- Friday, April 04, 2025
AN Indian national was among nine people injured in an attack by Yemeni rebels on Abha international airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (2), a spokesperson of the Saudi-led military coalition said. "A terrorist attack at Abha International Airport...led to the injury of 9 civilians - eight Saudis and…
INDIA'S biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) plans to raise Rs 70 billion through bonds to fund business growth. The central board at its meeting held on Monday (1) accorded approval to raise AT 1 Capital up to an amount of Rs 70bn by way of issuance of Basel-lll…
THE first six months of the year 2019 has been quite good for Bollywood as most of the biggies did quite well at the box office. However, we cannot forget that a few films that were expected to break records at the box office failed to make a mark. Just…
US researchers have found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted at youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in brain stem cells. Present throughout life, stem cells become specialised cells with more specific functions, such as brain cells, blood cells, or bone. "Although originally introduced as safer, ECs, such as…
MONSOON rains caused wall collapses that killed 27 people in India on Tuesday (2), as a second day of bad weather disrupted rail and air traffic in the financial capital Mumbai, prompting officials to shut schools and offices, though markets were open. During every monsoon season, which runs from June…
A SPICEJET flight from Jaipur skidded and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains on Monday (1), although none of the passengers was hurt in the incident, an airline spokesperson said. The incident occurred yesterday around 23.45 local time when the aircraft skidded and…
A BUS packed with passengers fell into a gorge in India's Kashmir today (1) killing at least 33 people, a state official said, the second such accident in a week. At least 22 people were injured when the bus skidded off a winding road in Kisthwar district, government official Angrez…
INDIAN all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the rest of the Cricket World Cup with a toe injury, the team said on Monday (1). The ICC has approved right-handed batsman Mayank Agarwal as a replacement for Shankar following a request by the Board of Control for Cricket in…
PAKISTAN today (1) handed over a list of 261 Indian prisoners lodged in Pakistani jails to the Indian high commission here. Pakistan's foreign office said in a statement that the step was consistent with the provisions of the Consular Access Agreement between Pakistan and India, signed on May 21, 2008.…
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea and DJ Aqeel for questioning in the Sterling Biotech alleged bank fraud and money laundering probe case, officials said today (1). The actor and the popular disc jockey (DJ) have been asked to depose before the Indian probe agency- ED…
