Shenzhen, 28/9: Tang Renjian, China’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery at a court in Jilin province on Sunday, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. Tang took bribes including cash and property worth over 268 million yuan ($37.6 million) in various positions held from 2007 to…
Mumbai, 28/9: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was on Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. Manhas, 45, became the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning 70.
New Delhi,28/9: India has joined Brazil, Russia, and the other BRICS nations in condemning Israel’s recent attack on Qatar as well as its persistent military offensive in Gaza. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted a meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He and…
Karur, 28/9: The identity of 38 of the 39 people who died due to the stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s public rally here on Sunday have been ascertained. The process of handing over bodies to their relatives after postmortem has begun. While 39 people died, as many as 111 people are currently receiving treatment at the…
Srinagar, 27/9: A fresh twist has emerged in the investigation against climate activist and Ladakh statehood campaigner Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly provoking this week’s protests in Leh that turned violent, leaving four people dead and dozen injured. Ladakh’s Director General of Police, S D Singh Jamwal, told reporters on Saturday…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday permitted the Union Government to issue travel documents to facilitate the return of a Russian woman and her two minor daughters who had been discovered living in a cave in coastal Karnataka. Justice B M Shyam Prasad passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Israeli national…
Karur,27/9: Stampede-like situation was witnessed and many persons, including a few children, fainted here on Saturday while they were at a rally presided by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief, actor-politician Vijay. The crowd swelled and became uncontrollable even as Vijay was addressing the gathering and a number of persons including party workers and a few children…
Lucknow,27/9 : With a crackdown by Uttar Pradesh police after violence in Bareilly during protests related to the “I Love Muhammad” campaign, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said his government has sent a firm message that disruptions to law and order will not be tolerated. Whenever there were festivals, there was some upheaval, but…
New Delhi, 27/9: Pakistan on Friday described the April 22 terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir as “a human tragedy” and accused India of seeking political gains from the incident, while also charging New Delhi with violating international law by unilaterally putting the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing…
New Delhi, 27/9: India strongly criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing Islamabad of spreading falsehoods and glorifying terrorism. Exercising India’s right of reply, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, delivered a pointed rebuttal. She said, “This Assembly witnessed absurd theatrics from…
