NEW DELHI: At least four people were killed and five injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The blast occurred at a factory in Chinnakamanpatti.The injured have been admitted to a government hospital for treatment.“Four people died and five others were injured in an explosion at a…
Instagrammar shares CCTV footage NEW DELHI: A Hyundai Creta was stolen in New Delhi within just 60 seconds early in the morning. Yes, in under a minute, a group of people arrived in a car, hacked the vehicle’s security system, and stole it. On Instagram, a user named Rishabh Chauhan shared CCTV footage dated June…
A World War II-era IAF airstrip, once used in three wars, was illegally sold in 1997 using forged papers, an FIR has now been filed after 28 years. In Telangana, the death toll from the Sigachi chemical plant blast has climbed to 35, with many workers still missing. In Punjab, a farmer missing for nine…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar (File photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday again reiterated in no uncertain terms that India would not yield to nuclear blackmail and that New Delhi was “not going to fall for” the world worrying about the consequences of attacking nuclear-armed Pakistan.Jaishankar said terrorists would be dealt…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the current political scenario in the country, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday asserted that today’s political atmosphere is not “favourable for the Indian democracy.“Dhankhar was speaking at an event organised by the Rajasthan Pragatisheel Manch in Jaipur. “The intensity and tone of political exchanges today are detrimental to the…
PM Modi to address Parliaments of Ghana, Namibia, Trinidad &Tobago during 5-nation visit (Image credits: ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the parliaments of Ghana, Namibia, and Trinidad & Tobago ahead of his 5-nation visit, senior officials from the ministry of external affairs confirmed on Monday.The visit, beginning on July 2, will include participation…
Rajkot: A court in Gujarat’s Rajkot has sentenced a 26-year-old man to life imprisonment for ‘honour’ killing of his sister (19) and brother-in-law (27) in Upleta city in April 2022.The woman, Rina, as a minor, had eloped with Anil Mahida, prompting her father, Somji Singarkhiya, to file a case against Anil, who was subsequently jailed…
NEW DELHI: At a time when criminalisation of politics is on the rise, Supreme Court on Monday expressed surprise when it was told that Tamil Nadu MLA M Jagan Moorthy had no criminal antecedent and that led to the apex court granting him anticipatory bail in a kidnapping case of a boy.“It is a surprise…
NEW DELHI: Will the Electricity Act, which regulates generation and distribution of power produced using hydel, thermal and solar energy sources, apply to electricity generated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) governed under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962?A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan agreed to examine this question and…
Hyderabad: In a dramatic escalation of internal dissent within Telangana BJP, MLA T Raja Singh resigned Monday against N Ramchander Rao’s appointment as state unit chief, and alleged he was “threatened by the party” not to file his nomination for the post.Singh, considered the party’s Hindutva posterboy in the Congress-goverened state, submitted a strongly worded…