More than 250 passengers on a London-Mumbai Virgin Atlantic flight, many of them Indians, are stuck in Turkey’s Diyarbakir airport for over 39 hours now. An airline spokesperson has said the VS358 flight from London to Mumbai on 2nd April was cancelled due to an “urgent medical diversion” to Diyarbakir airport. …
Read More »Veteran Bollywood Actor Manoj Kumar Dies At 87 In Mumbai
New Delhi: Veteran actor Manoj Kumar, known for his roles in patriotic films such as Purab Aur Paschim and Kranti, died at 87 in Mumbai. Mr Kumar was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, where he died at 3:30 am on Friday due to heart-related complications. The secondary …
Read More »Waqf Bill Passed By Rajya Sabha With 128 Votes For, 95 Against
New Delhi: The Waqf bill, after a smooth passage through Lok Sabha, breezed through the Rajya Sabha 24 hours later, after yet another marathon debate. On its way, it exposed a chink in the armour of the parties opposing the bill. The voting was 128 votes in favour of the …
Read More »US Stocks Plunge After Tariff Move, S&P 500 Sees Biggest Decline Since 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down 4 per cent. Washington: US stocks plunged Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P 500 recording its biggest one-day decline since 2020. The widely watched Wall Street index closed down 4.8 …
Read More »Centre-J&K Government Bonhomie Over? Tension Over Officers’ Transfer
Srinagar: The initial bonhomie between the Omar Abdullah government and the Centre in Jammu and Kashmir appears to be fizzling out. It has been replaced by simmering tension over the transfer of 48 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service officers by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Chief Minister has called an …
Read More »8 Killed After Inhaling Toxic Gas In 150-Year-Old Well In Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: A routine well-cleaning activity turned into a disaster in Madhya Pradesh’s Kondawat village when eight people died after inhaling toxic gas. The incident happened on Thursday when villagers were preparing the well for idol immersion as part of the Gangaur festival celebrations. Five villagers initially descended into the 150-year-old …
Read More »PM Modi, Bangladesh’s Yunus Sit Next To Each Other At Summit Dinner In Bangkok
Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the visiting Heads of States and Head of Governments on Thursday attending the BIMSTEC summit in …
Read More »‘Fabricated Video, Lookalike’: Woman Techie’s Note Before Suicide
Nagpur: A 28-year-old woman software engineer allegedly took her own life in Nagpur after leaving behind a purported suicide note, claiming she was the victim of a conspiracy involving a fake video and threats to her life, police said on Thursday. The engineer, who worked for a company in Pune, …
Read More »Canada Retaliates To Trump Tariffs With 25% Levy On Some US Auto Imports
Ottawa: Canada said it would impose a 25 percent tariff on some autos imported from the United States, retaliating against President Donald Trump’s levies that came into affect on Thursday. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced “25 percent tariffs on all vehicles imported from the United States that are not compliant …
Read More »“Millions Deeply Hurt”: 2 JDU Leaders Quit Over Party’s Support To Waqf Bill
New Delhi: Two key Janata Dal (United) leaders resigned from the party headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the party’s support to the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill. In a letter to Nitish Kumar, senior JD(U) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari said the party supporting the Centre on …
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