Patna: A controversial post from the Kerala unit of the Congress party's official X handle comparing Bihar with 'bidis' has triggered strong backlash from NDA leaders in the state. The post was deleted by Congress as the controversy erupted. Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary...
Ahmedabad: Panic gripped Gyanshakti Residence School in Matar taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat after more than 60 students complained of diarrhoea, vomiting, fainting and suffered from panic attacks. The children were rushed to Kheda Civil Hospital in 108 ambulances Thursday night, creating a scene...
Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. “This is taking our country to a new level,”...
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron announced that 26 countries, mostly European, have formally pledged to deploy troops as part of a future Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire, though not directly on the front line. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference following the meeting of...
New Delhi: Incessant rains battered northern states Thursday, cutting off Kashmir from the rest of India, worsening the flood situation in Himachal Pradesh, and raising the Yamuna’s water level to a threatening mark in Delhi. Educational institutions have been shut down, normal life has been...
New Delhi: India and European Union Thursday pledged to seal their much-awaited free trade deal by December with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 27-nation bloc's top leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen pledging to promoting a rules-based global order, amid Washington's disruptive trade...
Kyiv: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to send troops as a “reassurance force” once fighting ends in the war with Russia. Macron spoke after a meeting in Paris of the so-called “coalition of the willing", a group...
Imphal: The Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Thursday asserted that the issue of "reopening" National Highway-2 (Imphal–Dimapur) does not arise, as the road was never closed or blocked, and cautioned that its decision must not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of unrestricted or free movement across...
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan faced ED questioning Thursday in connection with alleged money laundering tied to an “unauthorised” gaming app endorsed by him in advertisements, an official said. The former Team India opener was summoned by the probe agency to get clarity...
Kabul: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar province has climbed to 1,457, with 3,394 others injured, Taliban officials said Thursday. More than 6,700 homes have been destroyed due to the earthquake as international aid agencies struggle to reach people in...
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