A man has been arrested in the killing of a woman whose chopped body was found in a well in a village in Azamgarh district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Sunday (20). Prince Yadav was hit by a bullet in a gunfire encounter with…
Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has thanked the people of his country for their dedication to democracy and enabling the conduct of the parliamentary and provincial elections in a peaceful, fearless, and impartial way. The country's election commission has said that around 61 per cent voters cast their votes…
Indian vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar has met several world leaders, including UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup in Doha in Qatar. Dhankhar is currently in the Qatari capital for a two-day visit to represent India at the inauguration of FIFA's showpiece event. He…
People from the so-called upper caste community in a village in the southern Indian state of Karnataka 'purified' a local water tank with cow urine after a Dalit woman drank water from it. People belonging to lower stratum of castes in India are called Dalit. According to a report by…
European heavyweights England and the Netherlands launch their World Cup campaigns on Monday (21) as the tournament in Qatar shifts into a higher gear after a dispiriting defeat for the hosts. Asian champions Qatar became the first home nation to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to…
Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice in the tournament curtain-raiser on Sunday. Asian champions Qatar enjoyed the backing of the majority of the crowd at the 60,000-capacity Al…
The FIFA World Cup 2022 has already been marred by controversies even before it kicked off and now, hosts Qatar have found themselves under the scanner for another serious allegation: bribing opponents to lose games. Just a day before the quadrennial show kicked off at the Al Bayt Stadium in…
Elon Musk, who has had a noisy takeover of social media giant Twitter, has announced that the account of former US president Donald Trump has been reinstated after running a poll on the same platform in which a narrow majority reportedly backed the idea of reinstating the mercurial Republican leader.…
Batting dynamo Suryakumar Yadav says his "special" century against New Zealand was forged on enjoyment and hard work as he steered India to a 65-run in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday. Suryakumar struck an imperious 111 not out off just 51 balls as the tourists posted 191-6 at Mount…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (19) drew a linkage between the country's cultural capital 'Kashi' and the centre of India's antiquity and pride, 'Tamil Nadu' while referring to their century-old shared bond, Sangam, as holy as of Ganga and Yamuna. During his inaugural address in the month-long Kashi…