New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the fire tragedy at a hospital in east Delhi is ‘heart-rending’ and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased. A massive fire broke out at a children's hospital in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar, leaving seven newborns dead, officials said. "The...

Chatra: A tribal man and his son were shot dead allegedly by Naxalites in Jharkhand's Chatra district on suspicion that they were police informers, officials said Sunday. The incident happened at Hindia Kala village in the Kunda police station area Saturday night, they said. The deceased, identified as Chhedi Birhor (48) and his son Pankaj Birhor (30),...

Kharkiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Sunday appealed to his US counterpart Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping to participate in a planned peace summit in Switzerland in June. "We do not want the UN Charter to be burnt down just like these books, and I hope you don't want to either," said Zelensky against the backdrop of...

Vientiane: The Embassy of India in Laos said Sunday that it has successfully rescued and repatriated 13 Indians, including seven Odiya workers from a wood factory in Attapeu province and six Indian youngsters from the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the Bokeo province of the Southeast Asian country. "So far, the Embassy has rescued 428 Indians...

Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL final here Sunday. The Hyderabad side made one change from the last match, bringing in Shahbaz Ahmed in place of Abdul Samad, while KKR retained their eleven from Qualifier 1. KKR have earlier won the title...

Bhubaneswar: The Met department has issued heavy rainfall warning for four districts of Odisha in the wake of Cyclone Remal approaching the coast. Under its impact, heavy rainfall of 7 to 11 cm has been predicted for Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara and Mayurbhanj districts. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu reviewed the preparations made by the collectors of...

Mumbai: Actress Mouni Roy, who will be soon seen in the upcoming movie ‘The Virgin Tree’, has shared pictures from her dreamy vacation on her social media. Sunday, the actress took to her Instagram and shared two posts on her account both from the same location. In the pictures, she could be seen enjoying the serene beauty...

Manchester: Nicki Minaj's concert in Manchester scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country. Promoter Live Nation said the performance will be rescheduled and tickets will be honoured. “Despite Nicki's best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight's show...

Birmingham: Pakistan captain Babar Azam said his team didn't finish well and faltered in the batting department after a 23-run loss against England in the second T20I here Saturday. England took a 1-0 lead in the four-match series after the first fixture was washed out due to rain in Leeds. Chasing 184, Fakhar Zaman looked in great...

Mumbai: ‘Panchayat’ director Deepak Kumar Mishra says there are at least two more seasons in the pipeline for the popular comedy-drama series and the team has already started work on the fourth installment. Mishra's comments come days before the season three premiere of the Prime Video show, starring Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik, Chandan...