Islamabad: Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), according to a media report Monday. Quoting diplomatic sources familiar with the development, the Express Tribune newspaper...
Hyderabad: Six workers were feared killed and 28 others injured in a massive reactor blast at an industrial unit at Pashamailaram near Hyderabad Monday. The incident occurred at a chemical factory in the industrial area in Sangareddy district around 9 a.m. The explosion triggered a...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better. The decision was taken during a recent review meeting...
Dehradun: The 24-hour suspension on the Char Dham Yatra was officially lifted Monday, officials confirmed, allowing the pilgrimage to resume after a temporary halt due to relentless rainfall and heightened risks of landslides in Uttarakhand. Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey told IANS, "The 24-hour...
Tehran: Iran's one of the most senior Shia clerics, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, has declared US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as ‘enemies of God’ in a newly issued 'fatwa' (religious decree) against them. "Any person or regime that threatens the Leader...
Jammu: As preparations for the Amarnath Yatra 2025 enter the final stages, devotees from across India and abroad began arriving early Monday morning at Saraswati Dham to collect their tickets for the annual pilgrimage, which is scheduled to begin July 3. Despite recent incidents, including...
New Delhi: The Railway Ministry has enhanced the limit on passengers' waiting list from 25 per cent to 60 per cent for all AC classes and 30 per cent for non-AC classes by a fresh order issued Saturday. The order to cap the waiting list...
Mumbai: Amid strong protest against the imposition of Hindi in Marathi and English schools for classes 1 to 5 and the joint morcha by estranged brothers Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray July 5, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday announced the formation of a committee headed...
Uttarkashi: At least two labourers lost their lives, and seven others are still missing after a devastating cloudburst triggered a landslide in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday. The incident occurred near an under-construction hotel in the Silai area along the Yamunotri National Highway, washing away...
Kolkata: Questions have started surfacing on why just "initials" of the three persons accused of raping a law college student in Kolkata were mentioned in the FIR instead of full names. The names of the three accused are Monojit Mishra, Jaib Ahmed, and Pramit Mukhopadhyay,...
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