Mumbai, 17/4: A day after 11 persons died of heat stroke and over 600 others reached dispensaries and hospitals for help, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has questioned the logic of the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government to hold the Maharashtra Bhushan awards ceremony under the scorching sun around noon. Two of those currently admitted are…
Nepal, 31/5: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday began a four-day visit to India that is expected to inject a fresh momentum in the already close relations between the two countries. It is the first bilateral trip abroad by the 68-year-old Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) leader after he assumed the top office…
London, 10/11: The director general of Britain’s BBC, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC has been embroiled in a spate of allegations that it had failed to…
Moscow, 23/8: The arrest of a terrorist by an intelligence agency of Russia unearthed the Islamic State’s (IS) plot to carry out a suicide attack on a leader of the ruling BJP in India. Russia’s Federal Security Service arrested a man who was indoctrinated by the Islamic State during his stay in Turkey and…
New Delhi, 19/1: With tensions between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh over Yemen escalating, India and the United Arab Emirates signed a Letter of Intent for a strategic defence partnership agreement on Monday, just four months after a similar pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan raised hackles in New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted UAE President…
New Delhi, 7/1: Air India on Saturday de-rostered a pilot and four cabin crew in connection with a flyer urinating on a woman passenger on its New York-Delhi flight, as its CEO Campbell Wilson issued an apology.In a statement, Wilson said Air India could have handled the issue better while emphasising that it is “deeply…
Bhubaneswar: Tension gripped the premises of AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Saturday after the death of a patient allegedly sparked violence, with the deceased’s relatives assaulting a doctor and creating chaos inside the hospital.The deceased has been identified as Shibashankar Behera, a resident of Ogalpada in Jaanla, who had been admitted to the hospital in a critical…
Chandigarh, 25/8:The quarrel of Punjab Congress does not seem to be calming down. A delegation of 7 party leaders will hold a meeting with state in-charge leader Harish Rawat in Dehradun on Wednesday to demand the removal of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. In the meeting, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Cabinet Minister Tript…
New Delhi, 18/11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said financing of terrorism is more dangerous than terrorism, which cannot and should not be linked to any religion, nationality or group. He also said that terrorists are constantly finding new ways to carry out violence, radicalise youth and raise financial resources and the…
Uttarakhand, 20/8: Seven people were killed and 27 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. The bus with 35 people on board was returning from Gangotri when it met with the accident at Gangnani. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in Delhi,…
