NEW DELHI: At least eight people, including seven women, drowned in the Thatte Hakkalu river in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada on Sunday, according to police sources quoted by news agency PTI. The incident took place near Bhatkal, triggering a large-scale search and rescue operation by local authorities and emergency teams.Officials said several people were swept away…
UK teen rape victim criticises judge’s decision after three boys spared jail. A teenage rape victim has criticised a court decision to spare three boys from prison after they were convicted over attacks on two girls in Hampshire, UK.The victim, now 16, spoke to the BBC after the defendants were handed Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s reported remarks predicting the fall of the NDA government, describing them as “daydreaming” and “mere imagination”.This comes as the BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi, during a meeting of the advisory council of the Congress minority department…
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, PVSM,AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff Interacting with Graduating Officers of 48th Flight Test Course at Air Force Test Pilot School. BENGALURU: Eleven test pilots and six flight test engineers graduated from the 48th Flight Test Course of the Air Force Test Pilots School after completing a 48-week multidisciplinary training…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday reiterated his demand for the resignation of union education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG 2026 controversy. He said the Congress party would continue its protest until a foolproof system is established to prevent future paper leaks.The remarks come amid nationwide protests by…
It is a cockroach world, we are just living in it. (AI photo by ChatGPT) NEW DELHI: They have been disliked and despised by humans since ages. But today, they are being “liked” and “followed” like never before. Well, you guessed it right! We are talking about cockroaches – which have today become the talk…
S Jaishankar with Marco Rubio NEW DELHI: United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday called India one of America’s most important strategic partners, saying the relationship between the two countries goes far beyond traditional diplomacy.Speaking at a joint press conference with external affairs minister S Jaishankar, Rubio said the India-US partnership was based…
Sikh organisations across the UK have issued a public statement urging people not to associate the Sikh faith with the ongoing murder trial linked to the death of 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak.The statement, released by the British Sikh Federation , expressed condolences to Nowak’s family and described the incident as inconsistent with…
Billboards showing a turbaned man with a ‘no entry’ sign, put up by a candidate in upcoming local body elections in Taiwan, have unsettled the small but growing Indian community on the island – and drawn a sharp rebuke from one of the country’s most senior officials.The hoardings were put up about a fortnight ago…
Ebola outbreak (Image credit: AP) Hours after the Indian government issued a travel advisory asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has announced that India has sent emergency medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.In a post…