NEW DELHI — India on Friday dispatched the first tranche of 11 tons of medical supplies to Lebanon as part of a humanitarian effort to support the nation amid rising tensions and the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon. A total of 33 tons of medical supplies are being sent. Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson for […]
NEW DELHI — A contract of ₹ 25 lakh was taken out to kill actor Salman Khan near his farmhouse in Maharashtra’s Panvel, a chargesheet filed by the Navi Mumbai Police stated. In the chargesheet that named five people, police stated that the contract was taken out by the gang led by jailed gangster Lawrence […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly raising “Jai Shri Ram” slogans inside a mosque. The single division bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, looking into the appeal petition by the accused persons, while passing the order, mentioned that […]
NEW YORK — Counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose exercised India’s right of reply against Pakistan at the Joint General Debate on decolonization at the United Nations on Monday. Punnoose condemned Pakistan’s “unsubstantiated allegations” regarding the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He emphasised the need for Pakistan to cease its ongoing human rights violations […]
NEW DELHI — A New York-bound Air India flight carrying 239 passengers from Mumbai was on Monday diverted to the Delhi airport following a security concern arising out of a bomb threat in the aircraft, officials said here. They said all passengers have disembarked and the aircraft was being searched. “The aircraft is currently stationed […]
MUMBAI — Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday, and two of the assailants have been since arrested, officials said. The shocking incident prompted the Opposition to question the law and order situation in the state where assembly elections are […]
HYDERABAD — Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj has officially taken on the role of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Telangana. The pacer expressed his deep appreciation and gratitude to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for this honour as he reported to Telangana’s Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender on Friday. Siraj was accompanied by MP M. […]
NEW DELHI — Ratan Naval Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who transformed a staid group into India’s largest and most influential conglomerate with a string of eye-catching deals, has died. He was 86. Tata, who was chairman of the salt to software group for more than two decades, breathed his last at south Mumbai’s […]
NEW DELHI — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday continued his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Ladakh Bhawan along with his supporters and appealed that the Centre should resume talks on their demands. Wangchuk, who is spearheading an agitation for Ladakh’s Sixth Schedule status, had started his fast on Sunday afternoon. According to the protesters, […]
GHAZIABAD — Controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand has been detained for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed, his aides claimed on Saturday even as the police here remained tightlipped on the issue. A large crowd had gathered outside the Dasna Devi temple here, where he presides, protesting against him on Friday night after videos of […]