Akhilesh Yadav targets CM Yogi over Ankit Balyan murder NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a swipe at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over the fatal shooting of singer Ankit Balyan, stating that the gang allegedly behind the murder has a name that bears a “striking resemblance” to a…
An Indian-origin US politician in New Jersey has been permanently barred from holding public office after admitting his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, which prosecutors said earned him about $900,000.Anand Shah, 44, a councilman in the Borough of Prospect Park, pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and official…
Supreme Court to hear plea on monday NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea on Monday challenging the validity of a provision of the Income Tax Act that allows political parties to receive anonymous cash donations of less than Rs 2,000. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta is…
Priyanka also shared a video of leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s press conference in which he made a similar demand, accusing those behind the ceremony of practising untouchability and calling for action against them under the SC/ST Act. NEW DELHI: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday stepped up the Congress’ attack on…
The two leaders also discussed ways to advance their shared developmental visions of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Yangi Uzbekistan’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred Uzbekistan’s highest state honour, the Order of “Oliy Darajali Dustlik”, by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his two-day state visit to the Central Asian country, in recognition of his contribution…
Image credit: Sierra Nevada Ally For decades, a sprawling stretch of land along Nevada’s Carson River had a rather unusual place in the state’s history. In the 1940s and 1950s, part of the property operated as a “divorce ranch”, offering a temporary refuge for people seeking to end their marriages under Nevada’s famously lenient divorce…
An electrical equipment at a power plant is partially buried in slush brought in by the Trishuli river in flash floods, in Dhading District, Nepal, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Nepal has sought advance approvals to import electricity from India, effective Sept 2026, in view of generation deficits caused by flash floods,…
The rivers that sustain the region for most of the year turn dangerous during the monsoon NEW DELHI: Boats replacing cars on flooded roads, families moving to relief camps and swollen rivers spilling into villages. North Bihar is bracing for familiar scenes once again as floodwaters from Nepal move downstream.Floods have long been a part…
A drone view shows people walking on a mud-covered road next to damaged houses following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal (Reuters photo) The death toll from the catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and China’s Tibet this week has risen to 750, while more than 3,000 people remain missing, as authorities warned of possible…
Ontario premier Doug Ford In a unique move, Doug Ford, premier of Canada’s Ontario province, has put up a large banner along the shores of Lake Ontario, reading “Lake Ontario: Now and Always” in English and French.The move comes in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to “rename” Lake Ontario as “Lake America”.In…