NEW DELHI: Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba, at whose religious discourse a massive stampede took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, leaving 121 dead, is now absconding. The police conducted search operations at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri district in search of ‘Bhole Baba’, but he was nowhere to be found. Interestingly, the FIR does […]
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam remains grim with human fatalities rising to 38 as three more people drowned in the last 24 hours. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the latest victims include two from the Tinsukia district and one from the Dhemaji district. The surging waters of the mighty Brahmaputra […]
NEW DELHI: Jio customers, who were looking to extend their plans at existing tariffs before the higher rates kick in, were in for a surprise as two popular plans from the telecom major were no longer available. Many users were looking to recharge these plans in advance and queue them up for future activation following […]
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure from within his party to prove he is physically and mentally fit for office, with a Democratic lawmaker publicly calling on him to end his re-election bid for the first time. Biden’s candidacy has been under a cloud since a disastrous debate performance against Republican […]
OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israeli authorities have green-lighted the largest West Bank land seizure in more than three decades as the rate of land grabs in the occupied Palestinian territory peaks, an Israeli anti-settlement watchdog says. The planned seizure, approved by Israel’s government late last month but only publicised on Wednesday, targets 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) […]
Astana (Kazakhstan): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met UN chief Antonio Guterres and discussed global hotspots and their larger implications apart from the reform of the UNSC. Mr Jaishankar, who is here to represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and carrying out various bilateral meetings on the sidelines, […]
DHAKA: Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka to discuss bilateral ties, including cooperation in the field of defence. During the discussions that took place on Tuesday, Hasina appreciated India’s contribution to Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in 1971. “Adm Dinesh K Tripathi CNS, on an […]
NEW DELHI: According to recent findings in the YouTube for Android beta app (v19.26.33), the platform seems to be prepping a feature that allows users to upload custom covers for their video playlists. Currently, YouTube automatically assigns a playlist cover image based on the thumbnail of the first video added. This might not always reflect […]
NEW DELHI: Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, honored the Indian Deaf Cricket Team today at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre for their historic triumph in the Bilateral International Deaf Cricket Series against England. The team secured a decisive 5-2 victory in the T20 matches held from June 18 to June […]
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has slotted its team’s marquee Champions Trophy match against arch-foes India in Lahore on March 1 next year but the BCCI is yet to give its consent to the tentative schedule, a senior ICC Board member told PTI on Wednesday. The tournament is slated from February 19 to […]