NEW DELHI — Medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which was cancelled following allegations of irregularities in the examination process, will be re-conducted on June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Friday. The exam was earlier conducted on May 3. The NTA had on Tuesday announced the cancellation of NEET-UG and said the Central Bureau […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were increased on Friday by Rs 3 per litre after state-owned oil firms ended a four-year record hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price was hiked to Rs 97.77 per litre from Rs 94.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 90.67 as against Rs 89.67 per litre […]
PULWAMA — Health authorities on Thursday launched a precautionary vaccination drive in Parigam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after reports surfaced that meat allegedly supplied by a local butcher may have come from a bovine suspected to have been bitten by a dog. Officials said 108 residents had received anti-rabies vaccination since Wednesday after […]
WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department indicted India’s richest man in the final weeks of the Biden administration, prosecutors described an “elaborate” bribery scheme involving “corruption and fraud at the expense of U.S. investors.” Now, according to several people with knowledge of the case, the Justice Department is planning to drop the charges altogether. The […]
NEW DELHI — Air India Group recorded a record loss of more than $2 billion for its 2025-26 fiscal year, according to shareholder Singapore Airlines’ (SIAL.SI), opens new tab annual report, as India’s second-largest airline grappled with disruption from the Iran war and Pakistan’s ban on Indian carriers from its airspace. In the report released […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the November 10, 2025 car bomb blast near the Red Fort area in Delhi that left 11 persons dead and several others injured. According to an NIA statement, the high-intensity Vehicle-Borne […]
BEIJING — US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China’s help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran. “He said he’s not going to give military equipment… he said that strongly,” Trump told the “Hannity” show on Fox News, after the […]
DUBAI — Iran’s foreign minister accused the United Arab Emirates of direct involvement in military operations against his country during a BRICS meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, Iranian state media reported. The spat comes a day after the UAE denied a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he visited the Gulf country […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United Arab Emirates briefly on Friday, where he is likely to discuss long-term energy supply deals and seek support to expand his country’s strategic oil reserves, three sources said. The UAE will be Modi’s first stop on a five-nation tour from May 15 to 20, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti for “pumping narcotics” into India, saying he, along with his associates, will be hunted and hounded, and his evil infrastructure will be decimated. “A warning to Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti who is ISI’s acolyte and partner […]