CHANDIGARH: A political face-off in Punjab heads to Rashtrapati Bhavan as rival camps led by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and CM Bhagwant Mann seek to meet the President within hours of each other Monday, amid a row over defections and alleged police action.Chadha, among seven AAP MPs who switched to BJP on April 24,…
A 25-year-old murdered his wife by crushing her head with a stone in a forest in the presence of their son. He then rode for 2km into a densely forested area and abandoned the kid BHOPAL: A two-year-old boy, unclothed waist down, walked barefoot alone for nearly 20 hours through a forest full of wild…
The 2.5 billion-year-old geological feature that exists in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is one geological feature whose importance has been recognised following an examination of it based on satellite imaging and geophysics mapping courtesy of NASA. The huge igneous formation existing in Zimbabwe provides important information about the early geology of the Earth, the…
NEW DELHI: In a major policy shift, the Centre will now screen all children from birth to 18 years for diabetes and provide free, lifelong treatment through the public health system, expanding its flagship Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) to address a growing burden of the disease in younger age groups.The guidance document, released by…
US President Donald Trump unveiled an initiative called “Project Freedom”, aimed at assisting commercial vessels currently stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions in the Gulf region.In a post on Truth Social on Sunday (local time), Trump said that multiple countries had requested American assistance to help their ships safely exit the strategically…
Counting of votes is under way for four states and one union territory. NEW DELHI: As counting got under way for high-stakes elections across 823 constituencies in four states and one Union Territory, early postal ballot trends showed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance ahead in West Bengal while wildcard entrant Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri…
A bulk carrier sailing near Iran’s coast in the Strait of Hormuz region was attacked by multiple small craft, Britain’s maritime monitoring agency has said. In a brief statement of Sunday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that all crew members aboard the unidentified vessel were “reported safe” after the incident, which took…
NEW DELHI: A day after a 30-year-old judge allegedly died by suicide at his residence in south Delhi’s Green Park, police registered a case of abetment on Sunday following a complaint from his father alleging harassment by the in-laws. Police were tight-lipped on whether anyone was named in the FIR.The deceased, Aman Sharma, was secretary…
Iran late Sunday said it had received the US response to its 14-point proposal, sent via Pakistan, that called for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and aimed to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire.Iranian state media reported that Washington had conveyed its response to Iran’s proposal via…
Police disperse people who blocked the Pune-Bengaluru highway during protest PUNE: A shutdown brought western Maharashtra’s Bhor-Rajgad belt in Pune district to a halt Sunday as outrage mounted over the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl, with her family refusing to meet politicians until the 65-year-old accused is sentenced to death.Shops remained closed after…