Kolkata: The BJP's Bengal unit Sunday questioned the "overnight" action of Kolkata Police against Sharmistha Panoli, a law student, accused of hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community, and called the move a vote-bank vendetta. West Bengal BJP president and Union Minister of State,...
Moscow: At least seven people lost their lives, and 30 others were hospitalised after a railway bridge collapsed, causing a train derailment in Russia's Bryansk region, which shares a border with Ukraine. Authorities have cited "illegal interference" as the reason behind the incident, which occurred...
Delhi: A major demolition drive is underway at Madrasi Camp, a slum cluster located along the Barapullah drain in Southeast Delhi's Jangpura, following a directive from the Delhi High Court to clear the area for the restoration and cleaning of the drain. The operation, which...
Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned Miss World 2025 at the grand finale of the 72nd edition of the prestigious beauty pageant held in Hyderabad Saturday night. Hasset Dereje Admassu of Ethiopia was declared the runner-up. Chuangsri, who captivated audiences and judges alike with her...
Chandigarh/Srinagar/Jaipur: Mock drills were conducted Saturday in states and Union territories adjoining the western border -- from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat -- to enhance wartime emergency preparedness and response capabilities, officials said. Exercises simulating air raids, drone attacks and other wartime scenarios were conducted,...
Bogota/Copenhagen/Addis Ababa: As all-party parliamentary delegations continued global outreach on Saturday, meeting multiple stakeholders in various countries, Colombia withdrew a statement offering condolences to Pakistan for the loss of lives following India's Operation Sindoor. Ethiopia conveyed a strong commitment to working with India in countering...
Guwahati/Itanagar: At least 27 people, including women and children, died in six northeastern states while normal life in the region was badly affected for the second consecutive day Saturday due to moderate to heavy rain triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, officials...
Raipur: In a significant breakthrough, security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district have successfully apprehended three Maoists, each carrying a substantial bounty on their heads. The individuals, identified as Dodi Podia, aged 36, Dodi Pandu, aged 18, and Dodi Nandu, aged 28, were taken into custody...
Gurugram/Kolkata: Kolkata Police has arrested a 22-year-old female Instagram influencer, who allegedly uploaded a video with communal comments, claiming Hindi film actors were silent on Operation Sindoor, a source said Saturday. The woman, a resident of Kolkata's Anandapur area, enrolled in Pune's Law University, was...
New Delhi: The Congress asked the government Saturday to tell the country the truth on what losses were suffered during the four-day conflict with Pakistan after Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan acknowledged aircraft loss in the hostilities. Gen Chouhan, however, dismissed as "absolutely...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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