Zelenskyy holds phone call with Trump

Kyiv, 19/8:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday is holding a highly anticipated conversation with Donald Trump to hear details of the US leader’s telephone call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, news agency AFP reported. The president of Ukraine is having a conversation by telephone with US President Donald Trump,” Zelenskyy’s spokesman Sergiy Nykyforov told reporters.  

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Nagpur violence: Main accused arrested; FIR says rioters made obscene gestures towards women cops

Mumbai, 19/3: In a major development, the Nagpur police arrested Fahim Khan, a local politician and activist, who is believed to be the mastermind of the Nagpur communal clashes while the FIR narrates how the rioters misbehaved and made obscene gestures towards women safety personnel . Khan is the Nagpur district President of Minorities Democratic…

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Incentivising conversion to Islam: BJP MPs slam Karnataka govt over state’s reservation bill

New Delhi: The issue of the Bill of Congress-led Karnataka government proposing 4 per cent reservation to Muslims in government contracts was raised in Lok Sabha on Wednesday with BJP MPs demanding its withdrawal, alleging that the move was aimed at partitioning the country. Both MPs Nishikant Dubey and Tejasvi Surya demanded the rollback of…

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Delhi ACB books ex-minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain in CCTV project corruption case

New Delhi, 19/3: The Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered a case against former PWD minister and senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in a Rs 571-crore CCTV project, an official said on Wednesday. The FIR was registered on Tuesday after obtaining prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption…

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Nagpur violence: Rioters molested woman constable, tried to disrobe her

Nagpur, ,19/3: A group of rioters allegedly touched a woman constable inappropriately and tried to disrobe her during the violence that broke out in Nagpur city after protests against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb, officials said on Wednesday. The mob also hurled petrol bombs at the police during the violence, they said, adding that the police…

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth after nine months in space

Washington DC, 19/3: Orbiting in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday (March 18, 2025), hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in…

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Aadhaar-voter ID linkage: Election Commission, UIDAI experts to begin technical consultations

New Delhi, 18/3: Amid concerns raised by the Opposition over the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission (EC) is getting ready to link Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) with Aadhaar numbers of those who have provided it voluntarily. The poll body on Tuesday said it is initiating technical consultations with the Unique Identification Authority…

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11 social media influencers booked for promoting betting apps

Hyderabad, 18/3,: Hyderabad’s West Zone Police have registered criminal cases against 11 social media influencers, including three women, for allegedly promoting betting apps on their social media platforms.Police found these platforms directly violating gambling laws and regulations, particularly the Public Gambling Act of 1867. These apps cause significant harm to individuals and society by encouraging…

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