- Saturday, April 19, 2025
AT least 12 people died and six others were injured when a cylinder exploded in a two-storey house in Walidpur area here on Monday, officials said. The house collapsed following the explosion. Some nearby houses were also damaged in the incident. Food was being cooked in the house when the…
THE Congress on Monday slammed Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his "deplorable" remarks against Sonia Gandhi and demanded an unconditional apology from him. Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev said Khattar's remarks against the Congress President are a clear reflection of his and the BJP's disrespectful attitude towards women.…
INDIAN finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that India will honour contractual commitments under various energy agreements especially in renewables and investors need not worry about this issue. "I also want to broadly highlight the justifiable concerns about honouring contractual commitments....We as a nation (are) concerned. We will make…
CHINESE president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi are expected to agree new security measures along their unsettled border during a summit on Friday (11), officials said, in an effort to smooth ties ruffled by differences over Kashmir. The two are meeting in a seaside resort in southern…
TYCOON brothers Shivinder and Malvinder Singh appeared in court Friday (11) accused of siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars in the latest episode of a crumbling business dynasty. The former owners of the Ranbaxy generic drugs giant, who are said to have lost a fortune worth billions over the…
AYESHA KHAN, a native of northern Indian city of Gorakhpur, won the ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition and the chance to be the UK’s top diplomat to India. She spent the day overseeing the UK’s largest overseas network, chairing briefing sessions, networking with dignitaries, and meeting project beneficiaries. Khan,…
VETERAN actor Dharmendra on Friday said he is in good health after he was diagnosed with dengue last week. Taking to Instagram, the 83-year-old actor said he was in Lucknow last week when he fell sick with dengue but is now "hale and hearty". "Love you friends, I am hale…
PAKISTAN prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi "played his last card" by revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and accused the international media of ignoring the issue. Addressing the participants of a "human chain" event held in Islamabad to express "solidarity"…
FORMER India skipper Anil Kumble has been appointed as the head coach of Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to ESPNcricinfo, Kumble has been put in charge of "all cricket-related affairs" of the team and will be making a presentation to the…
HE had confusions about his gender since childhood but never ever about his dream career - to become a pilot and fly aeroplanes criss-crossing the vast skies. He was beaten by his orthodox parents, confined to the four walls of his home and dragged to counselling centres for saying he…
