm of rainfall in three hours. For those returning from office, it was a harrowing time.
Traffic snarls were…
AAP hails Manish Sisodia’s bail as a victory for democracy
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said release of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on bail from Tihar Jail after 17 months was the “victory of democracy.”
The senior AAP leader, an accused in excise policy “scam,”…
Aman Sehrawat continues wrestling streak
PARIS: “I am dedicating this medal to my parents who don’t even know that I am a wrestler,” said Aman Sehrawat after winning India’s fifth bronze and sixth overall.
The story of Aman is poignant. He battled depression too after he was…
CAS registers Vinesh’s appeal against disqualification
Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has officially registered the application filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat in response to a contentious decision by United World Wrestling (UWW), CAS said in a statement.
Phogat's…
World record holder Amusan crashes out of Olympic 100m hurdles
PARIS: World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan crashed out of the women's 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday as defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn sailed into the final.
Amusan shocked the world in 2022 when…
Hindenburg Research warns of something big in India soon
CHENNAI: Short-seller Hindenburg Research is at it, promising 'something big soon' in India again.
The announcement came in an early morning India time tweet.
The tweet has gone viral and elicited a range of responses. Hindenburg has…
India’s forex reserve scale a new high of $674.91 billion
New Delhi: India's foreign exchange reserve has touched a new high at $674.91 billion for the reporting week to August 2, ratcheting up a good $7.53 billion in the reporting week, indicating a robust external sector performance, according…
SEBI’s push for Municipal bonds to help fund-starved civic bodies
Sebi_building-PTI_1-Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has urged pension funds and insurers to support municipal bond issuances to help develop this nascent market so that fund-starved civic bodies can be helped.…
Grasim industries logs in net loss of Rs 52 crore
MUMBAI: Aditya Birla group flagship company Grasim Industries, which straddles textiles & textile fibres, real estate, building materials, cement and paints, has reported a standalone net loss of Rs 5212 crore in the June quarter…
E-commerce tycoon Colin Huang tops China’s rich list
BEIJING: E-commerce tycoon Colin Huang has become China's richest man, an index showed Friday, capping an ascent for the former Google employee whose shopping site Temu has sucked in consumers with its low prices and all-powerful…
Government to introduce Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill in LS
NEW DELHI: The government is scheduled to introduce the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to increase the option for nominees per bank account to four, from existing one, among others.
Another proposed change relates to…
Plane carrying 62 people crashes near Sao Paulo, burning. No survivors.
Sao Paulo: A plane carrying 58 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, local officials said.
The aircraft, a French-made ATR 72-500 operated by the airline Voepass, was travelling…
ICG evacuates Philippines crew with medical emergency off Port Blair
NEW DELHI: Responding to a medical emergency alert, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Friday mobilised its assets and successfully evacuated a Philippines mariner. "In a swift Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) operation, the ICG ship, C-428…
Gazans flee destroyed Khan Yunis as new Israel operation begins
Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories): Crowds fleeing Khan Yunis after an Israeli evacuation order gave way to empty streets on Friday as Palestinian residents tried to escape a new Israeli military operation in Gaza's main southern area.…
Russian strike on Ukraine supermarket kills ten, wounds 35
KOSTYANTYNIVKA: A Russian strike on a supermarket in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka on Friday killed ten people and injured 35 , the local governor said. The town is about 13 kilometres from the nearest Russian war positions…
Bangladesh protests echo other historic youth-led uprisings globally
Dhaka — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign.
The demonstrations began peacefully last month and were…
