Shops shut during soldier’s funeral (Image Credit: TOI) BAGALKOT: It seems the practice of untouchability affected the funeral of a soldier from Dalit community — who served the country for 20 years — at Chinnapur village of Ilkal taluk in Bagalkot district. The incident reportedly happened on Thursday.Sources in the Ilkal taluk administration told TOI…
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday issued an advisory urging its citizens in Israel to exercise “utmost caution and remain vigilant” following attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States.The Embassy of India in Tel Aviv released the advisory, stating, “In view of the prevailing security situation in the region, all Indian nationals in Israel…
GHAZIABAD: Two men wearing helmets barged into the office of a 55-year-old man and stabbed him multiple times on Friday. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, which referred him to GTB hospital in Delhi. He is in a critical condition. The victim, Saleem Wastik, is a businessman and a YouTuber who often posts videos…
BHOPAL: A 65-year-old man died after suffering a suspected heart attack while being taken to the hospital in a loader vehicle after an ambulance allegedly failed to reach in time in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district.The incident occurred near Barkonha village under Rajnagar police station limits. The deceased has been identified as Jagdish Vishwakarma (65), a…
FIR against unidentified members of Hindu Raksha Dal for allegedly writing on a sound barrier of an elevated stretch of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway near Biharigarh in Saharanpur that the “road is not for Muslims”. (Image Credit: X) MEERUT: After a complaint by an employee of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), UP police on Friday registered…
NEW DELHI: Israel and US on Saturday launched a daylight “preventive attack” against Iran on Saturday.According to local reports, loud blasts have been heard across Tehran. However, Tel Aviv has stressed that it is targeting military sites.“The State of Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel,” Defence…
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan spiralled dramatically on Saturday after Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet over Jalalabad and captured its pilot alive.“A Pakistani fighter jet was shot down in the sixth district of Jalalabad city, and its pilot was captured alive,” police spokesman Tayeb Hammad told news agency AFP.Wahidullah Mohammadi, spokesman for…
NEW DELHI: With CBI unable to show even a “prima facie” case of corruption to cross the “minimum threshold” of evidence for trial of the accused in the Delhi liquor policy case, the special MP/MLA court on Friday cautioned against probe agencies turning into tools to “influence” political outcomes. Special judge Jitendra Singh said investigations…
India’s Shivam Dube (PTI Photo) India may have secured a comfortable win over Zimbabwe, but not everything went perfectly on the night. All-rounder Shivam Dube endured a tough spell with the ball, leaking 46 runs in just two overs as the sixth bowling option. While he has previously delivered handy contributions when captain Suryakumar Yadav…
Israel on Saturday launched what it described as a “preventative attack” against Iran, with the country’s defence minister declaring a state of emergency nationwide.Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz made the announcement as thick smoke was seen rising from an explosion in downtown Tehran, Iran’s capital. Iranian state television acknowledged the blast but did not provide…