Stavanger (Norway): King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen in order to marry his school sweetheart, has died. He was 89. The palace announced his death Friday morning. Harald was Europe's oldest monarch. The...

Amaravati: Seven fishermen from Andhra Pradesh, who went missing at sea early this month, safely returned home Friday, officials said. The fishermen from Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, who had ventured into the sea for fishing August 3 and subsequently went missing, reached Kakinada. The fishermen, who were found safe near Shankarpur fishing harbour off the West...

New Delhi: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour, beating Fabiano Caruana 15-13 in the final in St Louis, the USA. It was a great result for Pragg as he recovered from an early deficit to fight back in the final of the grand finale of the tournament, in...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Special Cell has busted a Pakistan-based espionage network that used Indian SIM cards, procured through local contacts, to access WhatsApp groups and allegedly gather sensitive information, officials said on Friday. The Special Cell’s Northern Range arrested a Delhi-based couple, Mohammad Sahil and his wife, Sameera, for working with Pakistani intelligence operatives since...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness heavy rainfall in several areas Friday, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange warning for Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj and yellow warning for 19 other districts. The weather alert comes amid an active cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal. The system is likely to...

New Delhi: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday extended greetings on World Sanskrit Day, highlighting the ancient language's enduring contribution to India's knowledge, philosophy, culture and intellectual traditions. VP Radhakrishnan described Sanskrit as the “timeless language of India's knowledge, philosophy, and civilisation”, while PM Modi said the language has been a continuous carrier...

Kathmandu: The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 469 Friday, with more bodies recovered as search and rescue operations continued for the third day following the disaster. In a statement, Nepal Police said the bodies were recovered from eight districts of the Himalayan nation. According to the police, 178 dead bodies have been...

Toronto/New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said India and Canada have an opportunity to deepen financial-sector cooperation and build long-term investment partnerships, as she highlighted the complementarity between the two economies. Addressing a high-level India-Canada Business Roundtable in Toronto in the presence of Canadian Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne, FM Sitharaman said India...

Mumbai: The benchmark equity indices opened higher Friday, supported by gains in information technology stocks, while investors remained cautious ahead of US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium. During early trade, the Sensex was trading 193.02 points, or 0.25 per cent, higher at 77,126.61, while the Nifty gained 33.80 points, or 0.14...

Bhubaneswar: More than 1.03 crore eligible women beneficiaries under Subhadra scheme will receive the fifth instalment Friday. A 1,03,26,162 beneficiaries are eligible to receive Rs 5,000 each through direct benefit transfer (DBT), involving a total transfer of more than Rs 5,160 crore, an official said. The instalment will be disbursed at a special programme in Nayagada district...